Careers
Ridgeway Academy provides careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) to students at all stages of their school career.
We measure our careers provision based on the Gatsby Benchmarks. To view our results, please click on the button below:
Ridgeway Academy 8 Gatsby Benchmarks EAN Certificate – Please click here to view
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
Ridgeway Academy are always seeking to hear from local employers who would be able to support our students with any of the following events. If you would like any further information on how to get involved, please contact Mrs Merrigan on 01707 351350 Extn: 3381 or email sarah.merrigan@ridgeway.herts.sch.uk All our staff have access to Unifrog our online platform. This has resources and monitoring features to help add careers provision to the curriculum. 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 Ridgeway Academy has access to a virtual career’s platform for Hertfordshire industries. To register and have access to virtual work experience and webinars please click here.Careers information for employers
Careers information for teachers
Careers information for Parents
Provider Access Policy and Ridgeway Policy Appendix
Virtual work experience and webinars
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