Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance is a significant part of the school’s provision, helping students make effective decisions and choices about their future career plans and next steps, especially at post-16 and post-18. The delivery of the careers programme is done mainly through Personal Development lessons. Other vehicles are form tutor time, assemblies, external visitors such as employers and guest speakers, careers in the curriculum, our Careers Fair, mock interviews, and advisory meetings.

All students and their parents/guardians have access to the Unifrog platform. This is a ‘one stop shop’ that helps students compare every university course, every apprenticeship, and Further Education courses - then apply successfully.

Through our careers programme, linked strongly to The Gatsby Benchmarks, developed through the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, we aim to:

• Provide comprehensive information and advice
• Support aspirations and student progression
• Promote equality of opportunity and challenge stereotypes
• Respond to the needs of each learner
• Develop strong skills of reflection and action planning, enabling students to manage their next steps with impact
• Provide students with the knowledge and understanding required to make informed decisions and choices about their future

We measure and assess the careers programme's impact on pupils through the analysis of destination data and by regularly gathering stakeholder voices. 

To view our provider access policy, please click here.

Final destinations for university places can be found here.

The school's Careers Strategy is updated annually. The Careers Policy is reviewed every two years and was last reviewed in March 2025.

Helpful websites:

• Liverpool City Region Be More contains up to date Labour Market Information and job and apprenticeship opportunities within the local area: Home Page - BeMore
• Talking Futures is an excellent website which supports parents and carers to speak to young people about their next steps: Parents Advice for Career Conversations - Talking Futures
• Parent Kind has a range of resources available linked to careers, but also covering issues such as mental health and wellbeing: Welcome to Parentkind | Parentkind
• Amazing Apprenticeships has a wealth of information about apprenticeships. This website includes a helpful parent page: Parent - Amazing Apprenticeships
• Based in the Liverpool City Region, Shaping Futures contains local Labour Market Information so you can identify growth sectors: Labour Market Information - Shaping Futures
• Career Pilot provides support from choosing GCSEs right through to post-18 options: Careerpilot : Parent zone

Miss Liz Nock

Deputy Headteacher and Careers Lead

l.nock@bluecoatschool.org.uk 

0151 257 5060