Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) At a Glance...What Happens Across Each Key Stage?
Each year group has a Google Classroom where current relevant career opportunities are posted. Parents can access a guardian summary of what is posted and keep abreast of upcoming opportunities. Parents and carers are also emailed careers and work related learning opportunities throughout the year - please share these and discuss with your young person.
KEY STAGE 3
Year 7
Year 7 Careers Booklet
Year 7 PSHE lessons - 'Self Awareness', 'Jobs & Careers', 'My Future'
Year 7 Compass Plus Future Skills Questionnaire - 'Starting Secondary'
Year 8
Year 8 Careers Carousel where students learn how to research careers including jobs of the future, develop interview techniques and recognise the relevant skills that are being developed.
Year 8 Options Evening with parents to discuss subject choices for aspirational career planning.
GCSE Options Assemblies for all of Year 8. Assembly topics include safeguarding and the importance of on-line profiles for future job applications.
External provider 1:1 impartial guidance sessions for students with SEND
Unifrog careers tool - invitation sent to join platform and use the resources
Year 8 Compass Plus Future Skills Questionnaire - Transition from KS3
Year 8 PSHE lessons - 'Choosing Options', 'Ambitions', 'Researching Careers', 'Future of Work'
KEY STAGE 4
Year 9
Unifrog careers tool - every student has a login to access the resources
Compass Plus Future Skills Questionnaire - 'Transition from KS3'
Employability skills taught through the curriculum especially Digital Life Skills and https://barclayslifeskills.com/
Assemblies on various careers
Year 9 PSHE lessons - 'Living in the Wider World'
National Careers Week - 2nd - 7th March 2026
National Apprenticeships Week - 9th - 15th February 2026
Life Skills Booklet
STEM careers events - throughout the academic year
VESPA
Year 10
Careers Booklet - completed during form times
Work Experience in July 2026 - to develop and learn about the labour market and practise the recruitment process
Assemblies on various careers
Digital Life Skills lessons
National Careers Week - 2nd-7th March 2026
National Apprenticeships Week - 9th - 15th February 2026
Unifrog careers tool - every student has a login to access the resources and to log work experience activities
Debating extracurricular activities including Model United Nations
VESPA
PSHE CV building sessions
STEM careers events
Kent Choices resource to explore options and prepare for future education and training
External provider 1:1 impartial guidance sessions for students with SEND
Compass Plus Future Skills Questionnaire - GCSE Years
Year 11
This is a key transition year which is supported with opportunities both individually and in groups to explore and put in place the relevant tools to support students to make the best decisions for their future.
Our current external provider (previously CXK and now the Educational Business Partnership) offers impartial advice and guidance in a small group setting to explore post 16 options.
Kentchoices https://www.kentprospectus.co.uk/ an online platform for Year 11 students in Kent to explore their post-16 options and apply for courses, apprenticeships, and traineeships
Sixth Form Open Evening - February 2026
Sixth Form Taster Sessions - Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Study Skills Booklet
External provider 1:1 impartial guidance interviews - for all Year 11 students to explore their post 16 options
Post-16 Interviews - each student applying for Sixth Form will have an interview regarding their course choices for Sixth Form
National Careers Week - 2nd-7th March 2026
National Apprenticeships Week - 9th - 15th February 2026
STEM careers events
Unifrog careers tool - every student has a login to access the resources
PSHE lessons - 'Next Steps', 'Post 16 & Beyond', 'Sixth Form Options', 'University and post 18 Options', 'Next Steps - research', 'Applying to College', 'Job Interviews'
VESPA
Compass Plus Future Skills Questionnaire - GCSE Years
https://auth.careersandenterprise.co.uk/compassplus
This tool captures our work at each key stage allowing us to evaluate and build on our delivery of the Gatsby Benchmarks: https://www.gatsby.org.uk/education/careers-guidance/
key stage 5
Year 12
Individual guidance/looking ahead meetings with every Year 12 student in Terms 1 and 2 with Miss Butterly, KS5 Support and Careers Coordinator*
Unifrog careers tool - every student has a login to access the resources and log Work Experience placements and experiences
VESPA
UCAS support sessions
Work Experience - 2nd - 3rd February 2026
External Provider 1:1 impartial guidance sessions for students with SEND
Subject career programme across the subject areas to explore roles and job opportunities across industry sectors - including school trips and experiences
The University of Kent Apprenticeship & Careers Fair - 31st March 2026
Post 18 Options Evening (12th March 2026, 6pm-7pm) with a university speaker; an alumni sharing their apprenticeship career journey; an alumni student sharing their UCAS experience; a former student on a gap year
IdeaWorks’ Schools’ Academy - this is offered to students in Year 12 as part of their Enrichment programme
Year 12 Google Classroom - offering an abundance of opportunities shared including virtual and in-person events held by industry sectors and university subject taster talks
Form-time Activities
Sixth Form Contribution and Leadership to build skills
Compass Plus Future Skills Questionnaire - Post 16 Study
Year 13
Individual guidance interviews with Miss Butterly, KS5 Support and Careers Coordinator*
PSHE lessons - 'Job applications and Interviews'
Unifrog careers tool - every student has a login to access the resources and log Work Experience placements and experiences
VESPA
External Provider 1:1 impartial guidance sessions for SEND students
Subject career programme across the subject areas to explore roles and job opportunities across industry sectors - including school trips and experiences
Apprenticeship preparation support including mock interviews
Interview preparation
Year 13 Google Classroom - abundance of opportunities shared including virtual and in-person events held by industry sectors and university subject talks
Sixth Form Contribution and Leadership to build skills.
Compass Plus Future Skills Questionnaire - Post 16 Study
*Miss Butterly is Level 6 qualified in Careers Guidance, offering individual, impartial careers advice and guidance. She is also KS5 Support and Careers Coordinator for the school and is based in the Sixth Form office. Please email via: hsb@queenelizabeths.kent.sch.uk