The aim is to provide students with a greater understanding of the opportunities that are available at the end of Year 11. This is achieved by supporting students to become more self-aware and to develop their action planning skills, so they can make informed choices and be on a good career path. Through career exploration, students learn about the opportunities that exist and plan to realise their ambitions.
Our objectives are achieved by:
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Visits from speakers.
- Delivering careers lessons.
- Arranging work experience.
- Having a careers fair where students have the opportunity to meet local and national employers and universities.
- Liaising with the Positive Steps who employ and provide our careers advisors.
- Encouraging students to use recommended websites to find the latest information on training, employment, apprenticeships, Further Education and Higher Education.
In Years 8 and 9
Students are entitled to:
- A term per year of dedicated tutorial lessons on careers activities regarding self-awareness, different types of careers and action planning.
- An introduction to the library and the careers area.
- Access to recommended careers software.
- Help when your child chooses their Key Stage 4 options.
- Help on choosing their work experience work in Year 10/Y11
- Time after progress updates for reviewing current progress and target setting.
- Attending a careers fair.