Careers

Ensuring that your child is well prepared for a successful career, Q3 Academy Tipton delivers a structured Careers Education programme which provides them with the skills, knowledge and understanding to manage their own lifelong learning and career development. Through careers education, information, advice and guidance, your child will be able to feel positive about themselves, develop the knowledge and skills needed to make successful choices and manage transitions in learning and move into work, alongside improving their motivation, raising their aspirations and taking responsibility for their career plans.

If you wish to support out students by being involved in the Careers Education programme, please contact us using the links options below.

Head of Careers: Mr D. Edmonds

Telephone Number: 0121 521 1540

Email: d.edmonds@tpt.merciantrust.org.uk 

Information Links for Students

Careerpilot : Plan your future work & study: use this website to explore all levels of study from GCSEs through to university degrees.

Click here to take the Buzz Quiz to identify your strengths.

Click here to browse National Careers Service information to explore jobs profiles and lots more.

Other useful websites:

West Midlands Combined Authority - Careers Live (careersliveuk.com)

https://www.prospects.ac.uk/

https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship

https://www.ucas.com/

https://university.which.co.uk/

Unifrog: Sign In - Unifrog

Information For Parents

Did you know that:

1. Career choice is one of life’s most important decisions.

2. Familiarise yourself and your child with entry requirements. Each college, training provider, apprenticeship provider, sixth form and university will require students to achieve certain grades to gain access to courses. These are available on all websites and apprenticeship listings.

3. Choosing a career that matches your your child’s interest, skills and values significantly increases their chances for success and happiness.
4. As a parent/carer you play a crucial role in guiding your child’s career choices
5. Your child has access to impartial careers information, advice and guidance
6. Free resources are readily available to help your child make informed choices such as  web based support from sites linked in the previous section
7. There is a comprehensive list of web sites that you can access along with your child that covers all aspects of careers guidance and planning which can be used to supplement the individual guidance they will receive at the Academy. These are available below and more are available under the 'Important Links For Students' tab.
8. Your child will have access to a structured programme of careers education that is accessible for all abilities and ages
9. The careers programme incorporates work related learning activities, work experience, challenge days, visits to colleges, apprenticeship providers and universities alongside employer talks.

To support your child you can:

• Support them when making decisions such as  choosing GCSE options, Post 16, Post 18 options
• Encourage your child to develop their skills, raise their aspirations, pursue their interests and ambitions
• Take part in activities such as work experience, mock interview day and attend careers information talks by businesses to raise awareness of opportunities and encourage self-development.
• Year 10 Work Experience Letter. Information on how to upload documents to unifrog can be found on the following link; cdn.unifrog.org/video/d1oea9nec6/480.mp4

Our aim is to encourage parental/carer involvement at every stage of your child's career development. 

You are welcome to attend their careers guidance interviews in school by prior arrangement with Mr Edmonds or one of our external guidance counsellors who offer targeted support.

Black Country Careers Hub

black country careers hub parent and student lmi guide.pdf

Useful websites:

https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/

https://www.ucas.com/

Book University Open Days & Virtual Tours 2023 (whatuni.com)

T-levels Parents’ Guide | A new post-16 alternative to A-levels (tlevelinfo.org.uk)

GetMyFirstJob | Apprenticeships, Degree Apprenticeships, Work Experience & Graduate Jobs

Information for Employers

Q3 Academies aims to build the gap between education and businesses, as we prepare students for the world of work and employment. We hold a range of events throughout the academic year. If you are interested in taking part in any of our events, please click here to express your interest.

The team at Q3 Academy Tipton value links with educational institutions, training providers, apprenticeship providers and employers who contribute to our careers programme through:

• Raising aspirations and increasing motivation – helping young people identify educational and occupational goals
• Equip students with the valuable skills to bridge the gap between school and the world of work.
• Providing work enrichment opportunities including guest speakers. 

Please contact Mr D Edmonds for more information: d.edmonds@tpt.merciantrust.org.uk

Information for Staff

The following links are to help aid staff to support students when thinking about careers and post 16 options;

Suite of resources available to staff to use within lessons: Search Skills Builder Hub

Ideas of careers in subject areas: Planit : Schools : Subject Career Posters (planitplus.net)

Explore Careers: Explore careers | National Careers Service

Apprenticeship search tool: Find an apprenticeship – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

 Policies & Information

CEIAG Policy

Compass Evaluation

compass compassevaluation results report 05122025.pdf

Year 11 Destinations

q3 academy tipton destinations report 2025.pdf

 Careers Programme & Events

Q3 Academy Tipton works closely with the Careers and Enterprise Company. This is an external organisation that supports schools to ensure they are following the DFEs Careers Strategy. As an educational establishment we ensure that we use the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks as a foundation when planning our Careers Strategy. The Academy measures and assesses the impact of our careers programme using the following methods:

• Pupil career surveys
• Destination data
• Work experience placements which enhance pupil CV’s
• Employer evaluations for work experience placement
• Compass audit review is conducted 4 times during the year and is used to measure against the Gatsby benchmarks

careers plan 25 26.pdf

Q3 Academy Tipton is proud to be part of the Skills Builder programme for this academic year. Through this nationally recognised programme, we are committed to developing the skills of students assist with their future goals.

Labour Market Intelligence

Labour Market intelligence (LMI) is a useful tool to help research future jobs in the local area, understand the skills needed for certain roles and the demand for future employment. Understanding Labour Market intelligence is becoming more and more important as the world changes, so that all students can be aware of where different job roles are needed around the country and what types of jobs may need more people in the future. 

Click on the following link for more information on local labour market intelligence for the Black Country,

https://blackcountry-blackcountry.hub.arcgis.com/

Employers, further education providers and training providers helping us achieve PAL compliance

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