- Careers delivered in PSHCE lessons which covers the following
- preferred style of learning and how to develop study, organisational, research and presentation skills
- to identify own strengths, interests, skills and qualities as part of the personal review and planning process, including their value to future employability and strategies for further developing them
- different types of work, including employment, self-employment and voluntary work; that everyone has a ‘career’ which is their pathway through life, education and work
- about the laws and by-laws relating to young people’s permitted hours and types of employment and how to minimise health and safety risks
- about different work roles and career pathways, including clarifying their own early aspirations
- about the labour market (including the diversity of local and national employment opportunities and about self-employment); about learning options, skills, occupations and progression routes
- about the choices available to them at the end of Key Stage 3, sources of information, advice and support, and the skills to manage this decision-making process
- the benefits of being ambitious and enterprising in all aspects of life
- the skills and qualities required to engage in enterprise, including seeing opportunity, managing risk, marketing, productivity, understanding the concept of quality, cash flow and profit
- the importance of protecting their own and others’ reputations; protecting their ‘online presence’: the concept of having a personal ‘brand’ that can be enhanced or damaged
- to assess and manage risk in relation to financial decisions that young people might make
- Use of Kudos online careers tool
- Careers seminars for Year 9 students ahead of options choices featuring different professionals from a wide range of careers. Recent visitors have included staff from: British Airways, Metropolitan Police, NHS, Marriott Hotels, Investment 2020, CONEL – Engineering faculty, ChoppyCuts Academy
- Year 9 Options evening
- Year 9 Taster Lessons
- Dedicated Year 9 Careers & Options Google Classroom to share opportunities for online careers webinars, virtual work experience placements, support to guide students through the options process
