Careers
Government guidance on Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) from the First Joint Report of the Business, Innovation and Skills and Education Committees published on 5th July 2016, identified eight benchmarks of good careers guidance from research undertaken by The Gatsby Foundation.
We have used these 8 benchmarks to review and focus our own provision for Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance:
(1) A stable careers programme.
(2) Learning from career and labour market information.
(3) Addressing the needs of every young person.
(4) Linking curriculum learning to careers.
(5) Encounters with employers and employees.
(6) Experiences of workplaces.
(7) Encounters with further and higher education.
(8) Personal guidance.
Statement of Intent
The Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance programme at Hatch End High School aims to prepare our young people, from the moment that they arrive in Year 7, for the world of work and to provide them with a wide-ranging and comprehensive understanding of the opportunities and challenges ahead. Our staff are experienced, have been involved with Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance for many years and the Careers Department is directly line managed by our Careers' Leader who is also a member of the school’s Senior Leadership Team.
Our Careers Department uses a range of software, but primarily Unifrog, to which all students have access. We use Unifrog to support diagnosis and for research of supra-curricular and work experience opportunities, as well as university and apprenticeship options.
Students are encouraged to use the information services and the experience of staff to research areas of interest to them. During Key Stage 3 labour market information and careers education are delivered through a variety of subjects. For example in Year 7 Physical Education, students take on different roles such as performer, coach, umpire and official in order to gain an appreciation of different occupational skills.
“Students who meet four or more employers before they leave school are FIVE times more employable when they leave education” (Uptree, 2021). Consequently, we also encourage employers to visit school and to deliver assemblies, workshops and other curriculum initiatives.
The school monitors and evaluates it's careers provision termly using the nationally recognised Compass Plus evaluation tool.
Published information on this website is reviewed and updated as and when new data becomes available; additionally the next formal review of all of the published careers information on this website is due in July 2026.
View our Future Choices page for Apprenticeships Information
Xcite – Local Harrow-based advice for employability and careers
icould website - career videos offering an inside view into a huge range of jobs
Career Pilot website - useful videos, especially for assisting transitions and options
Click here for Labour Market Information
Parents' Guide Resource Link - Careers, Post-16 Options, Apprenticeships and more
Staff
Mr P Richards - Careers' Leader (Monday - Friday) Room J3
richards@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk / ext. 2089
Mrs M Raichura - Careers Advisor (Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9am – 3pm) Room J10
mraichura@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk / ext. 2158
Mrs A Sheikh - Careers & Work Experience Co-ordinator (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 9.30 – 2.30pm)
Room J2 asheikh@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk / ext. 2223