Upper Site Careers Information

The aim of Careers Education is to enable young people to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to understand themselves. It supports making choices, encourages research opportunities and the ability to manage transitions from education into training or employment. It is in place to foster independent learning, develop employability skills and explore how to use information advice and guidance. In short, it is about developing the skill set to enable the take-up of experiences or opportunities to enrich lives. 

Our vision statement and core values ensure that empathy, articulation, positive relationships, resilience, praise and evaluation are rooted into our curriculum and that our learners and their families know our story. This ‘prepare’ agenda embeds the values needed for adulthood, employability and success. 

We focus on helping learners develop a strong sense of self-awareness, explore a range of career opportunities, and successfully navigate transitions from education into training or employment. By fostering independent learning and cultivating essential employability skills, we ensure that our learners are equipped to take full advantage of opportunities that will enrich their lives.

At Trinity Academy Newcastle, we aim to develop young people who can independently research, make informed choices, and successfully transition from education into the next stages of their lives. All learners participate in at least one lesson per week of dedicated Careers Education as part of our PSHE program, mapped to the Career Development Institute’s framework for careers, employability, and enterprise education. Year 10 and 11 learners benefit from an additional lesson per week to support their transition to post-16 opportunities.

A balanced work experience programme also forms part of the Careers provision at Trinity Academy Newcastle. Working alongside local businesses, some with direct links to our learners, we endeavor to introduce learners to real world work experience opportunities where they have access to professionals within their chosen sector.

From September 2022 all schools must secure independent careers guidance for learners from years 7 to 13. At Trinity Academy Newcastle, our careers curriculum aims to ensure that learners experience at least 6 opportunities to with a range of providers of approved technical education qualifications and apprenticeships. In support of appropriate provision, Trinity Academy Newcastle work alongside the North East Local Enterprise Partnership and are part of the North East Ambition Careers hub. This is a government strategy to strengthen local community involvement in the implementation of the National Careers strategy. 

For further information please contact our Careers Lead: Chris Hudson

Phone: 0191 298 6950 Option 1

Email: chrishudson@tanmat.org