Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance

At Mulberry Academy Shoreditch we aim to support, enable and empower students, staff and parents/carers around Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) in order to maximise the potential of our students.

Every individual is empowered by the whole school community to recognise their potential opportunities and their potential journey, and to make their potential greatness a reality.

Throughout the school year, we provide a wide range of activities to support Careers education.  Examples of activities and events include;

  • 1 to 1 careers guidance
  • University visits and workshops
  • Work experience for all Year 10 and 12 pupils
  • Business Mentoring
  • Subject specific careers displays across the school
  • Subject-specific activities throughout subject curriculums
  • Extra-curricular and enrichment activities provided by Subject departments
  • Meaningful encounters with employers – through seminars and assemblies

We place a great emphasis on ensuring that students get Information, Advice and Guidance throughout their time in the school but particularly at key transition moments.  All Year 10 and Year 12 students receive impartial careers guidance. All Year 8, 10 and Year 12 students receive impartial careers guidance from a qualified careers advisor. Students who require it can access additional 1-1 meetings in Year 11 and Year 13.

Access our Careers Policy here

Access our Careers Programme here

If you have any questions regarding our careers education programme or you are a provider wishing to request access, please read our Provider Access Policy .

Careers Leader Contact Details

Tamsin Miller, Assistant Vice Principal on 020 7920 7900 or tmiller@mulberryschoolstrust.org

Alexandra Earle, Senior Projects Lead on 020 7920 7900 or aearle@mulberryschoolstrust.org

The Gatsby Benchmarks

The Gatsby Benchmarks are a key measure of the effectiveness of career advice. They are also a very important part of the Government’s career strategy.

Bench Mark 1 – A Stable Career’s Programme

Benchmark 2 – Learning from Career and Labour Market Information

Benchmark 3 – Addressing the Needs of Each Student

Benchmark 4 – Linking Curriculum Learning to Careers

Benchmark 5 – Encounters with Employers and Employees

Benchmark 6 – Experiences of Workplaces

Benchmark 7 – Encounters with Further and Higher Education

Benchmark 8 – Personal Guidance

Advice for Parents

Careers Advice is not just for Young People, Parents/Carers also need support to help young people make tough and challenging decisions. Careers advice for parents is a website that has been set up by careers professionals and recommended by the UK Career Development Institute.

‘Careers Advice for Parents aims to give you an easy-to-read overview of all the essential facts on finding jobs and apprenticeships or choosing further and higher education courses which could make a real difference to your child’s future career prospects.’

View and download the careers education programme 2021-2022

Download the Parent-carer guide: Helping your child begin their career journey

Further Online Resources

Below are ‘go to’ sites that will highlight some of the most reliable and useful sources which provide impartial advice and guidance every step of the way.

  • The National Careers Service

    The National Careers Service provides information, advice and guidance to help you make decisions on learning, training and work opportunities. You can create your own lifelong learning account and access a range of useful tools from real-life case studies and careers guides to web and telephone chats with independent, impartial fully-qualified careers advisor.

  • Apprenticeships

    For everything you need to know about work-based training. Create an account for apprenticeship vacancy updates and to apply for opportunities online.

  • Unifrog

    A one-stop-shop where students can explore their interests, then find and successfully apply for their best next step after school.

  • UCAS

    Explore your options, apply to university, and more

  • icould

    icould is an online charity providing career ideas and information for young people.

  • Start Profile

    StartProfile is a great platform where you can research the careers and education pathways that suit your interests and plan for your future.

  • Which? University

    Use this online tool to see where your A Level choices may take you.

  • Prospects

    Prospects guide students to make the right choice. and match your skills and personality to job profiles.

  • Careersbox

    Careersbox is a free online library of careers related films, news and information

  • Careers 4u.tv

    Careers4u.tv is a careers library featuring interviews with young employees, apprentices and entrepreneurs who have been filmed in the workplace so you can see what their working life is really like.

  • Gettting In

    This site has a comprehensive overview of universities, courses and apprenticeships

  • Success at School

    Success at School has a useful careers page, looking at roles in different sectors of the economy. These resources are primarily for pre-16 students, although not exclusively so. Further online resources to support Post 16 students can be accessed here.

  • T-Levels

    T-Levels are a new post-16 study pathway. They are an alternative to BTEC or A-Level study and involve 45 days of industry work placements. Click here to find out more and search local providers.

Every Teacher is a Careers Teacher

Our teachers:

  • Ask their students about their aspirations for further and higher education and for their future
  • Make links between the curriculum, further education and the world of work
  • Teach exciting lessons about careers in their subject during National Careers Week
  • Share labour market information with students
  • Deliver employability content to their tutees in form time and on drop down days
  • Support their tutees and students with their CVs, personal statements and UCAS applications

Our pastoral staff:

  • Arrange trips to Universities and the workplace
  • Arrange several exciting employability workshops and employer encounters for our students each year
  • Organise meetings with our careers advisor in Year 8, Year 10, Year 12 and Year 13

Our middle and senior leaders:

  • Carefully plan our employability programme and monitor and evaluate its effectiveness and its impact on our students
  • Stay up to date with the best practice in careers education
  • Stay in touch with our alumni when they leave school and invite them back to share their stories with us and our current students

Technical and Vocational pathways

The videos below will help you to find out more about technical and vocational pathways.

Theme 1: Awareness of Technical and Vocational Pathways

Theme 2: How and where to apply

Theme 3: Exploring Apprenticeships with Employers

Theme 4: Exploring Apprenticeships with Higher Education Institutes

Theme 5: Apprentice Ambassadors Panel Discussion