Bauhaus Education CEO Tutu Alaka knows first-hand how it feels to be steered towards a career that isn't the right fit.

"My mum wanted me to be a doctor, but I didn't want to," she recalls. "I've had many students tell me similar stories - they feel pushed towards careers that don't match their interests or strengths."

Before becoming CEO, Tutu was Head of Careers at Thomas Beckett School in Northampton, where she led careers guidance to show young people there are many different routes to achieving their dreams. That belief sits at the heart of the one-to-one career guidance Bauhaus offers today.

More than one route

"There is almost always more than one route to the destination they want to reach," says Tutu.

That's why every Bauhaus career guidance session is a genuine conversation, not a script. Our qualified, CDI-accredited advisors explore what a young person enjoys, what they'd choose to do if money weren't a factor, and how their current grades and ambitions line up. Rather than pointing them towards a single fixed path, they help build a realistic, personal picture of their options.

Every session ends with a written action plan for the student to take away, covering practical next steps such as:

• Post-16 and post-18 options, including A-Levels, apprenticeships and vocational routes

• University choices and course research

• Apprenticeship and employment routes

• T-levels

• Interview preparation and application support

• A clear plan to close the gap if ambitions and current grades don't match up

Why reliability matters to schools

Every school must provide students with one-to-one career guidance at least twice: once between Years 9 and 12, and again between Years 10 and 13. Ofsted checks this as part of its inspections. Yet nationally, almost a quarter of schools and colleges are still falling short of the expected standard for personal guidance.

We know first-hand how disruptive it is when a careers provider misses sessions or falls through at short notice, and how much that costs schools in time, planning and trust. So our approach is built around reliability: advisors who turn up, sessions that go ahead as planned, and clear reporting schools can use for their own data and Ofsted evidence.

We also provide regular reporting on attendance and each student's emerging destination, helping schools track outcomes and reduce the number of young people who leave education without a clear next step.

Support wherever you are

Our exam centres are based in Northampton and Nottingham, but our career guidance service is UK-wide. We work with schools and local authorities further afield by placing a qualified, locally based advisor directly with them, so students get the same consistent, one-to-one support wherever they are.

We work with schools and colleges, multi-academy trusts, local authorities and virtual schools, as well as home-educated learners and their families, individual students and parents, and adult learners and career changers. Sessions are available face-to-face or online.

We are Ofsted-registered, and our career guidance advisors are CDI-accredited and DBS-checked. Whether we're working with one student or a whole year group, every session is delivered to the same professional standard.

"Nothing beats seeing a student's confidence grow and their aspirations soar," says Tutu.

Wherever you are based in the UK, if you would like to talk about career guidance for your school, trust or family, get in touch for a free consultation.