Careers

The curriculum at Ixworth is designed to ensure students are fully prepared for their future beyond the School.  With an extensive enrichment curriculum, sequenced learning cycles and high quality tutor time programme, students can also look forward to a careers package that builds understanding for their future pathways, exposes them to multiple experiences and develops the skills and qualities essential for success in the wider world.  To support this, parents are encouraged to share experiences of their own, to speak to students about what interests them and look at multiple routes at Post-16 and beyond.  In order to support with these discussions, we have also placed some useful links into the website below. 

Mrs D Heath -  Faculty Lead Careers and PSHE (d.heath@ixworthhighschool.org) 

Our  School Careers Lead is Donna Heath and the Careers Adviser is Fred Lavery.

Fred Lavery will meet with our students in year 9 for group discussions aimed at equipping students with the information about future pathways from subjects to fully inform their GCSE choices. He also meets each year 10 and 11 student at least once. Parents/carers/support network can attend on request or by approval of the student.

Donna Heath is responsible for the creation implementation and monitoring of the careers strategy and the careers programme. This includes a series of CPD workshops and 1-2-1s for staff to ensure they are accessing all the resources they need to embed careers in their teaching or support of students.
If you wish to contact either Fred or Donna, please do so on the email address below. 

Mrs Heath can be contacted via email d.heath@ixworthhighschool.org 

Fred Lavery can be contacted via email f.lavery@ixworthhighschool.org 

Want to know more about possible careers and routes into them?

It is perfectly normal for students to be unsure about their future prospects.  As part of the careers program of Study, our students will be introduced to a wide range of potential careers.  This exposure to the plethora of opportunities supports students in making informed decisions about next steps as they move into KS4, KS5 and beyond.

Below are a number of links to websites that may be useful in finding which careers may be tailored to your specific interests and aspirations.

We strive to prepare our students to be active learners through our inclusive, skills and knowledge- rich curriculum. In partnership with our community, we share the goal to create learning opportunities both inside and outside the classroom. Our students aspire to become responsible, respectful and valued members of the community who are ready to meet the challenges of the future with empathy. 

Our values are reflected throughout the school community

·        To provide a broad, balanced, and impartial education in careers and post-16 understanding so that students have the knowledge to make informed and ambitious decisions about their future pathways.

·        To embed into the curriculum, opportunities for students to develop and use employability skills that will allow them the flourish in the world of work.

·        To make links between subject areas and careers education to ensure that students see how their academic studies can link to future study and employment.

·        Develop students as reflective individuals who are able to plan their own path by understanding their own personal qualities and goals.

·        To give students the opportunity to develop their cultural capital through careers activities and events that broaden their horizons.

·        To provide a comprehensive and accessible careers provision which supports the needs of all students.

·        To equip students with the knowledge and skills they need to be fully prepared for their next stage of education whether they choose to go on to university, college, apprenticeship, training or employment.

·        To provide families with relevant information about future pathways to help them support students in making choices about their future.