Careers Programme

Careers at Westbury Academy

Our intent is to equip our pupils with a broad and meaningful range of experiences that inspire and empower them. Through exposure to different industries, career pathways, and real-world workplace environments, we aim to build their self-confidence, ambition, and deepen their awareness of the broad range of opportunities available to them. By promoting key employability skills and helping pupils make informed decisions about their futures, we seek to prepare them for lifelong success in an ever-evolving world of work.

At Westbury, we deliver a comprehensive careers programme that actively engages pupils across all year groups. Our approach integrates weekly careers-focused tutor activities, assemblies, insights from guest speakers, dedicated drop-down days, internal work experience (for pupils in the Preparation Phase) and visits to local employers and further education providers. From Year 8 onwards, pupils access visits to Post-16 providers within the local, and wider community. In Years 10 and 11, pupils also benefit from the opportunity to undertake work experience.

Recognising the vital role of careers education, we ensure it is woven into the curriculum of every subject, raising the aspirations of our pupils by connecting their learning to real-world applications. Throughout their time at Westbury, pupils will also have the chance to participate in a variety of annual enterprise projects, such as Westbury Goes Green.

Guided by the Gatsby Benchmarks, our careers offer is adapted to meet the diverse needs of our learners and is embedded through subject teaching, tutor time, and enrichment events (including through links with local employers, Futures and the EMCCA careers hub). We quality assure our careers offer through Compass and track pupil’s engagement through Compass+ and floor books.

For more information please contact our Careers Lead Gareth Westray: careers@westbury.raleightrust.org / 01159 155858

To see our Career’s LTP click here