Careers
Overview of Careers at Ryedale School
At Ryedale School we strive to provide clear careers guidance which must always:
- Inspire and motivate students to work hard in school, laying the foundations to realise their future plans
- Balance ambition with realism
- Offer sensible choices to students who don’t have a specific pathway in mind
- Support the choices of students who do have a pathway they wish to pursue, whilst making them aware of other options
Ways in which Ryedale School will support the above aims:
At Ryedale School we work hard to support these aims, whilst working towards the government recommended Gatsby Benchmarks to ensure that all students are suitably advised and prepared for life after Ryedale School.
The Careers Programme is reviewed on a regular basis and was last reviewed in February 2023.
Baker Clause Policy Statement
Ryedale School adheres to The Baker Clause Policy Statement, which came into effect on 2 January 2018, stipulating that schools must ensure that a “range of education and training providers” have access to pupils from year 8 to year 13, so that they can be informed what technical education and apprenticeship options are available (UK Government 2018).
Rebecca Heath
Acting Head of Personal Development
Acting Head of Careers
Tel: 01439 771665
email
Students engage in the following Careers based activities:
We also organise a range of Careers based talks and assemblies, recently these have included:
- Presentation by a student doctor about the variety of careers available in medicine.
- Presentation by the Army, Navy and RAF in relation to careers with the military.
- Local apprenticeship opportunities in North Yorkshire Moors National Parks.
- Assemblies with an underwater photographer that focused on small business ownership.
- We endeavor to utilise the skills and knowledge of ex-students, staff, parents and the local community to inspire and raise the aspirations of all students - if you feel that you have something to offer the schools careers programme, perhaps you would like to take a work experience student, attend our careers fair or offer a careers talk or assembly, please do not hesitate to email Miss Wallis.
We deliver a Careers programme, which reflects the recommendations of the Gatsby report and the Good Career Guidance Benchmarks:
- ‘Good career guidance is critical if young people are to raise their aspirations and capitalise on the opportunities available to them.’
- ‘Every young person needs high-quality career guidance to make informed decisions about their future.’
The Gatsby benchmarks of Good Career Guidance are:
- 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
