Careers

Careers education, information and guidance (CEIAG) programmes make a significant contribution to preparing young people for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life at Trinity Academy Leeds. The CEIAG programme is designed to be progressive from Year 7 to Year 11 and support students in making informed choices in Years 8 and 11.

We aim to raise aspirations, challenge stereotypes and encourage students to consider a wide range of careers. Through careers education and guidance it is hoped that students will be encouraged to make the most of their talents. In turn, this will allow them to go on to jobs or courses which suit their needs and abilities.

In particular we intend our students to:

Develop a broad understanding of the world of work and an ability to respond to changing opportunities
Develop independent research skills so that they can make good use of information and guidance
Develop the skills they need to review achievements, plan future actions, make decisions, present themselves well and cope with change and transition.

We recognise that the process of making career decisions is a lengthy one that will continue after our students leave school.

Phase 1 Provision includes:

Year 7

Labour Market Information assembly
Careers library introduction
Career routes & local employer assemblies
Use of START Profile to understand interests & work preferences
Examples of subject specific or one-off activities:
BAE Roadshow
Girls in Engineering project

Year 8

Labour Market Information assembly
Careers library introduction
Career routes & local employer assemblies
Use of START Profile to understand interests & work preferences
Meeting with SLG member, if requested, prior to making options choices
Examples of subject specific or one-off activities:
STEM Roadshow at Hull University
STEMPlus at Wakefield College
Burberry Textiles workshop
Salters Festival of Chemistry at Leeds University

Phase 2 Provision includes:

Year 9	Labour Market Information assembly Career routes & local employer assemblies University visit Careers Fair Examples of subject specific or one-off activities: Travel & Tourism visit to Barnsley College Give Construction a Go event National Enterprise Challenge
Year 10	Labour Market information assembly Career routes & local employer assemblies Careers Fair Careers day including writing application forms for mock interviews Mock interviews University visits and residentials National Apprenticeship show Workplace visit Examples of subject specific or one-off activities: Operating Theatre Live BPP University Law School mock trials Catering visit to Barnsley College
Year 11	Labour Market Information assembly Career routes & local employer assemblies Careers fair Assemblies from FE colleges & 6^thforms College taster days Year 11 info evening with access to local colleges Post-16 application support in form time Group & 1:1 careers interview with careers advisor University visits Skills Yorkshire Roadshow Apprenticeship search and application support

We fully adhere to the Baker Clause.

Our Careers Lead is Ms Goult and she can be contacted on 0113 483 1126 or by emailing rgoult@leeds.trinitymat.org

Please view our Careers Policy on our policy page.

Careers Adviser

John Paley

Careers Adviser

John will collaborate with TAL to empower our students in reaching their career and educational aspirations. He will engage in personalised one-to-one sessions with students, offering impartial and independent career guidance tailored to their unique needs and preferences. He will assist students in identifying career paths aligned with their interests, skills, and values, while also aiding them in crafting plans and setting achievable goals to realise their aspirations.

John is TAL’s dedicated Level 7 Careers Advisor. John works closely with the Careers Lead (Rebecca Goult, Associate Assistant Principal) to provide a world-class Empower offer for all students at TAL. His wide-ranging contacts mean that students across year-groups have access to fantastic careers-related experiences, for example with Channel 4, Production Park and Russell Group universities. Alongside this he provides person-centred careers advice through one-to-one and group sessions with students. This advice is impartial and independent; tailored to the unique needs and interests of each student. He assists students in identifying career paths aligned with their interests, skills and values, while also aiding them to craft plans and set achievable goals to realise their aspirations. Empower is one of TAL’s Academy Key Drivers and John contributes to the design of curriculum resources, and supports the options process to ensure that all students enter into their next steps empowered and informed.