Careers Learning Journey

 

Year 7 & 8

• National Careers Week ensures that students access a wide variety of careers information, including apprenticeships, post 16 options, local and national company interaction and opportunities to talk to professionals about their specific careers.

• Whole school use of careers directory including local business links.

• Women into Manufacturing and Engineering conference days.

• Opportunities for further career workshops from visiting professionals.

• During Tutor Time activities all students will be following a careers programme delivered by their form tutor.

• As part of the curriculum students will be timetabled to enterprise and careers lessons.

• Business Breakfasts with local companies.

 

Year 9

• National Careers Week ensures that students access a wide variety of careers information, including apprenticeships, post 16 options, local and national company interaction and opportunities to talk to professionals about their specific careers.

• Careers talks – specific to the interests of the Year group in line with data collated from tutor time activities.

• Whole school use of careers directory including local business links.

• Careers convention event with a minimum of 20 companies, including local and national companies and colleges.

• Women into Manufacturing and Engineering conference days.

• Opportunities for further career workshops from visiting professionals.

• Mentoring Scheme for highlighted students.

• Higher Education and Training workshops for highlighted and targeted students (NCOP).

• During Tutor Time activities all students will be following a careers programme delivered by their form tutor.

 

Year 10 & 11

• Work Experience Launch Evening.

• Support from learning mentors when applying and preparing for Work Experience placements.

• Launching and using logonmoveon when preparing personal statements and applications for post 16.

• Apprenticeship understanding and investigation at The National Apprenticeship Show.