Our provision for Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance gives our young people the foundations needed for making future career choices and deciding with confidence the pathways they will take. We strive to ensure the needs of all young people are met through a range of events and initiatives, ensuring that all are supported to make the very most of their unique talents.
During each term in the academic year we host our very special Raising Aspirations Days that aim to raise the hope and aspirations of our young people by offering valuable engagement and experiences with further education providers and a wide range of employers. Such encounters with employers and employees on a local and national scale, experience of workplaces around the region and insights into higher and further education across the country all form a part of this extensive programme.
The meaningful encounters and opportunities that our Raising Aspirations Days provide a young person with during their journey at the academy really help to shape how we can prepare them for the future and ensure they are motivated and ready for the career pathway they wish to follow.
Here is an outline of some encounters that our students enjoy during our Raising Aspirations Days at the St Lawrence Academy:
Year 7
Pixl Edge programme launch day, UCNL visits, Community projects, St Lawrence Church WOW event, Scunthorpe Museum, National Careers Week events,
Year 8
BBC Young reporter events, John Leggott College ‘a day in the life of a student’ visit, Hull University workshops, Pixl Edge, Hull FC foundation, Money Sense, Police workshops
Year 9
University of York and Hull workshops, Pixl Edge events, NHS, Careers fairs with various providers including British Steel, Pepperells, Encounters with the Police, Fire Brigade, RAF, Army, and the Navy.
Year 10
Oxford University, Alumni workshops, Milk influencers around diversity and inclusion, UCNL visit, Grimsby College, Work Experience introductions, UK University & Apprenticeship Fair in Leeds, College taste days at John Leggott and North Lindsey College
Year 11
High Performance workshop, Lincs4u introduction, Careers advice activities, Study skills, John Leggott and North Lindsey workshops, Positively You sessions, Mock Interview process, Linkedin Ongo session,
