Careers Strategy
Vision
Our vision is to inspire, inform and raise aspirations of all learners. We will endeavour to guide and prepare every learner to ensure that they are workplace ready and successfully progressing into employment, further and/or higher education.
The InspireU careers programme is structured around the eight Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance:
- a stable careers programme
- learning from career and labour market information
- addressing the needs of each learner
- linking curriculum learning to careers
- encounters with employers and employees
- experiences of workplaces
- encounters with further and higher education
- personal guidance
InspireU has an appointed Careers Leader who is responsible for the strategic development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the careers programme and ensuring compliance with statutory careers guidance.
Learners will have access to up-to-date local, regional and national labour market information to help them understand employment trends, growth sectors, skills shortages and future career opportunities.
InspireU is committed to providing meaningful work experience opportunities that allow learners to develop workplace skills, gain industry knowledge and build confidence in real working environments. Work experience opportunities will be tailored to learners' aspirations, abilities and support needs wherever possible.
Learners will have opportunities to meet:
- colleges
- training providers
- apprenticeship providers
- universities
- supported employment providers
- adult learning services
All learners will have access to impartial and independent careers guidance delivered by appropriately qualified careers professionals where required.
InspireU careers programme is published on the InspireU website and reviewed annually.
InspireU recognises the important role that parents and carers play in career decision-making. Parents and carers will be involved in transition planning, reviews, information events and career discussions to support informed post-education choices.
The careers programme will be reviewed annually using learner feedback, employer feedback, destination data, Gatsby Benchmark assessments and quality assurance activities to ensure continuous improvement.
InspireU is committed to ensuring that every learner leaves with the knowledge, skills, confidence and experiences needed to make informed decisions about their future and progress successfully into employment, supported employment, apprenticeships, further education, higher education or independent living opportunities.