Careers Guidance

Career Education at Ormiston Sudbury Academy

At Ormiston Sudbury Academy we are committed to providing good quality careers education to ensure our students can make well informed decisions about their future. Our Careers Programme is centred around the eight Gatsby Benchmarks to deliver good career guidance and promote a wide range of opportunities for students to engage with employers, apprenticeship providers, further and higher education institutions, so that students understand the vast range of career pathways available to them when they leave the Academy.

Detailed information about our careers programme can be found via the link on the left-hand side of the page. (Please note this is subject to change dues to opportunities arising throughout the year.)

All students have access to the career platform, “Unifrog,” to help them explore career related topics and record their career learning to reflect on in the future.  Year 10 and 11 students are able to build a psychometric profile that links to subjects and careers, enabling them to search for opportunities to explore these in greater depth.

We believe that it is important for students to being their career learning early, which is why our career programme offers activities from Year 7 to inspire and motivate our students to fulfil their potential. Career lessons are delivered through the PSHE curriculum and cover many different topics from Year 7 -11, tailored to their needs at each stage.

In November 2023 we were reaccredited with ‘The Quality in Careers Standard’, a national quality award for CEISG in schools and colleges, assessed by an externa agency. Schools must demonstrate that their careers programme educates, prepares and inspires young people as they make decision about their future learning and work choices. Achieving the award means the parents/carers can be confident that the careers programme delivered at the Academy supports their young person.

Careers contacts:

Carers Lead: Mr Starkey, [email protected]

Careers Advisor: Miss Boreham, [email protected]

Our Careers Policy and Provider Access Legislation (for Employers)

  • Our Careers Policy is currently undergoing update (January 2024).
  • Provider Access – Important information for employers can be found by following the links outlined in this section of our website. If the information you are looking for is not detailed here, please feel free to get in touch with us and we will do everything we can to answer any questions you might have.