Careers Programme
Options
Download our Year 9 Options booklet here.
Careers programme
Download our Careers Programme Information for 2023-24 here and our Careers Education and Guidance Policy from our Policies page.
The following websites are also useful for careers information, including CV writing, interview techniques, completing application forms, work experience, apprenticeships and much more:
- National Careers Service
- The Source (information and advice for young people in Suffolk)
- The Government’s website for apprenticeships, traineeships and internships
- Official website of the British Army
- Suffolk New College
- One, Sixth Form College, Suffolk
- Northgate High School
- The Sixth Form College, Colchester
Further reading
You might also find the following documents useful, when thinking about and planning your future.
- Options after Year 11 Guide for Students and Parents
- A Post-16 Guide for Students in Year 11
- A parent’s guide to apprenticeships
- Apprenticeships myth busting
- Types of apprenticeship
- Suffolk Work and Skills Booklet
- Jobs in Ipswich – from The Prince’s Responsible Business Network
Higher Education Champion
Click below to read about Janine Brownell, our Higher Education Champion. Janine can give you invaluable advice and support about your higher education options.
Information for employers
We believe that employers are an integral part of excellent careers advice. Click here to find out more.
Destination data information
Based on the most recent DfE data, 95% of Stoke High School Year 11 leavers in 2019 were in sustained education, employment or training, in the year after Key Stage 4, compared to the national average of 94%.
The majority of pupils continued into further education (46%) or attended Sixth Form (44%); 4% of pupils went into a sustained apprenticeship destination. 77% of pupils went on to Higher Education and 41% of these students studied at high-tariff universities.