Careers
| Event | Who’s Involved? | Date |
| Scarborough Science & Engineering Week Visit | Various | October 8 |
| Enterprise Group Halloween Sale | Years 12–14 | October (date TBC) |
| Post-19 Options Presentation | Years 12–14 | November 19 |
| Enterprise Group Christmas Sale | Years 12–14 | December (specific date TBC) |
| 1:1 Careers Guidance with Specialist Careers Adviser | Years 9–14 | December |
| Work Experience Sessions | KS5 | Throughout the Year |
| Alumni Student Visits | Various | Spring Term (TBC) |
| Visits to Providers | Years 10–14 | Spring/Summer Term |
| National Careers Week | Whole School | March 2–7 |
| 1:1 Careers Guidance with Specialist Careers Adviser | Years 9–14 | May |
| Employer Engagement Session | Years 9–14 | Summer Term (TBC) |
| Group Mock Interviews | Years 11–14 | Summer Term |
Please note: Dates may change and additional events may be added.
Students gain valuable insight into the world of work through placements linked to their personal interests and aspirations as closely as possible.
Opportunities include both on-site and community-based roles such as:
• Gardening Assistant at Helmsley Walled Garden
• Animal Care Assistant at the Birds of Prey Centre
• Shop Assistant in local charity shops
• Stable Assistant at a local Horse Yard
• In-house jobs (recycling, library support and cooking staff lunches)
• And more..
Some students remain in one placement for the full academic year to build confidence, commitment and work-based skills. Others rotate between placements to explore different career options.
Enterprise students run real-world projects such as staff lunches, craft sales and the school market stall — developing teamwork, communication and business awareness.
We are extremely grateful to our work experience partners who provide work experience placements and support our students in their career journey.
Students at Welburn Hall School College will study a vocational option each year. This gives our students experience of different industries, gaining recognised accreditation.
Catering & Hospitality
Delivered on site, students develop practical cooking and hygiene skills while running the college tuck shop.
Animal Care
Based at The Orchard, students work hands-on with small and large animals, learning about their health, welfare and wellbeing.
Construction
Delivered at York College, students learn key trade skills including bricklaying, plumbing, tiling and site safety.
Local Education Providers
Student destinations information
Students from Welburn Hall progress onto a range of different options which can include some of the following:
Special School Sixth Forms
Welburn Hall 6th Form:
www.welburn-hall.n-yorks.sch.uk
Springhead School 6th Form:
www.springhead.n-yorks.sch.uk
Information on special schools can be found on the North Yorkshire Website:
www.northyorks.gov.uk/send-local-offer.
Further Education
Scarborough TEC:
www.scarboroughtec.ac.uk.
Askham Bryan College York:
www.askham-bryan.ac.uk
Bishop Burton College, Beverley:
www.bishopburton.ac.uk
York College:
www.yorkcollege.ac.uk
Supported Internships
Scarborough TEC:
www.scarboroughtec.ac.uk
Blueberry:
http://blueberryacademy.co.uk/
Welburn Hall College:
www.welburn-hall.n-yorks.sch.uk
Personalised Learning Pathway College:
email Steph Hodgson for information steph.hodgson@northyorks.gov.uk
Work Experience
We currently offer work experience sessions on Thursdays to our KS5 students, organised through NYBEP.
If you feel that you could offer a work experience placement for our students, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Helen Ward-Jackson (Work Experience Coordinator) h.ward-jackson@welburn-hall.n-yorks.sch.uk
Careers
If you feel you have something to offer the schools careers programme, such as career talks, visits or attendance at our Moving on Event please do not hesitate to get in touch with Ellie Marr (Lead Careers Teacher) e.marr@welburn-hall.n-yorks.sch.uk
Careers Education and Guidance
Why not talk about career options and opportunities at home?
There are lots of useful websites for parents and carers about careers education and guidance.
Some examples:
www.icould.com
https://targetcareers.co.uk/
https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/
www.parentadviser.co.uk
www.amazingapprenticeships.com/parents
Possible Career Outcomes
| Paid employment Working 16 hours or more weekly with a contract in place. |
| Supported employment Paid employment utilising personalised support e.g… a Job Coach enabling a disabled person to sustain paid work (Access to Work Funding). |
| Higher Education University Education – full/part time, open learning – from age 18. |
| Further Education College Education – full/part time from age 16 upwards – ranging from Functional Skills to Degree Level and beyond. |
| T Level T Levels are new vocational qualifications being introduced in September 2020, which will follow GCSEs and will be equivalent to three A Levels. These two-year courses have been developed in collaboration with employers to ensure alignment with the needs of industry and aims to prepare students for work. T Levels will offer students a mixture of classroom learning and ‘on-the-job’ experience during an industry placement of at least 315 hours (approximately 45 days). They will provide the knowledge and experience needed to open the door into skilled employment, further study or a higher apprenticeship. |
| Specialist College Specialist further education and training colleges for students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, sometimes residential. |
| Apprenticeship A combination of work and study by mixing on-the-job training with classroom learning and being employed to do a real job while studying for a formal qualification, usually for one day a week either at a college or a training centre |
| Supported Apprenticeship A combination of work, study and support by mixing on-the-job training with classroom learning and employed to do a real job while studying for an Entry Level 3 Functional Skills for young people with an EHC Plan, or other formal needs assessment offered on a case by case basis. |
| Supported Internship Supported internships are a structured study programme based primarily at an employer. They enable young people aged 16-24 with a statement of SEN, or an Education, Health and Care plan to achieve sustainable paid employment by equipping them with the skills they need for work, through learning in the workplace. Supported internships are unpaid, and last for a minimum of six months but can be longer. Wherever possible, they support the young person to move into paid employment at the end of the programme either with the employer offering the internship or another employer. Alongside their time at the employer, young people complete a personalised study programme which includes the chance to study for relevant qualifications, and English and maths if appropriate. |
| Traineeship A traineeship is an education and training programme with work experience that unlocks the great potential of young people aged 16-24 and prepares them for their future careers by helping them to become ‘work ready’. Traineeships can last up to a maximum of six months and will include work preparation training provided by the training organisation, English and maths support if required, provided by the training organisation and a high-quality work experience placement with an employer. |
| Own Enterprise Creating their own business, which could be a social Enterprise focused on improving other lives in some way and which they run themselves |
| Own Enterprise with support Being supported to create and sustain their own business, which can be a social Enterprise focused on improving other lives in some way. |
| Self- Employed/ Entrepreneur The young person works on a self-employed basis either for themselves or for another employer and will be responsible for generating their own work, paying their own tax and looking after themselves. |
| Supported Self Employment The young person is supported to effect their own employment on a self-employed basis either for themselves or for another employer and will be supported to generate their own work, pay their own tax and look after themselves. |
| Supported Volunteering Supported Volunteering aims to provide the support necessary to encourage confidence building and engagement in volunteering activity by people experiencing mental health problems, people with learning disabilities and other complex needs and can lead to other career outcomes. |
| Extended Work Placement Longer period of Work Experience providing essential work skills improving employability and providing a real understanding of the workplace. Some Colleges offer bursaries for travel, subsistence etc and can work alongside a vocational course, for example. |
| Therapeutic Environments An example could be a Specialist residential college who offer a wide range of therapeutic services/opportunities for young people age 19-25 with complex needs. |
| Supported Independent Living This might be part time, respite/short breaks or as support to move into independent living and will be organised in conjunction with the relevant agencies and families. |
Our Commitment
We provide a high-quality Careers Education, Information, Advice & Guidance (CEIAG) programme that supports all pupils to make informed choices and prepare for life beyond school.
Staff Role
Every member of staff contributes to careers education. Staff can support by:
• Making links between subjects and real-world careers.
• Highlighting labour-market information (LMI) where relevant.
• Encouraging pupils to attend careers events, guidance interviews and trips.
• Recording careers-related activities you deliver.
• Signposting pupils to further help when needed.
Statutory Requirements
Gatsby Benchmarks
Our careers programme is built around the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks including:
• A stable careers programme.
• Encounters with employers and providers.
• Curriculum learning linked to careers.
• Experiences of workplaces.
• Encounters with further and higher education.
• Personal guidance.
What Counts as an Encounter?
• Assemblies or talks delivered by FE, sixth form, technical or apprenticeship providers.
• Workshops or small-group sessions.
• Career fairs where approved providers are present.
• Visits or virtual sessions explaining technical pathways.
Key Local Providers
Sixth Forms
Welburn Hall 6th Form www.welburn-hall.n-yorks.sch.uk
Springhead School 6th Form www.springhead.n-yorks.sch.uk
Information on special schools can be found on the North Yorkshire Website www.northyorks.gov.uk/send-local-offer.
Further Education
Scarborough TEC www.scarboroughtec.ac.uk
Askham Bryan College York www.askham-bryan.ac.uk
Bishop Burton College, Beverley www.bishopburton.ac.uk
York College www.yorkcollege.ac.uk
Supported Internships
Scarborough TEC www.scarboroughtec.ac.uk
Blueberry http://blueberryacademy.co.uk/
Welburn Hall College www.welburn-hall.n-yorks.sch.uk
Personalised Learning Pathway College email Steph Hodgson for information steph.hodgson@northyorks.gov.uk
How Staff Can Help
• Support with provider visits.
• Plan subject-based careers learning (BM4).
• Join or run work-related learning trips/sessions.
• Encourage pupils to use careers resources and guidance services.
Careers Lead: Ellie Marr
Thank you for supporting careers education and helping our pupils prepare for their futures.
Moving on Event
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Welburn Hall Presentation
Disability Action Yorkshire
Linkage College
Personalised Learning College
Scarborough and Ryedale Carers Resource
