This section of the Countesthorpe Academy website is aimed at helping parents and carers source information to help support young people in their future decisions. Use the button below to access the Talking Futures resource that provides free resources, activities and practical guidance to help you support your child’s careers and education choices.
Careers – Parents and Carers
Education Options
There are a variety of educational routes available to students when they leave Countesthorpe Academy. Click each link below to find out more.
Further Education Colleges
Types of jobs
Students who have a vision of where they want to be in the future may find it easier to plan their next steps more easily. To help students and parents to get an idea of what types of jobs are out there we would suggest looking at a number of these websites:
Local Opportunities
With developments in technology there are now numerous jobs that did not exist 10 years ago. It is important to keep up to date with what is happening locally, nationally and internationally. In regard to local opportunities, the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) are leading the way in a number of exciting developments with a range of sectors including space, low carbon, and digital. Click the buttons below for more information.
- Short video guide to the labour market
- Watch our film about Low Carbon jobs and careers
- Watch our film about Digital and Creative jobs and careers
- Watch our jobs and career videos from lots of other local industries
Below you will find some useful posters and booklets to understand the different qualifications, our students’ career journey and other resources.
- Download our helpful qualifications chart
- Download our Young Persons ‘World of Work’ guide
- See our full careers programme for students (coming soon!)
- See how our students will receive careers education during their time with us (coming soon!)