Advice for Students

Your Career Activities by Year Group

Year 7 and 8.   

Year 7 and 8 is all about developing self-awareness and discovering the types of careers that are out there in the big wide world;

• Introduction to Careers – career anagrams to raise awareness of different jobs and discussion on the different jobs roles in our school.
• Employer Talks
• Introduction to the Careers Adviser and the A-Z of Careers
• Timeline of key events in our life and identifying skills and qualities

Year 9

• Considering Options – introduction to the careers websites and linking subjects to careers
• Local labour market information. ‘What Makes a good…..’
• Employer Talk
• Individual guidance interviews

Year 10

• Raising aspirations and stereotyping
• Employer Talk
• ‘What Makes You Tick?’ personality test and job values
• Individual guidance interviews

Year 11

• Decision Making
• Self-Awareness recap
• Opportunity Awareness – apprenticeships, traineeships, supported internships and further education
• CV Writing/updating and covering letters
• Application forms and where to look for jobs
• Interview Preparation including a mock interview with local employers
• Financial Support for students
• Careers Day, with visits from local employers, colleges and training providers.
• Employer talk and visit
• Visits to local employment environments
• College Taster Day
• Individual guidance interviews
• Evaluation

Year 12-14.   

All students work towards a qualification in Employability at Entry Level 3 upwards which focuses on their employability skills and career planning. Students also complete the activities below to enhance their learning.

• Vocational Tasters and visits to different working environments to compare and contrast (construction workshops, modern busy offices, animal care, horticulture and engineering)
• Sessions with Job Centre Plus around applying for jobs, interview preparation and local labour market information
• Visits to local colleges and training providers
• Apprenticeship Workshop.
• Individual work placements linked to a student’s vocational interests.
• Individual guidance interviews
• Regular Career Planning updates