Careers

There are fantastic opportunities with Speakers for Schools who offer virtual work experience placements with a huge range of national and international employers.

Speakers for Schools Work Experience Opportunities (click to open PDF)

It is our vision at AGS that students acquire and develop the skills needed in an ever changing global society to manage their careers, sustain employability and achieve personal and economic wellbeing throughout their lives.

Louise Mills is our Careers Leader and can be contacted by email: louisemills@allertongrange.com

It is our vision at AGS that students acquire and develop the skills needed in an ever changing global society to manage their careers, sustain employability and achieve personal and economic wellbeing throughout their lives.

AGS strives to meet the eight Gatsby Benchmarks that are recognised to be the core dimensions of good careers and enterprise provision in schools:

• To provide a stable careers programme in each of its academies
• To support learning from career and labour market information
• To address the needs of each pupil
• To link curriculum learning to careers where possible
• To provide encounters with employers and employees
• To provide opportunities for and guidance on workplace experiences
• To provide encounters with further and higher education
• To offer personalised, impartial guidance

Assessment and Review:

The Careers Leader is responsible for the annual review of the careers policy and programme. The next review date is September 2021.
The evaluation of our careers programme is ongoing and is evaluated by feedback from staff, students, parent, employers and educational providers.
Destination data of our students is also used as in indication of the success of the careers programme. 

Websites for students, parents, staff and employers

Click below to open our with a full list of useful websites.

Website links for students/parents/staff/employers document  

Leave us feedback or a review:

If you would like to leave a review please complete the attached Careers Evaluation Form and email it to louisemills@allertongrange.com or send us feedback via the Contact Us form.

Would you like to give a talk to our young people about your sector?

If you would like to come and speak to our young people about your sector please contact louisemills@allerrtongrange.com 

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