Careers and Work Experience

Our main outcomes from our careers plan are;

Where appropriate;

All students at Woodlands receive a stable Careers Programme
To enable all students to learn from information provided by the Career and labour market
The Careers Education Information Advice and Guidance Programme is indvidualised and address the needs of each student
Link the curriculum learning to careers learning
Provides students with meaningful encounters with employers and employees
Provides students with experiences of work places
Ensure the opportunity for personal guidance to all students
Provides students with local offer information in a timely manner
Offer of regular encounters with Further and Higher Education information sessions and visits; including internships, appenticeships and additional training opportunities
To review and update the Careers offer annually, based on feedback

Careers, Work Experience and Destinations Team

Helen Southwell

Trustee

Caitriona Rickard

Deputy Headteacher

Careers Leader

Lauren Church

Careers and Work Experience Coordinator

Email Careers Team

Employer and Business Encounters

We continually track, and source employer and business contracts, to support our students and provide them with invaluable work focused opportunities, through the exploration of job roles within their organisations, local visits or presentations and workshops delivered in school.

These also include work experience and voluntary placements

The employer Encounters for 2022-2023 were: