Careers Education
Careers Education, Information and Guidance (CEIAG) and World Related Learning
The HASN Careers Programme is a key component of our Student Futures planning, designed to offer exceptional, tailored career guidance to every student. Aligned with the Gatsby Careers Guidance Benchmarks, the programme ensures a comprehensive and personalised approach, providing students with the support and resources to make informed decisions about their future pathways.
We ensure that Careers Education is seamlessly integrated across all subject areas and year groups. HASN Careers allows students to explore diverse and exciting career opportunities within the world of work. Additionally, dedicated time for Careers Education is incorporated into our tutor time sessions via our careers platform Unifrog.
Our Careers Team
Careers Leader
Miss C Squire: squirec@harrissouthnorwood.org.uk
Our careers programme demonstrates that all students can achieve and excel in the academy and beyond into adult life. We aim to provide a comprehensive and personalised careers education, meeting the diverse needs of every student and ensuring opportunities for personal development and progression.
At Harris Academy South Norwood, every year group benefits from a dedicated careers focus, embedded through a variety of strategies and delivered in collaboration with a wide range of external stakeholders. We are committed to empowering students to make informed decisions at key transition points in their education. Our approach fosters a deep passion for their favourite subjects whilst increasing awareness of the diverse career pathways these subjects can lead to. We also educate students on the full spectrum of further learning opportunities, supporting them in selecting the most appropriate pathways to meet their individual needs, aspirations and potential.
Careers education, information, advice and guidance at HASN
Every student has access to individual and group careers meetings with our dedicated Careers Advisors.
Careers Advisor: Ms. S Pombo Soledad.Pombo@harrisfederation.org.uk
Harris Federation Careers Education: www.harriscareerseducation.org.uk
- Supporting KS5 students with UCAS applications and post-18 planning, integrated into the Year 12 and 13 tutor programme.
- Conducting careers interviews with identified groups in Year 11, including Looked After Children (LAC) and students with Special Educational Needs (SEN), in partnership with the SENCO and SEN departments.
- Supporting Year 11 students with College applications.
- Supporting Year 9 students with Options choices.
This personalised guidance ensures every student receives targeted support tailored to their needs and aspirations.
Termly Careers Assemblies and Events
The Careers Leader delivers termly assemblies to all year groups, aligning with government initiatives and national events. These assemblies ensure that students receive up-to-date information and inspiration about career opportunities
Key events include:
- National Apprenticeship Week: Assemblies explain apprenticeships, preparation strategies, and application processes, tailored for each year group.
- Careers Week: Assemblies highlight our careers provision and feature first-hand insights from professionals.
- Green Careers Week: Promotes awareness of green careers and the importance of sustainability in the workplace.
- Oxbridge and Russell Group Assemblies: Provide insights into prestigious universities and how to prepare for these pathways.
We teach careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) through a variety of methods at the Academy for example:
- Workshops dedicated to careers exploration
- Careers-focused assemblies that inspire and inform
- Explicit careers education within the Citizenship strand of our Personal Development Curriculum
- Curriculum-linked careers content including up to date labour market Information
- Educational visits with a careers lens
- Employer encounters that provide real-world insights and inspiration
- Visits to further and higher education institutions helping students explore future pathways
- Year 10 Work Experience offering hands-on exposure to the world of work
- Careers guidance meetings opportunities to meet with our Careers Advisors.
Unifrog is a careers platform that is used at the academy. All pupils have their own account to record a host of careers related activities for example:
- Encounters with employers
- Meetings with the Careers Adviser
- Recording their skills
- Visits to other education providers
- Recording work experience placement
Labour Market Information
We encourage all students to regularly access the most up to date information about careers and pathways. This website connects students to current labour market data in the borough of Croydon:
https://london.startprofile.com/page/home-page
Working with visitors, external agencies and our community
As an academy at the heart of its community, we are committed to ensuring everyone is part of our careers journey – including staff, students, parents and carers, local employers, and further and higher educational providers.
We continue to welcome contributions from external organisations, employers, employees, Further Education providers, Higher Education providers and training providers to enrich our Careers Programme.
If you would like to get involved – whether it be delivering an assembly, workshops, careers fairs, or offering Work Experience placements we are interested in hearing from you.
Please contact HASN’s Careers Leader Miss C Squire via email: squirec@harrissouthnorwood.org.uk.
Requests will be considered in line with our safeguarding policy.
Further information and useful links
Core Careers and Labour Market Information - All Pathways
- National Careers Service
Careers profiles, GCSE choices, post 16 and post 18 routes, labour market information, parent guidance. - Skills for Careers (DfE)
Student and parent friendly explanations of academic and technical pathways, SEND inclusive.
GCSE Options & Early Careers Exploration (KS3–KS4)
- Youth Employment UK
Careers exploration, employability skills, SEND resources, parent support. - BBC Bitesize Careers
Accessible job profiles and subject career links for younger students.
Post 16 Pathways (Sixth Form, College, Technical Routes)
Apprenticeships
- Find an Apprenticeship (GOV.UK)
Official national apprenticeship vacancy service. - Apprenticeships
Explanation of apprenticeship levels with employer examples and resources. - Amazing Apprenticeships
Highly school friendly resources, vacancy tracker, student and parent toolkits. - UCAS – Apprenticeships
Degree and higher apprenticeships, employer profiles, CV and application tools.
T Levels
- T Levels (Official Website)
Authoritative guidance on T Levels, industry placements and progression routes. - GOV.UK – Introduction to T Levels
Statutory guidance and national progression information.
Universities & Post-18 Study
- UCAS
University courses, entry requirements, contextual offers and student support.
Parents & Carers (Key for Engagement & Benchmark 1)
- The Parents’ Guide
Clear explanations of GCSE, options, T Levels and V Levels; widely used by schools. - Talking Futures (Gatsby Foundation)
Parent focused guidance on technical education and career conversations at home. - National Careers Service – Parents Section
Support for parents helping young people make informed decisions.
Careers Education Quality & Gatsby Benchmark Frameworks (Staff & Leaders)
- Gatsby Benchmarks (Official)
The national framework for world class careers guidance (updated benchmarks). - Careers & Enterprise Company – Resource Directory
Quality assured resources mapped directly to Gatsby Benchmarks.
| On Friday, 1st May, Sarah Jones visited Harris Academy South Norwood to oversee a lively and thought-provoking debate on whether social media should be banned for under 16s. Two teams of six students each, including Debate Club and our A-Level Politics class engaged in a structured and engaging discussion, presenting opening, main, and closing arguments on both sides of the debate topic. Hawsue, Harris Sixth Form, Politics students |
Sarah Jones, Croydon MP |
| A wide range of perspectives was explored: I argued that excessive online engagement hinders young people’s ability to socialise, while others highlighted the educational benefits and opportunities that social media can provide. The debate also considered how, if the ban was implemented, young people might be educated about its purpose and gradually prepared to use it in future. |
Parmy olson |
| The debate included strong audience participation and final vote where the majority opposed the idea of a ban. Overall, it was an enriching and memorable experience, and I felt deeply honoured to meet Sarah Jones and to take part in such an engaging and intellectually stimulating occasion. |
Lily |
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