Our careers programme starts with our Futures lessons in years 7 and 8. Each student has 1 futures lesson per fortnight, during these lessons they will explore a vast array of careers, coupled with understanding their post 16 opportunities.
The intent of this programme is to equip our students make incredibly well informed choices about their option subjects in Key Stage 4 and begin visualising their preferences Post 16.
Year 7 |
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1 – Settling in quiz |
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2 – Travel magazine/road safety |
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3 – Intro. Careers mind map & futures introduction. |
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4 – Hard & soft skills. |
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5 – Medical/caring professions |
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6 – Animal care careers |
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7 – Police and other uniformed services |
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8 – Business & finance |
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9 – Sports/fitness industry |
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10 – Creative industry |
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11 – Hospitality & catering |
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12 – Construction & trade careers |
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13 – Education, early years, teaching |
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14 – STEM careers |
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15 – Computers, game, app, software design |
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16 – Environment, land, agriculture, environment |
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17 – Legal & law careers |
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18 – Re-visit hard & soft skills. Research lesson. |
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19 – Evaluation, reflection. Puzzle pack. |
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1 – Intro. Soft & hard skills recap. BBC IPlayer s1 ep 1 |
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2 – Journalism, writing, editing, publishing |
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3 – Media/television/advertising |
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4 – Revisit healthcare. BBC IPlayer s1ep 2 |
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5 – Customer service. BBC IPlayer s1 ep 3 |
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6 – Languages |
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7 – Retail & manufacturing. BBC IPlayer s1 ep 4 |
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8 – Soft skills review & next steps. BBC IPlayer S1 ep 5. |
Spring | ||
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9 – Qualifications explained. Ucas career quiz |
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10 – Degree Vs Apprenticeship – Ucas website research |
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11 – Research project |
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12 – Research project |
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13 – What is a CV, what goes on an application form? |
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14 – CV continued, cover letter & interview practice |
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15 – CV & interview practice |
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16 – Performing arts, theatre, dance, drama, music |
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17 – Transport & logistics |
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18 –Self-employed, business owner |
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19 – Evaluation, reflection. Next steps. |
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