Careers and Aspirations

"Every young person deserves an equal opportunity to be the best version of themselves with access to a fantastic careers programme, relevant resources, curriculum-based activities, with both educational and work experience, so they can fulfil their potential."  

"No matter what your ability is, effort, passion and belief are what ignite that ability and can turn this into an accomplishment." 

Careers Advisor – Miss A Koppoe

a.koppoe@oakwoodacademy.org.uk

Mission Statement
We are passionate about giving our students the best possible advice and guidance for their futures. We provide this guidance through a variety of ways, including from our own highly trained and experienced staff along with making use of expertise from other organisations.

We believe that students should have the opportunity to see the world of work; both within their curriculum providing real examples of work-based activity and relevance, as well as being able to speak to people from across a diverse range of different work settings.

We make use of online learning tools for career related guidance, and have provided links here to specific sites which we believe are informative and suitable for young people thinking about their futures.

Careers Documents
Please see below for key documents outlining Careers provision at The Oakwood Academy

• Careers Roadmap 
• Provider Access Policy 2025-26
• Year 11 Destination Data

Labour Market Information
We are keen to ensure that students have access to up-to-date information about the labour market, and provide them with access to a number of resources such as the online platform Unifrog.

Careers websites and tools