Careers

Careers Information and Guidance

Ambition is one of our core values and this is reflected in the advice we give to students where we encourage them to aim high in their career aspirations. Working within the Gatsby Benchmarks and Baker Clause, we are committed to providing impartial information and guidance to all students by educating them on the current and future trajectories of the labour market, opportunities and careers path based on their individual needs.

We want students to have high aspirations, self-belief, and a can-do attitude that will enable them to grasp opportunities, seek broad experiences and to have wide horizons. As a result our careers programme provides all key stages access to a range of inspiring employer talks and workshops, careers fairs, motivational speakers, college and university visits and high quality work experience placements.

By design, our programme is embedded into the wider school curriculum. Teaching staff encourage the exploration of careers within their specialist fields, inspiring the next generation of workers. All of our careers encounters, in and out of the classroom, allow student to develop self-awareness and employability skills while enhancing their understanding of the world of work. Students benefit from multiple interventions with the careers and senior leadership teams before making decisions about their GCSE, post-16, and post-18 options. They also engage with the Unifrog and START careers platforms to support their journey, explore the current labour market, and research progression pathways.

Our approach to careers is designed to:

Develop employability and transferable skills that align with the needs of both the local and national economy.
Create opportunities for students to connect with world-class further and higher education institutions, employers, and apprenticeship providers, fostering a school culture that raises aspirations and ambition.
Build essential life skills to prepare students as confident, capable, and valuable members of society, ready to take their next steps beyond education.

If you would like to support our careers programme by offering a workplace visit, guest speaker, or work placement position, please contact the Careers Team via prospects@pudseygrammar.co.uk.

Y11 Next Steps Bulletin (2025-26)

Careers Learning Links

Parents Guide to Supporting Careers Advice

CIAG & Employability Policy 2025

Provider Access Policy 2024

Careers Policy 2024-25

PGS Careers Map

Key contacts & Policy:

Year Leaders - please contact your child's Year Leader should you wish to enquire about careers guidance interviews. Our Year 11 leader is Miss Exley and our P16 Leader is Miss Hart.
Miss Robinson - Careers and Enrichment Lead who oversees and organises career provision from Year 7-13.
Miss Armitage, works to maintain college links, ensuring students are in full time education, work or training to 18 years. This supports school places, apprenticeships and college applications.
Mr Sammons, Assistant Headteacher who leads on student's personal development.

The careers programme at Pudsey Grammar School is constantly evolving and improving as we look closely at the needs of our students and how we can best meet them. The careers and CIAG policy is reviewed and evaluated annually and destination data enables us to monitor the progression of our students and the impact of our provision.

The following documents provide further information about the Careers Education and Guidance programme at HGS:

CIAG and Employability Policy 2025-26

Careers Policy 2024-25

Provider Access Policy 2024-25

Contact Information:

Miss Nia Robinson
Careers and Enrichment Lead
prospects@pudseygrammar.co.uk and n.robinson@pudseygrammar.co.uk
0113 255 8277

Miss Hannah Armitage
Inclusion Curriculum Lead
h.armitage@pudseygrammar.co.uk
0113 255 8277

The school reviews the information on our careers webpages annually.

Unifrog

START (U-Explore)