Careers – Springwell Leeds Academy

Careers Overview

Careers education information and guidance is an essential part of a young person’s journey to adulthood. The vision for every pupil is that they develop the skills, independence, resilience and confidence needed to realise their full potential after school. Hung upon the Gatsby Benchmarks as a framework for success it aims to break down barriers and raise aspirations of Springwell learners.

The government’s Careers Strategy, launched in December 2017, set out the requirements for secondary schools and colleges. This included using the Gatsby benchmarks to guide their careers programmes.

The Gatsby benchmarks are:

The careers curriculum at Springwell Leeds is predominantly supported through the Personal Learning and Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHCE) lessons.

Within this pupils will:

Discover Different Jobs: pupils will be introduced to a wide variety of jobs and industries, helping them understand the diverse world of work and challenging any stereotypes they might have.

Understand Themselves: Activities will encourage pupils to think about their own strengths, what they enjoy doing, and what they’re good at.

Connect Learning to Life: pupils will learn how the subjects they study in school, like maths or science, are used in different professions.

Build Positive Attitudes: The aim is to help your pupil develop a positive outlook on learning, working hard, and contributing to their community.

Careers Advice and Guidance

At Springwell Leeds, “Pupils receive personalised careers support to make their next step as well matched as possible.” (Ofsted, 2025)

Pupils at Springwell Leeds are entitled to CEIAG (Careers Education Information and Guidance) which meets professional standards of practice, which is person centred, impartial and confidential.

All pupils receive at least one session with a Careers Advisor in Year 10 and Year 11. Careers advice in Year 8 and Year 9 may take the form of small group sessions.

In addition to this, pupils in all years may request access to the careers advisor at any time.

Springwell Careers Contact Information:

Careers Lead (Senior Leader Link) Laura Murphy l.murphy@springwellacademyleeds.org

Careers Coordinators:

North: Mel Hixon
East: Beth Millington
South: Nicola Casey

Useful Links

National Careers Service

Government website that provides information, advice and guidance to help you make decisions on learning, training and work.

https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/

Labour Market Information for All

Reliable labour market information (LMI) with the aim of informing careers decisions

LMI for all

http://www.lmiforall.org.uk/cm3/widget.html

http://www.lmiforall.org.uk/cm2

Future Goals

FutureGoals is an online platform to help people of all ages find careers inspiration and free support.

https://www.futuregoals.co.uk/

iCould

Online charity providing career ideas and information for young people

https://icould.com/

Apprenticeships

https://www.gov.uk/education/further-and-higher-education-skills-and-vocational-training

Preparing for Adulthood

https://www.ndti.org.uk/resources/preparing-for-adulthood-all-tools-resources

Provider Access Policy Statement

This policy statement sets out the school’s arrangements for managing the access of providers to pupils at the school for the purpose of giving them information about the provider’s education or training offer. This complies with the school’s legal obligations under Section 42B of the Education Act 1997.

Pupil entitlement

All pupils in years 8 – 13 are entitled

to find out about technical education qualifications and apprenticeships opportunities,
talk about activities and experiences they do outside of school as part of a careers programme which provides information on the full range of education and training options available at each transition point;
to hear from a range of local providers about the opportunities they offer, including technical education and apprenticeships – through options events, assemblies and group discussions and taster events;
to understand how to make applications for the full range of academic and technical courses.

A provider wishing to request access should contact Laura Murphy, Careers Leader, l.murphy@springwellacademyleeds.org Telephone: 0113 4870555 (Option 1).

Providers are welcome to attend parents review days and pre-arranged sessions during the school day to speak to pupils, parents and carers. We are also able to transport groups of pupils to visit providers’ premises.

To view the Provider Access Policy, please follow the link below.

Provider Access

(Students attending Textiles Futures 2025 at the University of Huddersfield)