Welcome to Careers!
These web pages give both students and parents/carers comprehensive information, advice and guidance on career choices with links to useful websites. Linked to this page, there are further individual pages with more detailed information for each Key Stage. There are also further resources available to students on the careers pages on Moodle, including access to information databases.
The school’s Career Guidance Policy can be downloaded from the Policies and Documents page.
Lady Manners School Careers Department
We have a Careers Team at Lady Manners School led by Miss Picknell (Deputy Headteacher)
Mrs E Bortoli is the Careers Leader in school and Mr S Pacey is employed on a part-time basis to support the delivery of Careers. He is a qualified Careers Adviser, holding the Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance. A registered Career Development Professional with the Careers Development Institute (CDI), listed on their professional register. He holds accredited Careers Leadership and Careers Education qualifications and is a professional mentor for the CDI. Mr Pacey is bound by the CDI code of ethics to promote impartial careers guidance.
The Careers Team is the first point of contact for all careers related matters. The team can be contacted by emailing careers@ladymanners.derbyshire.sch.uk or by telephone on 01629 812671.
Year 11 Student Destinations
For more information on student destinations, please click here to see the achievement and attainment performance data held by the Department of Education for Lady Manners School, where you can also compare different schools’ performance. Alternatively, please contact the careers team.
How is career learning delivered, accessed and the impact measured in school?
The careers programme is delivered via the Personal Development Curriculum Area in school and through outside support. Students in Year 9 upwards have access to Morrisby to track their career progress. The school uses Compass+ to measure the careers provision against the Gatsby Benchmarks.
Education and training provider access to Lady Manners School students
Education and Training Providers will be invited to appropriate school based careers events and a list of such events, together with the school’s access policy, can be found here.
Support for Parents and Carers
We understand that supporting your child to make choices about their career and study pathways can be somewhat daunting, so we hope that this information is helpful.
| Morrisby | As a school we use Morrisby, an interactive careers guidance platform to help young people understand their aptitudes, interests, and personality for making informed decisions about education and career pathways. All students will be logged into Morrisby during Year 9, and this will enable your child to start mapping out their pathway right the way through to being school leavers. Morrisby helps students make sense of their options, from GCSE choices right through to university courses, apprenticeships, and careers. It’s all about giving them the confidence and direction they need to make informed decisions and feel excited about their future.
Your child can add you to their Morrisby Account so you can see their journey and provide all important guidance too. Simply ask them to add your name and email to their account which appears on the bottom of their home page when they log in. You’ll then receive a link so you can access their account. The following video explains all about the platform, including how to gain parental access: |
| Talking Futures | Talking Futures is an excellent toolkit to empower you to have more informed and constructive conversations about training and education. The site helps to make sense of the introduction of new qualifications such as T Levels and Higher Technical Qualifications and Apprenticeship pathways. |
| Careers Guidance for Parents | A guide for parents to career choice for young people aged 13-25. |
| Skills For Careers | The government’s Skills for Careers website provides information about skills training options and careers. The website guides users through the government’s skills offer including higher and technical education, apprenticeships and supported internships. |
| National Careers Service | The government website provides further careers information, advice and guidance. |
| BBC Bitesize Careers | Whether you’re deciding what to study, planning your future career or just curious about the world of work, this website offers advice from experts and from young people who’ve found a path that suits them.
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| Careersbox | Watch videos of people in different professions and find out about latest careers developments and apprenticeships. |
Further parents and carer information about Apprenticeships and T Levels can be found on the KS4 careers page.
Additional sources of information
Moodle (the school’s virtual learning environment) contains further information and links to careers information databases, higher education course ideas and work experience details. There are individual Moodle pages for each Key Stage and the Sixth Form. Students will need to enter their school username and password to access their Moodle careers pages.
Suggestions
If you have any suggestions or comments about the careers work at Lady Manners School, please contact the Careers Team in the first instance or phone school on 01629 812671.