Our Careers Leader is Mrs Rebecca Ruddock and our careers lead Governor is Mr C Davidson.
We deliver an exciting careers programme through our weekly Personal Development lessons in years 7-11, through regular assemblies, within form tutor time and through linked events, such as:
We work alongside Halton Careers Education Service to ensure our students get bespoke individual careers, advice and guidance interviews with our advisor(s). Our Key Stage 4 students also complete a two-week work experience placement usually in June.
Quality in Careers Standard
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy retains the Quality in Careers Standard fully incorporating the Gatsby Benchmarks provided by the Licensed Awarding Body, Complete Careers Career Mark, using the Career Mark approach.
This is an excellent achievement and recognises the quality and breadth of our careers provision.
There are eight Gatsby Benchmarks which every school promotes as part of their careers, advice and guidance offer. We are proud to report that we satisfy 100% of the benchmarks, these are:
For more information about what a great honour it is to be part of Liverpool City Region Careers Hub click here or use the links below for more information on the data we collect
| Benchmark | How we meet it |
| A stable careers programme | Embedded within each programme of study are links to appropriate careers. Careers, advice and guidance information is also delivered via our Life Skills curriculum. |
| Learning from career and labour market information | Annual careers fair. Accessing our website and careers notice boards / library. |
| Addressing the needs of each student | Every student is afforded at least one opportunity to meet with our Careers Advisor through our Halton SLA. |
| Links curriculum learning to careers | Embedded within each programme of study are links to appropriate careers. Careers, advice and guidance information is also delivered via our Life Skills curriculum throughout all years. |
| Encounters with employers and employees | Work experience placements are arranged for all year 10 students. Careers fair is very well attended by over 40 providers. Visits and trips to work places such as Vistry and Bloor Homes. |
| Experiences of workplaces | Work experience placements are arranged for all year 10 students. Careers fair is very well attended by over 40 providers. Visits and trips to work places such as Vistry and Bloor Homes. |
| Encounters with further and higher education | Visits from and to HE and FE providers, such as, sampling days at Riverside and Cronton and trips to Universities such as Liverpool. |
| Personal guidance | Every student is afforded at least one opportunity to meet with our Careers Advisor through our Halton SLA. |
Our careers strategy is reviewed yearly. The latest review was conducted in October 2022.