Careers at Verulam
Verulam is committed to providing the highest quality careers provision and is working towards ensuring that the government’s required Gatsby Benchmarks are in place within our extensive careers programme.
We firmly believe that it is our role to ensure students are informed, have opportunities to reflect, have access to a wide range of careers opportunities and are thus able to make informed choices about each step of their career. In this regard we are building on a history of successfully meeting the needs of all our students.
The Careers Team
Careers Leader: Richard Hall
Careers Coordinator: Tracey Southward
Careers Governor: Melanie Merriden
Gatsby Benchmarks
Verulam School has adopted the findings of the Gatsby Foundation’s research into what makes outstanding school-based career guidance. The eight Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance are as follows:
- 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
Careers Programme
Current Opportunities for Students
Please see here for a range of opportunities currently on offer to Verulam students. This page will be updated frequently with details of work experience, careers presentations and information and contacts from local and national employers.
Careers Policy
Verulam School has a joint Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) policy which is shared with its Albans Academy Trust partners. Our CEIAG Policy for 2019-21 can be found here:
Contact Us
If you would like to assist with a careers event or to share your own career journey with our students please contact us by emailing our Careers Coordinator: Tracey Southward via admin@verulam.herts.sch.uk or call 01727 766100.
Provider Access Policy
If you are a training or education provider wishing to request access please use this link: Provider Access Policy
