Careers Staff
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The Careers Leader and Careers Adviser is Emma Higman. Mrs Higman holds a Level 7 qualification in Careers Guidance & Education. She is in school 4 days a week, and is based in the Careers Room, near to Reception. Any students wishing to book an appointment please email emmahigman@hea.ac.uk
- The Senior Leadership Careers Lead is Emily Bowhill, who is also Assistant Principal and Head of Sixth Form. She can be contacted via email at emilybowhill@hea.ac.uk
- Our Careers Link Governor is Colin Cattanach (PAL).
- We also have a business Enterprise Adviser (EA), Martin Symons from Heidelberg Materials who is linked to our school and offers support from a business perspective on our careers curriculum.
- We work in partnership with the Somerset Careers Hub and Huish Episcopi Academy are implementing and evaluated on the Gatsby Foundation’s eight Career Benchmarks of good practice.
The Provider Access Statement can be found below.
Careers Programme Overview
Unifrog
In keeping with our commitment to provide students with outstanding careers guidance and tailored support when choosing their next step after school, we are using Unifrog; an award-winning, online careers platform. All students have access to this website.
The Unifrog platform is designed to support learners in making the most informed decisions about their futures and has a range of tools that are suitable for all year groups. Each student has their own personal account (via their school Microsoft account) that provides a wide range of information related to their interests and aspirations. Key features of the platform include:
- Exploring Pathways – personality quizzes, career and subject profiles, MOOCs and webinars.
- Recording – self-reflection about extracurricular activities and key employability skills.
- Opportunities – search tools showing live vacancies/courses/placements for apprenticeships, universities (in the UK and abroad), FE, virtual work experience and much more.
- Applications – tools to help students build applications for a range of pathways (e.g., CVs, Personal Statements, Common App Essays)
We have also set up a parent login so that you can use Unifrog as if you were a student yourself, allowing you to support your child throughout the process. The sign-up code you need is: HEASfamily and you can sign up here: Code - Unifrog
For more information, visit www.unifrog.org
