"Empowering all to make appropriate choices and become happy, fulfilled individuals who are confident members of a modern society."
The main content of our Key Stage 3 and 4 careers education programme is delivered through six focus weeks, one per half term. During these weeks, the form time and assembly time is devoted to careers education. Each week is linked to a learning area of the CDI's Career Development Framework. In addition, opportunities across the curriculum are provided to the pupils, with the aim of increasing their aspiration and understanding of the world ahead of them.
Half Term 1
| Year | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Form Introduction to Career Development Framework | Form Sources of help- Introduction to Unifrog | Form Career influencers- personality, interests, work environment | Form Career influencers- Unifrog quizzes | Assembly Trying new things |
| 8 | Assembly What are skills?
| Form Why are skills important?
| Form Recording skills | Form Career influencers- Disability
| Form Career influencers- Family |
| 9 | Form Career influencers- Personality quiz
| Assembly Career influencers- Affluence | Form Career influencers- Uncertainty avoidance | Form Career influencers- Locus control | Form Sources of help- Careers team |
| 10 | Form What teachers want to say | Form The importance of work experience
| Assembly Work shadowing | Form Writing a formal letter | Form Sources of help- Careers team |
| 11 | Form What pathway next?
| Form Career influencers- Requirements | Form Career influencers- Mission | Assembly Career influencers- Job satisfaction
| Form Sources of help- Careers team |
Half Term 2
| Year | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Form Workplace culture | Form Types of workplace culture | Form Toxic work culture | Form Careers Fair | Assembly Human resources |
| 8 | Assembly Sources of help | Form Post-14 Compulsory | Form Post-14 Recommended | Form Decision making | Form Careers Fair
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| 9 | Form Post-16 options A-levels | Assembly Post-16 options Apprenticeships | Form Post-16 options BTECs | Form Post-16 options T-levels | Form Careers Fair |
| 10 | Form Post-16 Prospectus | Form Post-16 Open evenings | Assembly Qualification levels | Form Post-16 Taster days | Form Careers Fair |
| 11 | Form Post-18 options Higher Education | Form Post-18 options University | Form Post-18 options Apprenticeships | Assembly You and next year | Form Careers Fair |
Half Term 3
| Year | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Form My purpose? | Form My wants? | Form My journey? | Form My options? | Assembly My Choice? |
| 8 | Assembly Set-backs | Form Case study: Senior Lecturer | Form Case study: Environment Officer | Form Case study: Logistics Supervisor | Form Case study: General Manager
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| 9 | Form Rewards and challenges | Assembly "Find a job you love...." | Form Case study: Senior Staff Nurse | Form Case study: Health Visitor | Form Case study: Stunt Co-ordinator |
| 10 | Form Career planning process | Form Ready and willing? | Assembly Rational decision making? | Form Knowledge to make a decision? | Form Decision making techniques |
| 11 | Form Work to live or live to work? | Form Want do I want from work? | Form What can I offer work? | Assembly Perceived vs legitimate opportunities? | Form What does the work offer and need? |
Half Term 4
| Year | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Form What is initiative? | Form Showing initiative in school | Form Initiative plus innovation | Form Examples of initiative and innovation | Assembly Head of Sixth Form |
| 8 | Assembly Head of Sixth Form | Form What is a role model? | Form Example of a role model | Form Being a role model | Form Do we need role models?
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| 9 | Form What is an entrepreneur? | Assembly Head of Sixth Form | Form Historical entrepreneurs | Form Present day entrepreneurs | Form Social entrepreneurs |
| 10 | Form The success iceberg | Form Do GCSE grades matter? | Assembly Head of Sixth Form | Form Procrastinate? | Form Importance of super-curricular |
| 11 | Form Pushing your comfort zone | Form Benefit of higher GCSE results | Form Introduction to LinkedIn | Assembly Head of Sixth Form | Form Networking |
Half Term 5
| Year | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Form Everything in moderation | Form Balance wheel | Form Life-long learning | Form Goal setting | Form Mental health |
| 8 | Form Life roles | Form Balancing life roles | Form Trying our best | Form | Form |
| 9 | Form Budgeting and saving | Form Charity | Form Contract types I | Form Contract types II | Form Voluntary work |
| 10 | Form Protected characterisitcs | Form Protected charateristics: Case studies | Form Equality Act 'criticisms' | Form​ How does discrimination feel? | Form Dealing with discrimination |