Careers Programme
| Year Group | Autumn Term | Spring Term | Summer Term |
| Year 7 | 9 week block of career lessons. Students will use Unifrog to research a variety of careers. They will identify their own strengths and skills and match them to careers. Students will develop workplace skills such as; communication, teamwork and creativity through a group project. | 9 week block of career lessons. Students will use Unifrog to research a variety of careers. They will identify their own strengths and skills and match them to careers. Students will develop workplace skills such as; communication, teamwork and creativity through a group project. | 9 week block of career lessons. Students will use Unifrog to research a variety of careers. They will identify their own strengths and skills and match them to careers. Students will develop workplace skills such as; communication, teamwork and creativity through a group project. |
| Y7 Enrichment Activities | University interaction across the year. | Career assembly from external speaker for all of year 7. STEM event | 8 Ways to be Great celebration with professional business people |
| Year 8 | 9 week block of career lessons building on students’ understanding of ‘soft skills’, encouraging them to develop these through independent and group tasks. Use Unifrog to study career pathways and understand jobs of the future and the skills relevant to those. | 9 week block of career lessons building on students’ understanding of ‘soft skills’, encouraging them to develop these through independent and group tasks. Use Unifrog to study career pathways and understand jobs of the future and the skills relevant to those. | 9 week block of career lessons building on students’ understanding of ‘soft skills’, encouraging them to develop these through independent and group tasks. Use Unifrog to study career pathways and understand jobs of the future and the skills relevant to those. |
| Y8 Enrichment Activities | Career assembly from external speaker | Career Encounters across subjects. Digital Workshop for selected students. STEM event | 8 Ways to Be Great networking lunch. Science Career Day run by a range of external business professionals |
| Year 9 | 9 week block of career lessons focusing on learning skills to gain a First Aid qualification. Students develop their knowledge of a wide range of careers in Medicine and Health. | 9 week block of career lessons focusing on learning skills to gain a First Aid qualification. Students develop their knowledge of a wide range of careers in Medicine and Health. | 9 week block of career lessons focusing on learning skills to gain a First Aid qualification. Students develop their knowledge of a wide range of careers in Medicine and Health. |
| Y9 Enrichment Activities | Career Market Fair for parents and students | Inspirational Speaker pre options. Subject Options Evening with links to Careers and external presenters from Further Education. STEM event & Medical talk | Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award |
| Year 10 | NCS present at Parents Evening. Career Market Fair | Getting placements for work experience. Future Job Market assembly | 1 week work experience. Mock interview with business person on career day. Create a CV. Start 1:1 interviews with Connexions. Taster session at Salford College |
| Year 11 | Double lesson of EE working through college application forms and Personal Statements. Assemblies from different business/providers, Sixth Form and Further Education. 1:1 interview with Connexions. College open days visits. Career Market Fair | Information through EE lessons on apprenticeships. Preparation for college interviews. 1:1 interview with Connections. Professional contact working with individuals who have applied for Apprenticeships. NCS present in assembly/EE lessons. | Join the SHS Alumni. |
Career lessons in KS3
We run bespoke career lessons throughout years 7, 8 and 9, where pupils can learn about the World of work, get an understanding of their own personal strengths when working as a team and develop essential skills, such as First Aid and how to research their future pathways. Please see below the overview of these lessons.
Year 7
| Year 7 Curriculum Overview | Topic | Unit content |
| Term 1/2/3 | Introduction to Careers | In Year 7 we begin with a self-analysis, identifying strengths and interests, what type of learner students are and where their skills lie. We discuss aims and ambitions and research how these career goals may be achieved. Lessons then broaden out to give students a taste of a variety of different career fields and job roles within these, allowing students to become aware of possibilities they may never have considered or even heard of. Students develop transferable workplace skills such as; communication, leadership, teamwork and creativity when they are set a design brief to follow for a particular product. |
Year 8
| Year 8 Curriculum Overview | Topic | Unit content |
| Term 1/2/3 | World of Work | In Year 8 we introduce ‘soft’ skills to students encouraging them to identify strengths and areas to improve. Tasks are built into lessons to provide development of these skills. We explore communication, problem solving, teamwork and presenting, building students confidence in these skills. We focus on real life work examples to engage students. We use Unifrog to track students’ progress. Students get an opportunity to research ‘Jobs of the Future’ looking into the potential career trends that will develop and how their interests and skills match these. |
Year 9
| Year 9 Curriculum Overview | Topic | Unit content |
| Term 1/2/3 | Basic First Aid | The First Aid course that we run is an award-winning course (UK Heartsafe Education Award Winner 2018). The course is delivered by qualified First Aid Instructors who are allowed to issue First Aid certificates when students have successfully completing the unit. |
| The 8-week course also links into our careers unit and it incorporates skills that we need in the world of work. | ||
| Week one – What is the point of First Aid? (Primary Survey, Secondary Survey, Recovery Position) | ||
| Week two – CPR | ||
| Week three – AED machines | ||
| Week four – Burns and Scalds | ||
| Week five – Wounds and Bleeding | ||
| Week six – Practical exam | ||
| Week seven – Learning Log part one; Why does First Aid Matter? | ||
| Week eight – Learning Log part two; How does First Aid link into potential careers? |
