Careers
The Careers Team
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Mrs Z Franks
Deputy Headteacher
I am the Deputy Headteacher and Careers Lead. I ensure that we have a careers programme in place that supports students to be school ready, work ready & life ready.
You can contact me on zoe.franks@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.
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:
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 2024-2025.
