Careers vision

As a part of our ongoing commitment to improving the life chances for all of our pupils, we are determined to ensure that all pupils have access to high quality, frequent and meaningful careers experiences.

We believe in the transformative power of these interactions, to show pupils a world beyond the four walls of our school and ways that they can make strong links between their in-school learning and the future career options open to them.

The Charles Dickens School measures it’s Careers delivery against the nationally recognised Gatsby Benchmarks.  In the past academic year, the School hit all eight Gatsby benchmarks.

The Charles Dickens School works with Education Business Partnership (EBP) to provide external support to the school and pupils. Every pupil will have at least one meaningful encounter each academic year with employers, with our aim being that these encounters will inspire pupils and allow them to learn about what work is like, or what it takes to be successful in the workforce. In addition to this, the schools aim is for the majority of pupils to have encounters with further or higher education establishments. Pupils will have encounters with these organisations whilst in school, in addition to the access we provide to apprenticeships and universities.

From Year 7 through to Year 11 pupils are encouraged to actively develop knowledge and skills that contribute to their preparations for the world of employment across a range of subjects, tutor time and dedicated focus days.  Activities through our PSHE and Cultural Capital programmes, as well as workshops and specialist speakers, support our provision for our pupils.