Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL7 2AF
Careers
Ridgeway Academy provides careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) to students at all stages of their school career.
We firmly believe that it is our role to ensure students are informed, have opportunities to reflect, have access to a wide range of careers opportunities and are thus able to make informed choices about each step of their career.
Careers Lead: Helen Jenner
Contact Details: JennerH@ridgeway.aetrust.uk
Ridgeway Academy Provider Access Policy 2024/2025
It is vital that we regularly review the impact that the Careers Programme has on students and we will use this information to improve our delivery across all year groups, to all ability levels and to the sub-groupings within these.
To achieve this, our intention is to complete a combination of the following reviews, to publish the findings and use them to progress our delivery of the school’s Careers Programme. We use the following methods:
- Student panels
- Gatsby Compass self-evaluation
- Feedback survey (teaching staff, parents/carers
To view our results, please click on the button below:
Gatsby Compass Results - February 2025
Ridgeway Academy 8 Gatsby Benchmarks EAN Certificate – Please click here to view
Statutory careers guidance can be found by visiting The Department for Education website
Careers Information & Post 16 Options
Useful Contacts
Parents and students can access information and website links about careers information and Post 16 options by clicking on the relevant links below:
Main website for the National Careers Service, there are links to job profiles, CV writing and other careers information.
Web-site to help match skills and personalities to over 400 job profiles.
Helps to explore your personality type, is completely free and gives an informative and detailed profile. Can also help when writing personal statements and CV’s.
Success at School Subject Guides – Linking subjects with careers
Hertfordshire Opportunities Portal
Barclays LifeSkillsBuzz Personality Profile
Apprenticeship & Job Search
Useful Contacts
Parents and students can access information and website links about apprenticieship and job search options by clicking on the relevant links below:
Guide to Intermediate Apprenticeships
Guide to Advanced Apprenticeships
Guide to Higher Apprenticeships
Guide to Degree Apprenticeships
www.notgoingtouni.co.uk Apprenticeship vacancy information and advice about job search.
www.getmyfirstjob.co.uk Apprenticeship vacancy information and advice about job search
www.allaboutschoolleavers.co.uk Apprenticeship vacancy information and advice about job search
www.thebigchoice.com Apprenticeship vacancy information and advice about job search
www.careermap.co.uk Apprenticeship vacancy information and advice about job search
www.targetcareers.co.uk/apprenticeships-and-school-leaver-jobs Vacancy information
www.ratemyapprenticeship.co.uk Vacancy information
www.ratemyapprenticeship.co.uk/top-employers
www.careerfinder.ucas.com UCAS database linked to degree and higher apprenticeships
www.indeed.co.uk Enormous generic job search site
www.gov.uk/jobsearch Vacancies at UK Job Centres
www.amazingapprenticeships.com/resource/interactive-student-apprenticeship-guide Student Apprenticeship Guide
Careers information for employers
Ridgeway Academy are always seeking to hear from local employers who would be able to support our students with any of the following events.
- Year 10 work experience
- Year 12 work experience
- Annual careers fairs
- Registering to our Ridgeway Alumni
If you would like any further information on how to get involved, please contact Miss Jenner via email at admin@ridgeway.aetrust.uk.
Careers information for teachers
All our staff have access to Unifrog our online platform. This has resources and monitoring features to help add careers provision to the curriculum.
Careers information for Parents
All parents can access Unifrog to ensure they have all current Labour market information. Ridgeway Academy includes Careers news in their newsletters and through the Ridgeway Twitter account.
Labour Market Information for Hertfordshire – Please click here to view
Work experience
Students will have access to work experience in Year 10, 11 and 12. For more information please see our Work Experience PAGE
2024 Destinations
| Uni of Bristol | History |
| City, University of London | Mechanical and Desigh Engineering |
| Uni of Reading | Biochemistry |
| Bedfordshire | Operating Theatre Practice |
| LMA | Musical Theatre |
| Uni of Derby | Primary Education with QTS |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Midwifery |
| Uni of Herts | Automovive Engineering with motorsport |
| Uni of Westminster | Accounting and Business Management |
| Bournemouth Uni | Mechanical Engineering (integrated masters) |
| Northampton University | Sport Rehabilitation and Conditioning |
| Uni of Herts | Computer Science (AI) |
| Uni of Central Lancashire | Aviation – Pilot (subject to medical) |
| Nottingham Trent University | Business Management and Marketing |
| Uni of Brighton | Physical Education with QTS |
| Uni of Derby | History |
| Roehampton University | Accounting |
| Uni of Cardiff | Computer Science |
| Uni of Reading | Law |
| Degree Level Apprenticeship | Investment Banking |
| Apprenticeship | Childcare |
