Careers
The Cavendish School is committed to providing an internationally minded and aspirational careers programme for all pupils from the start of their learning journey in Year 3 onwards.
Every young persons needs high-quality careers guidance to make informed decisions about their future. The Gatsby Benchmarks are the eight standards that a school should provide in order to ensure that this career guidance is happening. We will assess the impact of our careers programme on our pupils by using the COMPASS for Special schools tool to ensure that we are meeting the requirements of the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks for effective Careers Education.
We focus on a range of options and opportunities in planning for life beyond school and acknowledge that pupils will follow their own individual pathway into education, training or employment. Inspiring every pupil through more real-life contacts with the world of work can help them understand where different choices can take them in the future.
Schools have a duty to provide careers education and guidance to year 8-14 pupils. Careers curriculum information, Advice along with guidance plans can be found on our Enabling-the-self curriculum page.
Detailed information on our calendar of events and employee interactions can be found below with our provider access statement.
If you are an employer who would like to partner with us, please contact us at
Our current careers leader is Rachel Dunn, contact can be made through or ringing our main telephone line.
Information on our careers curriculum can be found on our Enabling -the-self curriculum page here.
Websites and resources for general careers advice
Careers advice - job profiles, information and resources | National Careers Service
https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/ – This has useful tools that will help you to choose a career and give you career suggestions and create a CV. You can also talk to an adviser for free on 0800 100900.
www.careerpilot.org.uk – This is a great website giving lots of information about all the different options available for future work and study in the South West. Students can search for different careers by sector or subject www.careerpilot.org.uk/job-sectors. The site also has pre-16 and post-16 skills quizzes.
www.apprenticeships.gov.uk/ – Lots of information about apprenticeships including a search tool for apprenticeship vacancies both nationally or locally.
https://guest.startprofile.com/ – This offers information on different job sectors shown through ‘career worlds’, a ‘resource centre’ and an ‘opportunity finder’ which will identify training opportunities around a given post code.
www.icould.com – This is a great website for exploring different careers by watching films about what it’s like to work in a wide variety of jobs.
www.notgoingtouni.co.uk – This provides information on the opportunities available after school – for training, employment, sponsored degrees, etc.
www.reed.co.uk – create a CV and find jobs.
https://sacu-student.com/ – This provides careers information about UCAS degree courses, FE Courses, the best career websites, apprenticeships, job vacancies and labour market information. The site includes a careers quiz.
www.swindon.gov.uk/optionsat16 – This is produced by Swindon Borough Council and provides details of all post 16 options in the Swindon area.
https://ideas4careers.co.uk/school-services/careerometer/ – Search for and learn about the salaries, hours per week, whether the numbers of jobs are increasing / decreasing and further information on the specific job.
https://discoveruni.org.uk/is-uni-for-me/ – Provides information that can help you decide if university is the right choice for you, find out more about what it is like, and about different ways to get a higher education qualification.
Current partnerships and programmes
