Careers
At UTC Swindon, we aim to prepare our students for the next stage in their lives. We know how important employers view strong employability skills. Our careers programme has been designed to make our students aware of real working life, motivating them to achieve their goals.
Useful Documents & Policies regarding careers support –
Labour Market Information Report
Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance Policy
UTC Swindon Provider Access Policy
Career Leads
Career Lead –
Byron Calderwood: BCalderwood@utcswindon.co.uk
Telephone number: 01793 207920
Careers Advisor –
Ceri Tranter: CTranter@utcswindon.co.uk
GATSBY BENCHMARK
It is our responsibility to support our students by not only giving advice to make the right decision, but also by providing them with independent information, and teaching them interpersonal and management aptitudes, which are crucial skills when starting a career. We will draw on the eight Gatsby benchmarks of Good Career Guidance which include:
- A stable careers programme
- Learning from career and labour market information
- Addressing the needs of each pupil
- Linking curriculum learning to careers
- Encounters with employers and employees
- Experiences of workplaces
- Encounters with further and higher education
- Personal guidance
For Students
Students will have a number of other careers related opportunities throughout the academic year to complement their studies and continue to develop their employability skills in preparation for the world of work.
- Subject Specific Celebration Weeks e.g. National Apprenticeship Week
- Opportunities for one-to-one careers advice
- PSHE and Personal Professional Development Programme throughout the academic year
- Specialist enrichments lead by industry professionals
- Employability skills days
- Guest Speakers Programme
- External Trips and Visits
- Work Experience Opportunities
For Parents
- All careers related events that take place off site or beyond the end of the school day will require a consent form which will be sent home prior to the event taking place.
- All businesses that attend the school for careers purposes are DBS checked and/or are supervised whilst working with our students.
- All our year 10 and 12 students will attend a two week work experience placement and UTC Swindon asks that you support us and the students with allocating these placements. If you need any further information, please contact Hollie Taylor.
- We are always keen to have parents who work for, or who own, their own business related to Engineering or Digital to work with us and our students. If you think you may be able to support our UTC in anyway, please contact Hollie Taylor htaylor@utcswindon.co.uk
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