“Preparing and empowering our students; encouraging them to grow into valued members of our community and enabling them to gain and sustain enriched futures.”

Preparation for futures after Babington House is an integral part of our student’s journey. The careers provision follows the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks ensuring the school provides a wholistic careers programme for students.

These are………

  1. A stable careers programme
  2. Learning from careers and labour market information
  3. Addressing the needs of each student
  4. Linking curriculum learning to careers
  5. Encounters with employers and employees
  6. Experience of workplaces
  7. Encounter with further and higher education
  8. Personal guidance

Further information can be found here.

Please contact our Careers Lead is Mrs Paterson, epaterson@babingtonhouse.com telephone 0208 467 5537 Ext 300.

The Careers Provision Map

Careers Policy

Unifrog

The Unifrog platform is available to all KS3, KS4 & KS5 students and their families and is an integral part of the careers programme. It can be used to support student’s future plans including post 16 & 18 pathways, exploring interests, completing skills quizzes, investigating universities, studying abroad, apprenticeships and colleges, deep dives into job sectors, attend live webinars, and much more.

Every senior student has a Unifrog account linked to their school email address.

Families can request login information by emailing Mrs Paterson (Epaterson@babingtonhouse.com).

Work Experience

“More than 80% of young people felt they were more attractive to employers following work experience or an employer-led placement and around 75% of work experience participants said it had provided them with new skills and increased their confidence”

Work experience is completed by students in years 10 and 12 for one week during the summer term. Next year’s dates are 23rd to 27th June 2025.

If you can offer a work placement in the future to one of our students, please contact Mrs Paterson (Epaterson@babingtonhouse.com)

Timely support

As well as regular careers sessions, students are supported at crucial times when important decisions must be made, this includes choosing their GCSE options in Year 9 and deciding on post 16 and post 18 plans.

Our Independent Careers Adviser Kirsty Taylor will have a 1 to 1 meeting with students at relevant times to ensure they have the correct tools to make informed choices about their futures.

Pathway Options Post 16 and 18

Labour Market Information and Careers Widget

Exploring labour market information using the Careers Widget below can offer specific details on different job sectors including salaries& work force predictions.

Other useful websites

National Careers Service

UCAS

Prospects.ac.uk