- Support and guidance to help make choices and devise a career plan for the future
- Clear impartial advice and information about all of the options available, so that they understand what they involve
- Help to decide the most appropriate choice for post 16/18 transition, including further learning, training or employment
- A programme of careers education, which helps to develop skills and knowledge to help pupils make choices and their transition to work and further learning
- An opportunity to learn about the world of work
Our Careers Team:
Our Careers Lead is Ms Shrutee Desai (Assistant Principal)and our Careers Coordinator is Paige Bossino. They can be contacted via careers@rushcliffespencer.org.uk or 0115 9744050.
Jemma Ashby- Careers Advisor (External)
Deborah Till – Careers Advisor (External)
Careers Guidance at Rushcliffe:
We are proud to be working closely with Ideas4careers UK Ltd, an independent careers guidance company who deliver careers information, advice, guidance and employability skills. Ideas4 careers is a matrix accredited and recognised by the LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership) D2N2 as a high-quality provider, helping young people develop their skills as part of the D2N2 Strategic Economic Plan. All advisers are experienced practitioners, are all Level 6/7 qualified and are on the UK Register of Career Guidance Practitioners held by the Career Development Institute. As explained in our school policies, it is a statutory duty that schools must provide impartial, external, careers advice/guidance for their students. Ideas4Careers support includes advice/guidance on a face-to-face basis in a confidential setting. Students can have a careers appointment at school with one of their guidance practitioners.
Ways to request a careers interview:
- Year 11 – pass your name onto your form tutor who will send lists of names to the careers coordinator.
- Sixth Form – email our careers coordinator directly to book in during your free periods.
- Parents – Send an email to the Careers Team careers@rushcliffespencer.org.uk
- Any year groups are welcome to pop along to the Careers Office to chat to our careers coordinator.
Copies of the school Careers policy and the Provider Access (Baker Clause) policy are available here. These are reviewed annually.
Year 11 Destinations Data 23/24:
| Destination | Percentage of Y11 (23/24 Cohort) |
|---|---|
| RSA Sixth Form | 67% |
| Sixth Form (Other) | 3% |
| College | 23% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% |
| Other | 4% |
Please click here to take a look at our career maps.
Click on the images below to view more detail.
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy welcomes contact from employers, training providers and colleges. We hope that you can help shape our young people’s careers as well as enhancing and addressing the training needs of your employees in developing the key personal and work skills required to create a thriving and successful enterprise operating in the private and public sectors. There are many ways in which you and your organisation can participate in collaborating with us. Our students need access to quality experiences in order to prepare them for the future world of work.
You, your employees and your company could be the key to unlocking the potential that is present in every young person currently making their way through the education system. Employees volunteer their time to give young people the best chance to succeed in an ever increasing competitive and global job market, and some of those young people could become part of your workforce in the future. We welcome your help and support throughout the year in a variety of ways depending on the time you have available. If you are interested in working with us, or would just like to find out more, please contact the careers team:
Email: careers@rushcliffespencer.org.uk
Telephone: 0115 9744050
A huge thank you to all of the employers that work with us (click for list).
Aldi
Ask Apprenticeships
Amazing Apprenticeships
BBC Nottingham
Belvoir Farm Drinks
Bilborough College
Lincoln Bishop University
Bluecoat SKITT
Bowmer & Kirkland
British Army
Care4Notts
Careers & Enterprise Company
Clegg Group
Confetti
D2N2
Department for Work & Pensions
East Midlands Airport
Experian
FlightCrowd
Framework
Futures
HMRC
Hunter Douglas
Ideagen
Ideas4Careers
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Impression Digital
Inspire College
IntoFilm
Jupiter Play
Keele University
Lancaster University
Lincoln University
Link3 Recruitment
Loughborough College
Loughborough Uni
Midlands Academy of Dance & Drama
Morgan Sindall Construction
MyPath
National Apprenticeship week
National Careers Service
National Careers Week
National Horseracing College
National Water Sports Centre
NHS
Nottingham City Transport
Nottingham College
Notts County F.C
Nottingham Forest F.C
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham City Council
Nottinghamshire County Council
Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service
Nottinghamshire Police
Nottingham University Academy of Science & Technology
Prospects
Rialto Training
Royal Air Force
Rushcliffe Borough Council
Severn Trent
SkillsBuilder
Spencer Academy Trust
Sumo Digital
Think Big
Think for the Future
Toyota
UCAS
UniFrog
University of Cambridge
University of Exeter
University of Leicester
University of Nottingham
University of Oxford
YMCA
Please select the tabs below to view further careers information and advice.
*Please note that Rushcliffe Spencer Academy only currently formally offers arranged work experience to Year 12. Due to current government legislation changes we are in the process of updating school policy to reflect the new work experience requirements for our younger years. We will try our best to keep parents and carers informed of the new changes, in the meantime if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.*
Met Office Work Experience
There is a range of in-person work experience opportunities on the Met Office Careers website, one of which is based at Watnall in their Field Service Engineering Team.
In order to be able to apply for one of our in-person placements, students first need to complete our online work experience programme. Alternatively, they may like to complete our online work experience over a scheduled work experience week, which would make them eligible to apply for an in-person placement in a subsequent year, if they wish.
To access the programme, students will first need to create a Springpod account (if they do not have one already). They can then follow the Forecasting Your Future link to sign up. If assistance is required, this can be accessed via the Springpod helpdesk hello@springpod.com.
The Parents Guide to …… virtual work experience
Virtual work experience, also referred to as online, remote or digital, provides young people with the opportunity to gain experience in the workplace, develop their skills, boost their employability and explore new industries and job roles. The Parents Guide to is a great resource to understand the resources your child can access.
Virtual work experience – why it might help your child stand out (theparentsguideto.co.uk)
There are some brilliant Work Experience opportunities coming up that you might be interested in exploring…
NHS Virtual Work experience opportunity for Years 10-12:
NHS Allied Healthcare Work Experience is available if your child is considering nursing, medicine, or any other healthcare profession. This work experience is vital to gain valuable insight to help them make an informed decision!
Registration Link: https://alliedhealthmentor.org/product/live-virtual-work-experience-programme/.
During the work experience day, students will follow 2 patients from their initial presentation to recovery. They will gain a unique insight into how patients interact with a variety of healthcare professionals and what it’s like to work in an NHS multidisciplinary team. This includes:
– Nursing
– Midwifery
– Paramedicine
– Physiotherapy
– Occupational Therapy
– Dietetics
– Radiography
– Prosthetics and Orthotics
– Speech and Language Therapy
– Pharmacy
Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with healthcare professionals throughout each day. This will empower students to make informed career decisions and demonstrate their commitment to healthcare in their UCAS applications.
Once they’ve registered, students will be emailed links to their virtual work experience portals.
Students are awarded a Work Experience Certificate for every session they complete. Those who complete the full 5-month programme will be awarded a Highly Commended Reference from the Presidents of Allied Healthcare Mentor. These are fantastic additions to their CVs!
Students can register individually at any time throughout the 5-month programme using the link below. We recommend booking early to gain as much out of this programme as possible. Places are £10 a session to cover administrative and technological costs.
https://alliedhealthmentor.org/nhs-healthcare-careers-virtual-work-experience/
Search for a placement from a number of employers:
Work Experience Opportunities (speakersforschools.org)
Channel 4 Work Experience
InvestIN Work Experience:
INVESTIN – Summer Career Experiences in London
Our Summer Experiences offer the ultimate, 360-degree experience of professional life for ages 12-18. They last for up to 15 days and are available in all 19 of our careers. Whilst weekend programmes are classroom-based, our Summer Experiences take place at top industry sites across London – including immersions in hospitals, courtrooms, skyscrapers, film sets and much more.
SUMMER EXPERIENCES: AGES 15-18
SUMMER EXPERIENCES: AGES 12-14
Please find handy links for local college’s open day information. You may need to register to attend some open day events. Some 2023 events may not yet be confirmed so it’s worth going back to check on their websites.
University of Nottingham – Open Days
Nottingham Trent University – Open Days
Derby University – Open Days
University of Leicester – Open Days
Leicester De Montfort University – Open Days
Loughborough University – Open Days
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy 6th Form – Website
Confetti Institute Open Days – Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies
Bilborough College- Open Days
Loughborough College – Open Days
Nottingham College Open Days and Supported Open Evenings– Open Days
Midlands Academy of Dance and Drama: MADD College Open Days
Unifrog’s UK Events
Careers in Aerospace and Aviation & opportunities for girls interested in engineering:
Apprenticeships Top Employers (topapprenticeshipemployers.co.uk)
Ideagen Apprenticeships
Click here for more information.
Are you interested in early learning and childcare as a career?
Do you have a passion for nurturing young children, supporting their early learning and providing play activities that enable them to explore and develop? If you do, then working in an early years role could be the career for you. Take a look at the ‘Notts Help Yourself’ website here: Nottshelpyourself | Working in Childcare
Speakers 4 Schools
Speakers 4 Schools advertise a range of different virtual work experience opportunities – register to find out more here.
EMA Jobs Fair
View jobs fair on this page.
UK Careers Fair Tour
Find a careers fair in your city here.
TechSheCan Live Lessons
Assemblies & Lessons – TechSheCan
‘My First Great Job’ Webinars
Find out more here.
BBC Apprenticeship Webinars
Click here: BBC Apprenticeship Webinars by BBC Get In! | Eventbrite
Uni Myths Busted Webinar series
The UniMythsBusted campaign, run in partnership between University Alliance and UCAS, are running the Demystifying Jobs webinar series, specifically designed for teachers and advisors. Find out more about the series here.
Wider UniMythsBusted resources
As part of the UniMythsBusted campaign, we’ve created a whole host of resources to help you guide your students through their university decisions – which we know can be a tricky and confusing journey.
On our schools and colleges hub, you can find teaching plans, handy infographics with helpful stats and facts to ‘bust’ common university myths, tuition fee explainers and testimonials from real students who have been through it all before.
Who are University Alliance?
University Alliance (UA) are a group of 16 leading professional and technical universities across the UK. They specialise in providing students with high-quality hands-on higher education.
Their courses are often designed and taught with employers, and they are leading provider of degree apprenticeships and placement opportunities.
Reed’s 2025 school careers guide
Careermag – Are you or your students considering the next steps after school or college? Perhaps you’re thinking about an apprenticeship, T Levels, college, university or maybe you’re a little unsure of what to do. Don’t panic! You don’t need to have it all figured out and remember, there are no right or wrong paths.
Ideas4Careers Great website which features impartial, high quality careers and labour market information can help you decide what pathways might be best for you.
www.apprenticeships.gov.uk – Apprenticeships are available at multiple levels. From school leavers, people upskilling in their careers and complete career changes. There are hundreds to choose from and this website helps answer any questions you may have.
National Careers Service – this website features lots of useful resources for young people looking to start on the first rung of the career ladder. Includes a CV builder and lots of helpful example career profiles and information.
Job Of The Week | MYPATH Careers Resources – The job of the week resource offers labour market information about a new job each week. All of the previously posted jobs can be accessed by selecting from the list of job titles.
Labour Market Information (LMI)
LMI for All is an online data portal, developed by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, which brings together existing national sources of high quality labour market information (LMI) helping to inform people’s choices about their careers. In the boxes below you can select a career and find out the average earnings for that profession. You can also read about projected work force changes, is your career aspiration in a growing or decreasing sector?
Success at School
A website with useful careers guides for parents and carers as well as students.
Parents’ Careers Guides
UCAS parents’ guide
Careersmag
For parents, carers and guardians, read the latest issue here
Labour Market information for parents
