At Barr Beacon School we work in partnership with a wide range of employers and education providers to offer an inspiring, supportive and motivational careers programme for everyone. Our shared goal is to broaden our pupil’s horizons, raise aspirations and challenge stereotypical thinking. We aim to give every pupil to best chance at progressing onto their chosen career pathway, through careers events that showcase the full range of options available, and by helping pupils to navigate that choice with well-informed, up-to-date and impartial advice and guidance.
The careers programme at Barr Beacon School goes beyond helping pupils to figure out what their next steps should be; it helps pupils to recognise their own strengths and interests and to continually develop the essential employability and life skills to make successful applications to their chosen pathways. Our extra and super-curricular opportunities, alongside our Skills 4 Life approach, help pupils to see the value in everything they do and empowers them to thrive in the workplace.
Barr Beacon School has been recognised for its excellent work within careers. In 2025 we achieved the Gold National Quality in Careers Standard and since 2018 we have been supporting the work of the West Midlands Careers Hub.
Meet Your
Careers Lead
Miss Killick is on hand to provide advise and guidance and plays a pivotal role in empowering our pupils to make informed decisions about their career paths and supporting them in achieving their professional goals. You can contact Miss Killick via postbox@barrbeaconschool.co.uk or 0121 366 6600.
Pupils can book a meeting by asking their tutor or speaking to Miss Killick in the Sixth Form Office. You can also email your request directly to Miss Killick.
Useful careers guidance resources that have been carefully produced for pupils, parents, carers, and teachers can be found on this website. A summary of our careers programme can be accessed here.
Our Provider Access Policy, which will be useful to employers and prospective volunteers, can be found HERE
Globalbridge
Globalbridge is a free, online careers platform that empowers our pupils to showcase their talents and stand out from the crowd. Pupils create a media rich online profile showcasing their academic and wider achievements and track the skills they develop through their experiences in and out of school. In the future, this can be used as a digital CV or record of achievement. With lifetime access to the platform, pupils can continue building their profile after leaving school. Globalbridge also gives students access to a wide range of career insights with employers.
Careers Guidance
Explore our Careers website and all the tabs above for a wealth of resources on various career paths and next steps.
Calling All Alumni
If you’re a former student of Barr Beacon School, we want to hear from you!
Your experiences since leaving could help to motivate and inspire our current students to feel more confident in making decisions about their future. We’d love you to join our Alumni Network and stay connected with the school.
You can choose how and when you help – perhaps you can act as a career and education role model, provide work experience or become a mentor in person or online.
To sign up, just follow this link and fill in the online form – we promise it will only take a couple of minutes
