If students have any general questions about careers, higher education, future plans or work experience, they should speak to Mr Mansfield
Students have access to a wide range of careers support at Highgate Wood School. Students from any year group can access guidance from our professional careers advisers by emailing careers@hws.haringey.sch.uk to book an appointment.
Careers Team: Mr Nick Charlesworth
Email: careers@hws.haringey.sch.uk
Pupils, parents, teachers and employers may also access further information about the careers programme by contacting the Careers Leader directly.
Our professional career advisors are able to offer expert, impartial guidance on the following topics:
• Career Planning
• UCAS advice
• Apprenticeships and Employment with Training
• Work Shadowing
• A Level choice
• Degree choice
• Degree study in Europe and beyond
• Personal statements
• Student finance
• CVs, applications, cover letters and interview skills
• Interest guides
• School leaver opportunities – apprenticeships, jobs & training schemes
All students have access to one guidance interview at KS4 and a second interview at KS5. In addition to guidance students also receive careers input via Life Skills. Those needing specific help with transition from KS4 to KS5 will be seen more than once in Years 11 and 13.
Year 7:
• Introduction into careers and introduction to Unifrog.
• Ambitions – who inspires you? What/who do you want to be?
• What is a Career and what skills will I need?
Year 8:
• Job of the Week – 20 common job and Career profiles.
• Unifrog – Types of Career and the World of Work.
Year 9:
• Unifrog – Transition to GCSE and Beyond.
• Career Sector profiles – 44 Employment sectors – Part 1.
Year 10:
• Work experience, Highgate Wood Careers Fair – meeting employees.
• Career Sector profiles – 44 Employment sectors – Part 2.
• Unifrog – The World of Work.
• Unifrog – Routes into Work.
Year 11:
• Careers Fair where students will be able to meet employers, employees and other education providers.
• Unifrog – Post-16 options – what are the options and which is most suitable.
• Post 16 Taster Day. A day in the life of a 6th Form Student.
Year 12:
• University visit.
• University Careers fair (Tottenham Stadium)
• Work experience.
• Visiting speakers from local employers, universities and apprenticeship providers.
• Oxbridge application screening.
Year 13:
• Support and presentations on CVs, Letters and Application formats.
• A Level results and clearing service.
• UCAS Evening.
Highgate Wood School in the first instance, measures and assesses its career programme against the Gatsby Career Benchmarks using Compass+
Our key priorities for 2025-26 are:
To move forward the more comprehensive use of Unifrog across all years and transition points