Here at The Howard School, we strive to prepare our students for whatever future they wish to pursue. We are committed to providing high quality careers education, information, advice, guidance and work-related learning, for all our students regardless of their culture and ethnicity, background and ability.
Meet the Careers Team
Mr Edwards
Careers Lead & Assistant Principal
Ofsted's latest inspection recognised the strength of our careers provision and the support students receive in preparing for their futures. Inspectors highlighted the school's "expert career guidance", which enables students to progress to "highly aspirational higher education and apprenticeships".
Email: edwardss@thehowardschool.co.uk
Phone: 01634 388765 Ext 3014
Mrs Mason
Careers Co-ordinator & Advisor
My key responsibility is to provide an engaging and meaningful careers programme for all students. I aim to offer good quality, impartial careers advice ensuring that all students have the best possible foundation to base their future choices and pathways on.
Email: masonk@thehowardschool.co.uk
Phone: 01634 388765 Ext 3035
Careers & Enterprise Team
Our Careers & Enterprise Coordinator, Ewa, works closely with our team to bring our careers programme to life. Ewa is supported by our Enterprise Advisor, Lee (Managing Director of Oxden Floors), who brings valuable insight from the world of work to help strengthen our offer and connect students with real-world experiences.
Further Information
Destination Data
When students leave The Howard School, either in Year 11 or Year 13, it is important to us that we ensure they have secured a place for their future.
Below shows our Year 11 cohorts intended destinations:
Below shows our Year 13 cohorts intended destinations:
Gatsby Benchmarks
The Howard School is committed to meeting and exceeding the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks.
CDI Framework
The CDIs Career Development Framework describes the six learning outcomes that our career development programme focusses on to ensure all students develop the career development skills that they need to have positive careers.
More information can be found in the links below. The next annual review of the careers provision and policy will take place in June 2025.
How We Measure Our Careers Programme
At our school, we want every student to feel confident, informed, and ready to make decisions about their future. To help us measure how well our careers programme is supporting learners, we use the Future Skills Questionnaire (FSQ).
The FSQ is a simple online tool that helps us understand how “career-ready” our students feel at different stages of their education. It gives us valuable insights so we can:
- Identify areas where learners may need extra support
- Plan targeted interventions to guide students effectively
- Evaluate and improve our careers programme
- Show the real impact of careers education in our school
The questionnaire has been carefully developed with careers leaders and experts, and it is mapped against the Gatsby Benchmarks, the CDI Framework learning outcomes, and the Skills Builder framework for essential skills. This means it’s a reliable way to measure progress and ensure our programme meets national standards.