Services for Young People (SfYP) has been delivering careers guidance services in schools and colleges for over 20 years. We continue to be the trusted provider of these services for most schools and colleges in Hertfordshire.
Our most popular traded service is Personal careers guidance interviews. These enable schools and colleges to fulfil their statutory duty to provide all Year 7 to Year 13 students with access to impartial careers guidance and achieve Gatsby Benchmark 8. All our services are delivered by qualified SfYP CEIAG Advisers who are skilled at tailoring careers guidance to individual needs in the context of the latest local labour market information.
This feedback received about our CEIAG Advisers during 2024 shows how highly schools value their work:
“Realistic post-16 plans”
“Both CEIAG Advisers are very organised and everything works smoothly in school. I appreciate how proactive they are with students and that they ensure a follow up meeting is organised if that would be of benefit. They both work hard to ensure all students have realistic post-16 plans in place.”
Careers Leader, Simon Balle School, Hertford
“Extremely knowledgeable”
“I feel blessed to have the CEIAG Adviser working in our school. I remain continually impressed with the connections she develops with the students. She is extremely knowledgeable, and I appreciate her proactivity.”
Lead Careers Practitioner, Hertfordshire and Essex High School, Bishop's Stortford
“Absolutely fabulous!”
“Our CEIAG Adviser is absolutely fabulous! The school is very happy with the service she delivers. She engages well with young people and always finds time to accommodate a student when they have extra needs. She knows the staff and students well and they get a lot out of the careers guidance sessions she provides.”
Deputy Headteacher, Monks Walk School, Welwyn Garden City
“Amazing”
“Our CEIAG Advisers are amazing. I really value the work they do in school, things just run smoothly and feedback from students is positive – I have never known so much demand for personal career guidance interviews!”
Assistant Headteacher, John Warner School, Hoddesdon
“A real asset to the school careers programme”
“Thank you so much for everything over the past year - you have been incredible, and we thoroughly praised you in our Ofsted careers meeting. You have been a real asset to the school careers programme."
Careers Leader, Broxbourne School
“Excellent services and support”
“Our CEIAG Adviser provides excellent services and support to the school... She fits in very well, is familiar with the school structures and processes and is always accommodating. Thank you for the role you play in supporting our students.”
Careers Subject Leader, Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School, Hatfield
“Positive outcomes”
“Our CEIAG Adviser is so supportive to our students. There have been some really positive outcomes from the work she does here.”
Assistant Head Teacher, Hertswood Academy, Borehamwood
SfYP also supports schools with:
• Work experience and encounters with employers, essential for developing students’ knowledge of the 'world of work' and enabling them to learn practical skills and make informed decisions about their next steps.
• Services for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND); tailored packages of careers guidance, bespoke work experience and supported employment.
• Preventative youth work to support students to overcome barriers to progression, raise their aspirations and ensure they are well-equipped for a successful transition to adulthood.
Get full details of SfYP’s services for schools and colleges here:
