Careers - Students

The James Hornsby School wants you to have a successful future! Here you will find resources to help you with your careers research and development of your employability skills. There is also information and resources to support you in researching and making decisions about your next steps. In addition, we would like to remind you of your entitlement and our expectations:

As a learner, you are entitled to:

Be provided with the opportunity to learn the skills and gain the knowledge you will need to secure training/employment after leaving school
Be offered support as you need it
Have access to Careers Information, Advice and Guidance which is up to date, comprehensive and unbiased, including information about the job market
Have access to professional and expert guidance when you need it
Have access to information about all the options/pathways open to you once you leave school

We expect you to:

Be active in helping yourself as well as expecting us to help you
Be prepared to be realistic in considering the range of options available and in making your own choices about
Be prepared to learn and stretch yourself in order to reach your potential
Be respectful of others, especially those who visit the school to support your career learning

Careers Research

As part of your careers research, you should be aware which job areas will have the most opportunities and which areas may be in decline. This information is called Labour Market Information (LMI) and also covers the average salaries for each type of job. The following infographic is the latest LMI to be released for the Basildon area.