At Southampton Hospital School, we are committed to maximising the life chances of all our young people. We aim to prepare our students for life beyond the hospital and the school. We strive to ensure that where appropriate and possible, students leave Southampton Hospital School with self-awareness, awareness of opportunities available to them and feeling confident and well informed to make life decisions.
To help achieve this we offer a bespoke careers education package to young people who are at the stage in their lives that this is pertinent and essential. Many of our young people have had prolonged periods of absence from their own schools and as a result have missed opportunities to engage in careers education, interviews and events. We aim to fill this gap wherever possible and allow young people to consider a range of career options, giving students the tools to make informed decisions regarding their own life-long-learning and career development. On admission, we work closely with young people and their families to determine if careers education is an immediate priority during their stay. A bespoke programme of learning is then planned and delivered.
Students are entitled to careers education and guidance that is impartial, unbiased and integrated into their experience of the whole curriculum. Individuals will be treated without prejudice and have an entitlement to careers education regardless of race, gender, religion, ability, social background or sexual orientation.
At Southampton Hospital School, we understand and are guided by the eight Gatsby benchmarks of Good Career Guidance identified in the Good Career Guidance report:
