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Your careers entitlement
Careers education is about much more than choosing a job. It helps you understand yourself, explore opportunities, build skills and make informed choices about your future.
As a student at Wigston Academy or Wigston College, you can expect:
- Age-appropriate careers education from Year 7-13.
- Information about academic, technical, vocational and apprenticeship pathways.
- Access to current labour market information.
- Meaningful encounters with employers and employees.
- Experiences of workplaces.
- Encounters with colleges, universities, apprenticeship and training providers.
- Careers links within subject lessons.
- Access to impartial personal careers guidance at important transition points.
- Additional support where your individual needs or circumstances require it.
How to get help
Speak to your tutor, Progress Leader, sixth-form team or a member of the careers team. You can also email careers@wigstonmat.org.
Unifrog
Students use Unifrog to explore careers and courses, record activities, compare pathways and prepare applications. Login guidance and activities will be shared through school and college.