BFMAT: Careers Entitlement 2026-2027
Better Futures Multi Academy Trust (BFMAT) is committed to providing impartial information, advice and guidance on education, training, and employment opportunities to prospective, current, and former learners. We ensure high quality, timely, accurate and impartial careers education, information advice and guidance (CEIAG) is provided to support individuals make informed decisions about their next steps for them to achieve personal and economic well-being throughout their lives. Find out more about our trust-wide offer to students: Careers Entitlement 2026-2027
Careers Support at Gateway College
The Careers and Employability Department at Gateway College are here to provide advice, information and guidance to help students and make positive decisions about their future career choices, whether this be progressing onto university, an apprenticeship, voluntary placements, or employment.
Contact Details
Head of Careers, Employability and Progression: Daisy Atwal
We offer the following services:
· One to one careers appointment with students
· UCAS application support
· Career and Progression Events
· Interactive personal statement, CV and mock interview workshops
· Contact with academic and industry professionals
· Support with work experience placements and visits to local employers
Click here to read the Gateway College Provider Access Policy
The College Careers Programme is set out to reflect the expectations of the Gatsby Benchmarks. This allows us to continue to provide an excellent careers and employability provision.
We also have a College SEND careers programme, which focuses on inclusion.
At Gateway College we use Labour Market Information and Destination Data when supporting students to make informed career decisions, creating a successful careers and employability programme.
Click here to access the World of Work guide for Leicester and Leicestershire
Take a look at some of our achievements:
Useful Links
We offer early applicant support for students aspiring to progress onto medicine, dentistry, and veterinary courses.
Careers Resources
Higher Education
UCAS | At the heart of connecting people to higher education
Apprenticeships
Teacher Zone – Amazing Apprenticeships
Not Going To Uni: Apprenticeships & Work Experience in the UK
Employment
Voluntary Placements
Do IT | Connecting people to do good things
Voluntary Action LeicesterShire (VAL) | Changing lives for the better
Careers and Employability Newsletter
Issue Seven: Click here to read
Issue Five: Click here to read
Issue Four: Click here to read
Issue Three: Click here to read
BfMAT Careers Connect Newsletters
BFMAT Careers Connect Issue One
BFMAT Careers Connect Issue Two
Careers and Employability Events Schedule
| Event name | Date |
| National T Level Week | 19th – 23rd October 2026 |
| T Level Employer Connect | 27th October 2026 |
| National Apprenticeship Week | 8th – 14th February 2027 |
| T Level Celebration Graduation Evening | 29th April 2027 |
| National Careers Week | 1st – 6th March 2027 |
| Progression Pathways Event | 6th May 2027 |
| Employer Breakfast | 11th February 2027 |
| Mock Interview Week | w/c 19th April 2027 |
Please see the careers college calendar for further insights into career related activities.
Gateway College Alumni Network
Are you a former Gateway College student?
If you are a former Gateway student, join our growing alumni family by clicking the link below:
At Gateway College we are busy growing your employees of the future. We need your help to raise student career aspirations and develop employability skills.
Ways that you could support:
· Be part of our mock interviews with Year 12 and 13 students
· Get involved in extracurricular clubs and activities
· Give an inspiring talk based on your industry or job role
· Be part of our discussions about pathways after college, e.g. apprenticeships
· Help champion specific issues and challenge barriers in the workplace around gender stereotyping, disability etc
· Help bring a subject lesson to life by linking it to your industry
· Offer a work experience placement for students at your business premises
Find us on social media
Gateway College Careers on LinkedIn
@careers_gateway on Twitter