Careers

At Carleton High School we believe that students should be well prepared and well informed in making excellent decisions about their next steps.

We aim to challenge stereotypes, remove barriers and encourage students to consider the full range of careers available both locally and at a national level.

Below is a summary of the careers programme which can be accessed by students, teachers, parents and employers. You will also find the provider access policy along with dates for the next review. We welcome contact from employers who may be able to provide meaningful encounters and support our students by enhancing the well established careers programme. We work closely with the local authority to ensure all of our students are successful in securing appropriate next steps, and as a result have some of the best progression data both locally and nationally.  We also collaborate with enterprise advisors from the Leeds City region to share good practice and regularly use the Compass careers analysis tool to further improve the impact of our provision.

In the latter stages of year 10 students undertake work experience. This provides a powerful tool for the development of our young people, providing many students with the opportunity to excel in different and demanding circumstances doing much for many individuals’ self esteem. Work experience provides students with the opportunity to find out what it is like having to go to work everyday rather than being a student coming to school and can help them to have a clearer idea of what type of job or career they would like to have in the future. They are encouraged to develop team-working, time-keeping and communication skills as well as using their initiative and facing new challenges. Work experience often helps students to get a job later on when they have left school or possibly a part time job while they are still at school as well as Sixth Form, College and University applications

Annually our Year 9 and 10 students attend the Pontefract Academies Trust Careers Fair which is held at Carleton High School. Over 30 representatives from sixth form colleges, universities, apprenticeship providers and employers are available for students to discuss and research their post 16 options.

The term 'labour market' is used to refer to the interactions between those in need of labour (employers or buyers), and those who can supply labour (employees or sellers). Very simply, it is supply and demand of jobs. The labour market is in a constant state of change as it responds to the needs of employers, who in to respond to influences in the wider environment.