Careers at MWA

Careers, education, information, advice and guidance programmes contribute to prepare students for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life. They help young people (students) make decisions and manage transitions as learners and workers. Monkton Wood Academy is committed to providing a planned programme of careers education for all students and provide information, advice and guidance in partnership with a number of independent bodies.

Careers Overview

There are eight ‘Gatsby benchmarks’ of good career guidance within schools. These are:
A stable careers programme
Learning from career and labour market information
Addressing the needs of each pupil
Linking curriculum learning to careers
Encounters with employers and employees
Experiences of workplaces
Encounters with further and higher education
Personal guidance

Through our careers programme, we aim to ensure that all these benchmarks have been well-met during a student’s educational journey with us. Our aspiration is to provide a meaningful careers experience within a stable careers programme (Gatsby benchmark 1) that is updated to reflect the ever-changing world around us.

Here is our MWA careers education timetable for 2025-26

CEIAG overview 2025-26 (Students and Families)

Careers Lead: Louise Husband can be contacted on 01823 412396 or email info@mwa.clf.uk