Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG)

Creating the Workforce of Tomorrow 

Greater Peterborough UTC (GPUTC) is proud to be part of the Meridian Trust, a family of schools dedicated to providing high-quality education and outstanding career pathways.

Vision Statement

To be an outstanding Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM) provision that bridges the skills gap between education and industry. 
At GPUTC we do education differently ensuring every student has the opportunity to unlock their academic, social, and creative potential. By maximising meaningful opportunities to apply theoretical learning to real-world challenges through employer-led experiences, our students develop the confidence, technical ability, and professional behaviours to thrive in modern industry. 

Students will leave GPUTC with clear goals, industry-relevant skills, and the communication strengths needed for success in apprenticeships, workplace or higher education. 

Our Career Team – careers@gputc.org

Our Career Team

Policies and further information

Please click HERE to see an overview of our KS3, 4 and 5 careers programme for all year groups.

The Meridian Trust CEIAG Policy and the GPUTC Provider Access Policy can be found on our Policies Page.

All students have to continue in education or training until the end of the academic year in which
they are 18. This does not mean young people must stay in school. They will able to choose from:

• full-time education (e.g. at a school or college)
• an apprenticeship
• part-time education or training combined with one of the following:
• employment or self-employment for 20 hours or more a week
• volunteering for 20 hours or more a week.

As part of the Meridian Trust, GPUTC collaborates with other schools in the Trust to provide Meridian Career Pathways—a dedicated careers website designed to support parents and carers. Research shows that students turn to their parents first for advice on careers, qualifications, workplace expectations, and study choices.

With the education and qualification landscape evolving rapidly, Meridian Career Pathways offers practical guidance to help families navigate these changes. The website includes interactive activities, conversation starters, and useful resources to support students at every stage of their journey through a Meridian Trust school.

More information on choices and how parents can help their children can be found on the Meridian Career Pathways website Years 10 and 11 and Years 12 and 13.

Measuring the Impact

The careers programme at our school is monitored annually and this evaluation includes:

• A review of destination data as an outcome of the careers programme.
• A review of the programme against the Gatsby Benchmarks to ensure best practice.
• A review of data from Unifrog that feeds into the Gatsby Benchmarks.
• A review of the Future Skills Questionnaire which students take in years 7 and 10

Labour Market Information

We have to include, on our website, information on the labour market (LMI) both locally and
nationally. A key component of our careers provision is providing information to students on how to
look at labour market information, interpret the data and recognise professions, industries and jobs
which are both in demand or in decline. We teach, within our Career’s programme, LMI, and analyse
entry routes, salaries, skills and qualifications needed for a variety of roles, jobs and careers.

LMI- Labour Market Information – for Cambridge and Peterborough can be found below and for the
national trends click on Meridian Career Pathways website HERE