Benjamin Britten Academy of Music & Mathematics

Careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) at our school is underpinned by the Department for Education's statutory guidance and structured around the eight 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

For an overview of what this means for each year group, please take a look at our Careers Guidance Policy, available here: https://www.benjaminbritten.school/31/9A4C7W0JCT6YGFMW2C.pdf/Careers-Guidance-Policy

A report on how the school is meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks is submitted to the Local Governing Body for scrutiny, annually. 

School Performance Data- sustained education or employment after Key Stage 4

This is published by the Department for Education- please note, this data is always published two years after the cohort finished Year 11, so the most recent data is for our class of 2021. This figure shows pupils who have stayed in education or employment for at least 2 terms after key stage 4. This data can be found at: https://www.find-school-performance-data.service.gov.uk/school/142759/benjamin-britten-academy-of-music-and-mathematics/secondary

Destination figures for Class of 2023 (provided by SCC Children and Young People's Participation Tracking Team):

Provider Access

The Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022 establishes a specific set of minimum legal requirements for provider access, meaning each student in Years 8-11 will receive at least four opportunities to engage with technical education providers by the time they finish school. More information on this can be found in our Provider Access Policy, available here: https://www.benjaminbritten.school/31/Q5YN163415Q2E6LH20.pdf/Provider-Access-Policy

Preparing for adulthood- Suffolk Local Offer

A guide to transition planning from Year 9 for parents and carers of young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities is available here: https://suffolklocaloffer.org.uk/asset-library/preparing-for-adulthood-transitions-guide.pdf

Get in touch

You can use the search function on this website for additional information and resources relating to careers. However, if you cannot find what you are looking for, please do get in touch with a member of the careers department by emailing careers@benjaminbritten.school or telephoning Reception on 01502 582312.