Careers

Rainham Mark Grammar School seeks to maximise the life chances of all of our young people. We seek to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes Rainham Mark Grammar School students need to lead successful and happy lives.

Rainham Mark Grammar School’s career education and guidance policy, in keeping with the ethos of the school, seeks to foster wellbeing, promote success and unlock the potential of our students. We seek to deliver on the July 2021 Department for Education Careers Strategy. Some of our strategies are outlined below.

Students embark on their discovery of careers in year 7, with access to Unifrog, a STEM Roadshow and a talk from the careers adviser.
Every year 9 student has attend our Career Fair and has a designated careers interview before they choose their GCSE options, as does every year 11 student, working in partnership with CXK to develop first class careers provision.
Sixth Form students benefit from regular visits to employers, apprenticeship providers and universities as well as a yearly trip to the UCAS Exhibition and a two-day Post 18 Careers Event.
All students have access to a 1-2-1 career meeting with our Career Adviser and access to a range of resources during lessons, Teams, newsletters and our Website.

Underpinning all of this is a programme of study by Unifrog, in which year 7-13 students complete a range of activities to develop their understanding of careers in the 21^st century.

Our Careers Team

The Careers Team is:

Mrs Williams (Careers Co-ordinator) ewilliams@rmet.org

Mr Holeyman (PSHE lead – Careers Lead) dholeyman@rmet.org 01634 364 151

The team work to plan and deliver a careers programme, which includes advice for pupils, parents and staff as well as employer engagement and support. Pupils are also supported in their “Career Planning” by Chris Targett and Becky Towley. Both are independent and impartial Career Development Professionals employed by CXK.Ltd (www.cxk.org).

The 8 Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance

The government has introduced the following mandatory guidance for schools under which are called the Gatsby benchmarks.

A stable careers programme
Learning from career and labour market information
Addressing the needs of each pupil
Linking curriculum learning to careers
Encounters with employers and employees
Experiences of workplaces
Encounters with further and higher education
Personal guidance

Click here to see how our Careers Programme meets the Gatsby Benchmarks.

Please see the document at the bottom of this page for our Gatsby Benchmark Provision Mapping

We want:

all of our pupils to understand the full range of opportunities available to them, to learn from employers about work and the skills that are valued in the workplace and to have first-hand experience of the workplace;
all pupils to get an excellent programme of advice and guidance that is delivered by individuals with the right skills and experience;
all pupils to get support tailored to their circumstances, with access to face-to-face advice.
all pupils to get the information they need to understand the job and career opportunities available, and how their knowledge and skills can help them in considering suitable careers.

Click here to see our Career Provision

OUR PROGRAMME IS REVIEWED AND ASSESSED ANNUALLY, USING A NUMBER OF SOURCES OF INFORMATION, SUCH AS PUPIL SURVEYS THROUGH MICROSOFT TEAMS, NUMBER OF NEETS (THOSE NOT IN EDUCATION OR EMPLOYMENT) AND LOOKING AT ONWARD DESTINATIONS (APPRENTICESHIPS, UNIVERSITIES, JOBS).

Gatsby Benchmark Provision Mapping