Collyer’s Careers Programme
Collyer’s is committed to equipping students with high-quality, specialist advice and guidance which enables them to make informed choices about their career and progression routes.
Careers Lead |  |
Meet the Progression Team
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Rebecca AdamsCareers Lead 01403 210822 | Ian McAlister | James McLelland |
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Julie CrysellCareers Advisor (Level 7) | Georgina CampbellwoodWork Experience Co-ordinator | Beverley ValleySkills/Careers Governor |
As a founding member of the Horsham Learning Alliance, Collyer’s embraces the Trust’s aims of building opportunity for all students and establishing firm foundations of a happy, healthy and productive life that achieves individual goals. Our careers offer supports all students to develop skills for life and ambition for future steps.
- The Director of Personal Development and Director of Progression (H.E.) are responsible for the design and delivery of Collyer’s Careers Programme, which aims to equip students with the information, advice and guidance needed to make informed and aspirational decisions about the future.
- Progression support is built into our tutorial programme with regular ‘focus’ weeks and is underpinned by sequenced learning outcomes.
- Students access initial guidance through 1-1 meetings with their Tutors and Heads of House who help them form a tailored progression pathway through sixth form and beyond.
- Subject teachers include curriculum related progression information and experiences through engagement with their Subject Stakeholder Boards, ensuring that students’ careers planning is enhanced by their programme of study and wider Personal Development activities and events.
- Vice Principal Andrea John has oversight of Student Progression and Personal Development at Collyer’s.
Collyer’s maps the Careers Programme to the Gatsby Benchmarks, following the guidance set out in the Career Development Institute Careers Development Framework and the Statutory Careers guidance and access for education and training providers 2025.
| THE EIGHT GATSBY BENCHMARKS OF GOOD CAREER GUIDANCE ARE: |
| 1. A stable careers programme |
| 2. Learning from career and labour market information |
| 3. Addressing the needs of each pupil |
| 4. Linking curriculum learning to careers |
| 5. Encounters with employers and employees |
| 6. Experiences of workplaces |
| 7. Encounters with further and higher education |
| 8. Personal guidance |
Provider access + information for training providers
- Collyer’s adheres to Provider Access Legislation. Our PAL Policy can be viewed here.
- If you are an FE or training provider and wish to enquire about our post 18 information events, please contact Rebecca Adams, Director of Progression (Careers & Employability): rja@collyers.ac.uk or Ian McAlister, Director of Progression (Higher Education): im@collyers.ac.uk
Next review: Spring 2026 by SMT