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Vyne Vista

Careers at The Vyne

Explore your future. Understand your options. Take your next step.

Vyne Vista is The Vyne School's careers programme. It helps every student look ahead with confidence, raise their aspirations, understand the choices available to them and take practical steps towards a future that is right for them.

What is Vyne Vista?

Vyne Vista is The Vyne School's careers programme. Its aim is to help every student look ahead with confidence, raise their aspirations, understand the choices available to them, and take practical steps towards a future that is right for them.

Through Vyne Vista, students will explore a wide range of pathways, including college, vocational courses, apprenticeships, technical qualifications, higher education and employment. They will take part in careers lessons, employer encounters, workplace experiences, college and provider events, application support, personal guidance and activities that link learning in school to life beyond The Vyne.

Our programme is planned around the Gatsby Benchmarks, helping us provide a stable, meaningful and inclusive careers offer for every year group. It reflects our DOVE values of Determination, Opportunity, Valour and Empathy, while promoting respect, aspiration, equality and the confidence to contribute positively to society.

Vyne Vista is here to support students and families at each stage of the journey, helping every young person discover possibilities, make informed choices and move forward with ambition, independence and hope.

 

Your Vyne Vista Journey

Students build knowledge, skills and confidence over time through lessons, tutor activities, Careers Checkpoints, employer encounters, provider events, guidance meetings and wider opportunities.

Year 7 – Discover

Students reflect on who they are, explore dream jobs, learn what we mean by a career, find out about entrepreneurship, consider work-life balance and begin thinking about the future of work.

Year 8 – Explore

Students reflect on their interests, learn about CVs and workplaces, consider what success means to them and explore how careers connect to the climate and wider world.

Year 9 – Decide

Students reflect on their skills, choose KS4 options, explore learning pathways after school, take control of their career journey, learn about money and explore labour market information.

Year 10 – Prepare

Students reflect on their career journey, explore employer profiles and career types, prepare for Work Experience, learn about workplace wellbeing and begin looking ahead to post-16 pathways.

Year 11 – Progress

Students focus on post-16 choices, compare pathways, research paid and voluntary work, consider AI and the future of jobs, reflect on employability skills and prepare for successful transition.

 

Quality, Impact & Destinations

The Vyne School has achieved national recognition through the Quality in Careers Standard using the Career Mark approach provided by Complete Careers. This award reflects the school's commitment to high-quality careers education, information, advice and guidance for students.

Destination data helps us understand the next steps students take after Year 11 and how well our programme supports positive progression into education, employment or training. Published destination information should always be aggregated and anonymised.

Vyne Vista is reviewed regularly to help ensure that the programme remains effective, inclusive and relevant. We use a range of evidence to evaluate careers provision, including student voice, staff feedback, employer and provider feedback, guidance records, destination information and review against the Gatsby Benchmarks. 

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Our Partnership with Fujitsu

We are proud of our ongoing partnership with Fujitsu, which provides students with meaningful opportunities to learn from employers and understand how skills developed in school connect to the modern workplace.

Through this partnership, students have experienced activities such as enterprise projects, CV and interview preparation, apprenticeship awareness, workplace insight and employer-led support. These opportunities help students build confidence, develop employability skills and see the relevance of their learning beyond the classroom.

Partnerships like this are an important part of Vyne Vista because they help students connect aspiration with real examples of employment, training and progression.

 

Explore Careers & Labour Market Information

Students and families can use the resources below to explore careers, qualifications, apprenticeships, university options and labour market information. Students should also use Unifrog and speak to the Careers Team if they need help planning their next step.

 

Explore careers

• Careers linked to subjectsExplore how school subjects can connect to future careers and different job sectors.

• Skills for CareersFind information about training routes, skills, apprenticeships and future options.

• CareerpilotResearch jobs, qualifications, pathways and choices after Year 11.

• icouldWatch real career stories and explore ideas for your future.

• National Careers ServiceExplore job profiles, salaries, skills, entry routes and career ideas.

• SpringpodAccess virtual work experience opportunities and online career programmes.

• Success at SchoolFind careers advice, employer information, study guidance and pathway information.

• Not Going To UniExplore apprenticeships, training routes and alternatives to university.

• Child employmentCheck the rules for part-time work and employment for young people.

 

Apprenticeships

• Amazing ApprenticeshipsFind student and parent friendly information about apprenticeships and technical education.

• The Apprenticeship GuideExplore apprenticeship sectors, job roles and apprenticeship pathways.

• Find an ApprenticeshipSearch and apply for current apprenticeship vacancies in England.

 

University and degrees

• ProspectsExplore careers, degree routes, job profiles and graduate pathways.

• UCASResearch university courses, apprenticeships, entry requirements and future study options.

 

Labour market information

• National Careers Service job profilesExplore jobs, salaries, skills and future opportunities.

• NomisView official local labour market and census information.

• Office for National StatisticsFind official data about jobs, employment, pay and the labour market.

 

Unifrog

Unifrog is an online careers and destinations platform used by students at The Vyne. It helps students explore their interests, research future pathways and understand the steps they can take to prepare for their next stage of education, training or employment.

Through Unifrog, students can explore careers, apprenticeships, college courses, university options, school leaver programmes and a range of wider enrichment opportunities. The platform also supports students with developing employability skills, recording activities, writing CVs and preparing personal statements.

Unifrog is used as part of the Vyne Vista careers programme to help students make informed decisions, keep track of their progress and build a stronger picture of their future options.

 

The video below gives parents an idea of what it has to offer:

Introducing parents and guardians to Unifrog

Personal Careers Guidance

Students can access impartial careers guidance to help them understand their options and make informed decisions. All Year 11 students are supported with their next steps, and additional guidance can be requested by students, parents, carers or staff where needed.

What guidance can cover

Post-16 options, applications, apprenticeships, training routes, CVs, interviews, careers research and transition support.

How students access support

Students can speak to their tutor, Head of Year, the Careers Adviser or the Careers Leader.

Additional support

Students who need extra help with transition can receive more targeted guidance and follow-up.

What to expect from a careers interview 

 

Parents & Carers

Parents and carers play an important role in helping young people think about their future. This section brings together information to help families understand post-16 options, apprenticeships, technical education, labour market information and the support available through Vyne Vista.

Understanding pathways

Clear information about sixth form, college, apprenticeships, technical routes and other supported pathways.

Supporting applications

Guidance on deadlines, open events, applications, interviews and decision-making.

Using labour market information

Support for understanding how local and national employment information can inform choices.

 

Getting help

How parents and carers can contact the Careers Team if their child needs additional support.

 

Education & Training Providers

The Vyne School welcomes contact from education and training providers who can help students understand the full range of routes available after Year 11, including sixth form, further education, apprenticeships, technical education, vocational courses and training routes.

 

Who this is for

Colleges, sixth forms, apprenticeship providers, training providers, universities, employers and organisations offering education or training pathways.

 

What providers can offer

Assemblies, small-group sessions, information events, curriculum-linked activities, careers fairs, transition support or targeted guidance.

 

How to request access

Read the Provider Access Policy and contact the Careers Leader with details of the proposed activity.

Contact Vyne Vista

Careers Team and review information

Students, parents, carers, employers and providers can contact the Careers Team for information about careers education, employer encounters, provider access, post-16 pathways, Work Experience or personal careers guidance.

Students can also speak to their tutor, Head of Year, Careers Adviser or the Careers Leader if they need support with future choices.

 

Careers Leader

Mr G Scott – Careers Lead.

Email: g.scott@vyne.hants.sch.uk