Walkwood Careers

Walkwood Church of England Middle School is fully committed to ensuring all of our pupils acquire the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to manage their learning and career progression. We ensure that our pupils have both the aptitude and interpersonal skills to effectively communicate, and add value within the workplace, raising our pupils’ employability skills.  

The main aims of Careers Education, Information and Guidance provision at Walkwood are to:

• stimulate pupils’ interests in life and the world of work;
• develop the skills, attitudes and abilities of our pupils to enable them to make effective decisions about their future education, training, employment and life as an adult member of society;
• ensure that all pupils have an equal entitlement to high quality careers education, information, advice and guidance.

The Careers Strategy document sets out the school’s arrangements for managing the access of providers to pupils at the school for the purpose of giving them information about the provider’s education or training offer. This complies with the school’s legal obligations under Section 42B of the Education Act 1997.

Careers strategy

Whole school activities

On a biennial cycle, we conduct a “Takeover Day” where all pupils have the opportunity to apply for positions within the school including reception staff, site staff, pastoral teams, teachers, senior leaders and even the Principal. This allows pupils to see what employment is like and put into action those key skills.

Alongside this, pupils are encouraged to take part in the application process of applying for pupil leadership positions, such as Prefects, College Captains and the Sports Leadership Team.

Management of provider access requests

A provider wishing to request access should contact Mrs K Khan

Telephone: 01527 543361

Email: office@walkwoodms.worcs.sch.uk  

Provider Access Policy

Opportunities for access

The school offers a Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance programme that is appropriate for the middle years. An overview of this programme can be seen in the School’s Careers Strategy plan which can be seen on the school website.

Please speak to our Careers Lead to identify the most suitable opportunity for you.