Careers Education

Millgate School

At Millgate School, we are passionate about supporting students through the process of deciding upon the direction they take after finishing school.  We provide impartial guidance and advice on further and higher education, training, or employment across pathways and involve many outside agencies such as employers and education providers.

Our Careers Leader is Zuber Ibrahim.  If you have any queries about careers, further and higher education or work experience, please contact him on 0116 2704922 or zibrahim@millgate.discoverytrust.org.

Student Area

Parent and Carer Area
Employer Area
Teacher Area

Meet our alumni

In this section, you will get to hear about some of our fantastic former students.  We will share their journey into the world of work or their next steps in education or training.  We are very proud of our alumni, and many give their time to come back and talk to our students.

Are you a former student from our school?  We’d love to hear your story and perhaps feature you on our website or invite you to call back to our school and talk about your career pathway.  There are lots of ways to do this but have a look at our Employer Area for some ideas and do get in touch!

Leicestershire’s Labour Market

We think Leicester and Leicestershire are amazing places to live and work.   As one of the most vibrant areas in the East Midlands, there is a lot to shout about.  In this section, we will start to share information about different industry sectors, career pathways, types of jobs and lots more for both parents/carers and students.
Quick fact… did you know in Leicester and Leicestershire over 99% of local businesses are micro (0-9 staff), small (10-49 staff) or medium enterprises (which employ 50 to 249 staff).  If that sounds interesting, you could visit the World of Work website, which has much more information on the local labour market with easy-to-read facts and figures.

We run lots of inspirational events for our students

From the point they join Millgate School, students get lots of opportunities to think about what their next best steps will be.  As part of this we will be shining a spotlight on events we put on with guest speakers from the world of work and education.  We will share the impact this can have on helping our students think about their futures and what has inspired their careers education journey so far.

Impact Report

This is the latest Gatsby Evaluation for Millgate School:

2. How we Assess Impact

How we measure and assess the impact of the careers programme

Millgate School works closely with the Leicester and Leicestershire Business and Skills Partnership (LLBSPP) Careers Hub. This is an external organisation that supports us to develop and strengthen our careers education strategy across the whole school. Millgate School is a member of the LLBSP Careers Hub.

At Millgate School, we use the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks and the Careers Development Institute framework as a foundation when planning our careers programme. The effectiveness of our provision is reviewed by the LLBSP and the Careers and Enterprise Company using the Compass Plus online evaluation tool. This tool is used by schools and colleges in England to support the analysis and evaluation of careers activity against the eight benchmarks of best practice. It ensures that the development of our careers strategy is ongoing. We will benchmark our schools against the Gatsby Benchmarks once per term.

In line with the recommendations set out in Gatsby Benchmark 1, we plan to review the published information on an annual basis, inviting feedback from key audiences in our stakeholder evaluation group. Millgate School will also be holding an annual Future Skills Questionnaire with the students during their transition years so that the programme has a youth voice.

Why we evaluate – This careers programme is evaluated every year to assess its efficacy and areas for improvement. Key stakeholders (students, parents, teachers and employers) provide feedback on their participation in activities via questionnaires, surveys and focus groups throughout the year. We use the evidence collected to inform continuous improvement of the programme.

How we evaluate – Millgate School have recruited an evaluation stakeholder group, whose purpose it is to provide a well-balanced view on the quality of the careers offer to students. The group is chaired by the school’s Enterprise Adviser (senior business volunteer). They meet once per year to review the evidence collected during the school year and consider their subjective experience and engagement with the programme. The Careers Leader creates an evidence pack for members of the group in advance of the annual evaluation meeting.

The school Careers Leader combines their own knowledge, evidence, and information with that from the stakeholder group and provides a short report with recommendations to SLT, towards the end of the summer term.

What we evaluate

Stakeholder Feedback – We review samples of stakeholder feedback collected using various methods after activities, events and experiences.

Implementation – We review what was actually delivered against the programme of planned activity and how well it went.

Impact – We measure key performance indicators linked directly to our vision and desired outcomes for our students.

How we assess impact

3. Provider Access Statement

Provider Access Policy – Millgate School

Written by Zuber Ibrahim
Creation date – September 2025
Approved by Governors – Autumn 2025
Next Review Date – Summer 2026

1. Introduction – This policy statement sets out the school’s arrangements for managing the access of providers to students at the school for the purpose of giving them information about the provider’s education or training offer. This complies with the school’s legal obligation under Section 42B of the Education Act 1997.

2. Student Entitlement – Students in years 5 – 11 are entitled:

• To find out about technical education qualifications and apprenticeship opportunities, as part of a careers programme which provides information on the full range of education and training options available at each transition point.
• To hear from a range of local providers about the opportunities they offer, including technical education and apprenticeships, through options evenings, assemblies, group discussions and taster events.
• To understand how to make applications for the full range of academic and technical courses.

3. Management of Provider Access Requests –

Procedure: A provider wishing to request access should contact Zuber Ibrahim, Careers Leader, on 0116 2704922 or zibrahim@millgate.discoverytrust.org

Opportunities for access: A number of events, integrated into the school’s careers programme, will offer providers an opportunity to come into school (this could be virtually) to speak to students and/or their parents.

Please speak to our Careers Leader to identify the most suitable opportunity for you. The school policies on Safeguarding and visitors sets out the school’s approach to allowing providers into school as visitors to talk to our students. Click here to access our safeguarding policy.

4. Premises and facilities – The school will make the Canteen, Sports Hall or classroom available for discussions between the provider and student, as appropriate to the activity. The school will also make available projectors and other specialist equipment to support provider presentations. The use of Microsoft Teams can also be arranged if required. This will all be discussed and agreed in advance of the visit with the Careers Leader or a member of the pastoral team.

Providers are welcome to leave a copy of their prospectus or other relevant course literature at the main reception or provide an electronic copy to be placed in the Careers MSTeams.