Careers
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Information can be provided, when requested, from the Named Careers Leader by contacting the school office.
The Careers Team
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Mr E Payne
Head of School
Named Careers Leader
You can contact me on elliot.payne@bridge.staffs.sch.uk
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Ms Ellie Milner
Learning & Behaviour Mentor
I am the Learning & Behaviour Mentor, and I am supporting our Key Stage 4 students access the Careers Programme that supports students to be school ready, work ready & life ready.
You can contact me on eleanor.milner@bridge.staffs.sch.uk
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Staffordshire County Council
Careers Advisor
Staffordshire County Council provides a Careers Advisor through their Careers & Participation Service to our school once a week.
You can find our more by contacting the Academy.
Partnership with The Careers & Enterprise Company

In February 2024, we officially joined the Stoke on Trent & Staffordshire Careers Hub, in partnership with The Careers & Enterprise Company. We have access to a national network of good practice in Careers, partnership development and business engagement. With our allocated ‘Careers Consultant’, we will develop our Careers provision to ensure the next generation of successful employees and change-makers.
Careers Development Plan

We are excited to be working with ATLP & The Careers Hub to create our Careers Development Plan for 2025-2026.
The Careers Calendar
The Careers Curriculum
We ensure that our Careers Curriculum prepares our graduates to be Work Ready and Life Ready. Our Careers Curriculum below includes information about how we provide Careers Education to all students at The Bridge Academy:
Careers Information
How we meet the Gatsby Benchmarks…
Careers Programme Evaluation
At The Bridge Academy, we frequently review our Careers programme and our compliance with the Gatsby Benchmarks. We use the Compass Tool, from the Careers & Enterprise Company. This gives us real-time analysis of our programme, and key outcomes in which to focus our attention. The most recent review is below: