Nic Dean – Careers Advisor

All Year 11 students have the opportunity to take part in a career’s guidance interview with our Level 6 qualified, experienced careers adviser, Nic. During this meeting, students explore the variety of options available to them beyond Year 11, enabling them to make well-informed decisions about their future study and careers. They are then emailed their individual Career Action Plan, with information that was discussed during the meeting.

Sixth form students can also be seen through self-referral or tutor referral.

The careers adviser works alongside Miss Gittings as part of the school’s careers team, supporting the delivery of careers education, information, advice and guidance across the school.

The Department for Education’s Careers Strategy, published in December 2017, outlines measures to improve careers guidance in England, including the introduction of the Gatsby Benchmarks. To find out more about the eight Gatsby Benchmarks, and the updates that have been changed since 2017, please click below.

8 Gatsby Benchmarks 

For Local Labour Market Information please click below: 
Local Market Information 

The Careers and Enterprise Company run a national network that connects schools and colleges with employers and careers programme providers and supports them to work together. The network is facilitated by Enterprise Coordinators, who work with schools and colleges to build career plans and make connections to local and national employers.

At Blessed Hugh Faringdon School, our Enterprise Coordinator is Mrs Lara Jones who is based in the Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership.