Careers
Careers at Witton Middle School
Witton Middle School is fully committed to ensuring that all students develop the skills, knowledge, attitudes, and confidence to manage their learning and future career progression successfully. We nurture confident, enthusiastic learners within a child-centred environment where collaboration, safety, and wellbeing underpin all aspects of school life.
Our vision is to consistently support and engage every individual pupil to understand and develop their own future pathway, and to confidently raise and achieve their aspirations in an increasingly competitive and ever-changing world.
We recognise that career development begins at an early age. Through dedicated PSHE units and cross-curricular links — particularly within our STEM curriculum — pupils begin to understand the connection between their learning and the wider world of work, with the aim of raising aspirations, challenging stereotypes, and broadening horizons for every pupil.
This learning is further enriched through themed careers weeks and focus days, educational visits, industry-linked trips, and skill-based workshops that develop communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. Pupils also benefit from meaningful encounters with visiting employers, training providers, and inspirational role models, helping them to see the real-world relevance of their studies. Alongside this, our focus on character education promotes resilience, independence, leadership, and confidence, with opportunities such as ambassador roles, school council participation, and peer mentoring enabling pupils to develop essential employability skills while contributing positively to the wider school community.
Partnerships and Quality Assurance
Witton Middle School works in partnership with the Worcestershire Careers Hub and the Careers & Enterprise Company. Our Careers Leader works closely with our partners to review provision and identify areas for development.
We use recognised evaluation tools, including Compass+, to audit our provision against the Gatsby Benchmarks and to inform strategic planning. Impact is monitored through:
Student voice and feedback
Employer and provider evaluations
Programme review and audit outcomes
This ensures that our careers programme remains responsive, high-quality, and aligned with national expectations.
The Gatsby Benchmarks
The Gatsby Benchmarks provide a nationally recognised framework for high-quality careers education and underpin our provision. They support us in meeting statutory responsibilities and strengthening outcomes for pupils.
The eight benchmarks are:
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
Employer Engagement
We value the contribution that employers and employees can make to our careers programme. Our aim is to increase our pupils’ awareness of the wide range of future opportunities in the world of work. If you or a colleague would like to work with us, please contact Jemma Carr, our Careers Leader, as we would love to hear from you.
Miss Jemma Carr
Careers Lead
Contact details:
office@witton.worcs.sch.uk
01905 773362