The design of our curriculum is destination-driven and tailored to the individual. In KS3 and KS4 students will follow the comprehensive Talentino curriculum that is specifically designed for students with SEND. At the college, students receive a quality, vocational-skills-based curriculum that includes the accredited Employability Skills qualification. Our dedicated staff encourages the development of students’ skills and strengths alongside nurturing their passions.  

Our careers programme is currently published in two formats. A video version will be coming in the Autumn term. 

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Students also receive impartial advice and guidance from Level 6 advisors working for Essex County Council as part of the EHCP process. 

We work tirelessly to ensure that our careers provision is impactful and of a high standard. The Gatsby benchmarks outline what the gold standard of careers provision within education is. They are:

1. A stable careers programme ​
2. Learning from careers and labour market information  ​
3. Addressing the needs of each student
4. Linking curriculum learning to careers
5. Encounters with employers and employees 
6. Experiences of workplaces 
7. Encounters with further and higher education
8. Personal guidance 

We evaluate our offering against the Gatsby benchmarks, with support from The Careers and Enterprise Company, every term and are beginning to regularly ask for feedback from students, staff, and parents/carers. This allows us to make informed decisions about our next steps.

The impact of the curriculum will be measured through several performance indicators going forward.

• We track our students for three years when they leave MFC and use the destination data to measure impact. Upon leaving us in 2025, 98.53% of our students had planned destinations. An outstanding 20.59% of our students obtained paid employment! We are proud to display student outcomes that exceed the national average for students with SEND.
• Our careers lead completes a termly evaluation on Compass+ alongside the Careers and Enterprise Company which is a clear provides a clear measure of impact. Data from this is used to create a careers strategy. (This is currently being updated, the current version can be found below). 
• Attainment of the Talentino curriculum is assessed via summative and formative assessment.
• AQA assessment points are used to measure students’ attainment against their Employability qualification. 
• We will also ask for regular feedback from teachers, external stakeholders, governors, SLT, and parents/carers in the form of questionnaires. This is especially true after events such as the SEND Forward fair.
• Students will be asked to complete the future skills questionnaire twice a year – in Autumn 1 and Summer 1.  

Please find below the PDF versions of the Careers Programme, Careers Strategy, Provider Access Policy, and Work Experience Policy below.

This information is due for review in September 2026. 

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