Careers Programme By Year Group
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Year group |
Provision |
Gatsby Bench- mark |
Impact |
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7 |
PSHE lessons: What is careers education, careers terminology, My career action plan, My strengths and interests My dream job. What is success The changing nature of the job market |
2, 3, 4 |
By the end of Y7, students will be able to identify their key strengths and qualities, begin to make links between curriculum subjects and careers and have begun to develop awareness of the changing job market and made a career action plan. |
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8 |
Career Fayres – Christmas and summer PSHE lessons: Entrepreneurial skills, Working in groups to set up a business for a craft fair. |
2, 3, 4
4,5 |
At the end of Y8, students will be aware of entrepreneurial skills and have worked in small groups to set up a small enterprise to raise money for the school’s charities. |
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9 |
Careers Advisor available at Parents' Evenings PSHE lessons Option choices – choosing the best options for your future Empowering Equality – celebrating Int Women’s Day & challenging stereotypes |
2,3,7,8
2,3,5,7 |
At the end of Y9, students will understand how best to make decisions for career choices and make the best possible selection of GCSE subjects. They will have met and had the opportunity to discuss career choices with employers and career advisors. They will have some understanding of the importance of being broadminded in considering future job roles and to challenge stereotyping. |
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10 |
Trip to Bath College ICE (Informal Careers Event) Study Skills Evening to introduce work Experience Careers Advisor available at Parents' Evenings PSHE lessons: Competencies Employability skills Writing a CV Preparing for work Experience Protection at work Career Pilot ICT program Future Apprenticeship and Jobs Fair, Bath College at the Guildhall, Bath CURO construction visit, new Mulberry Park site visit 1:1/group career appointment Study Skills Evening to launch Work Experience in September Work Experience placement |
2,5,7
2,3,8 3,4 |
At the end of Y10, students will have a greater understanding of the world of work, especially through their work experience placement. They will have met with several employers, and apprenticeship provides and trainers and will be able to begin thinking about employability, which careers appeal to them and to set realistic future goals. They will be given help to write a CV and know how they are protected by the law at work.
They will have had the opportunity to visit the Apprenticeship fair and have met with several employers at the careers event.
Students will be introduced to Work experience at the Study Skills Evening in October. They should find their own Work experience, but will have one to one interviews with the Careers Adviser and meet with their tutors |
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11 |
Trip to Bath College ICE (Informal Careers Event)Bath University Study Skills Day Inventing Futures programme, Year 11 Careers Advisor available at Parents' Evenings PSHE lessons Post 16 choices Writing a cover letter Interview skills 1:1/group career appointment |
2,3,8 |
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12 |
Trip to Bath Spa University for students interested in business or teaching courses Bath University Study Skills Day FutureFirst (alumni organisation) - Choices boost workshops Access to Bath Bristol widening participation scheme Assemblies/visiting speakers workshops and assemblies ICE (Informal Careers Event) Careers Advisor available at Parents' Evenings |
4,7
3,4,7 3,5
5,7 |
By the end of year 12, students will have met with a number of employers at the Careers event. They will be aware of courses at university and the application process. They will have help writing a personal statement and applying to UCAS |
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13 |
Trip to Bath College ICE (Informal Careers Event)
FutureFirst (alumni organisation) - Choices boost workshops
Unifrog Careers Advisor available at Parents' Evenings |
PSHE Programme
PSHE – Careers teaching programme 2022-23 – Overview
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Year group |
Lesson |
Lesson topic |
Objectives |
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7 |
1 |
Who Am I and where might I go? |
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2 |
My skills and strengths |
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3 |
The range of Jobs available - Local market Information
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Year group |
Lesson |
Lesson topic |
Objectives |
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8 |
1 |
Introduction to Craft Fayre and entrepreneurial skills |
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2 |
Planning mini enterprise |
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3 |
Planning and organising mini enterprise |
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Year group |
Lesson |
Lesson topic |
Objectives |
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9 |
1 |
Employability Skills
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To recap what hard and soft skills are and how they can be transferable. To identify own employability skills To critically evaluate the importance of identifying employability skills |
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2 |
WON Pathways |
To develop awareness of pathways options from GCSE. To start planning pathway To develop awareness of the changing world of jobs
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3 |
Working from 14
Employment rights |
To understand the legislation relating to employment To describe the opportunities offered by working at 14 To develop awareness of harassment in the workplace |
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Year group |
Lesson |
Lesson topic |
Objectives |
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10 |
1 |
CV writing Covers letters |
To identify the value of a CV To understand how to write a CV To apply the rules to write a CV |
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2 |
Interviews Skills |
To understand how to formulate strong answers to person and position specific questions To know how to research a company To know how to conduct oneself in an interview
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3 |
Networking and how to create opportunities online. How to create a Linkedin Profile |
To understand the career benefits that networking can offer To explain how online social networks can be used to network effectively To understand the benefits of practising inclusive behaviour in a networking context. |
Page Break
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Year group |
Lesson |
Lesson topic |
Objectives |
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11 |
1 |
Post 16 choices |
To develop awareness of the choices available Post 16 To explore the advantages and disadvantages of each To plan and research the routes students plan to take
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2 |
Online Presence in the workplace |
To understand what is meant by online reputation To identify ways information can be shared online with different people and the positive and negative impact this can have To show how posts that can help to build a positive online reputation
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3 |
Interview Skill lesson 2 |
To start planning for an interview The understand the different types of interviews To practise for an interview through role play |