Year 8

Sustainable Careers Programme

Learning from Careers and Labour Market information

Addressing the Needs of Each Pupil

Linking Curriculum Learning to Careers

Encounters with Employers and Employees

Experiences of Workplaces

All students have explored the full range of post 16 options available and potential careers that might link to these. 

Students are able to list all post 16 available and name some local providers.

Students can list a range of career routes possible into a chosen industry.

2, 4

Assembly

• Introduction to post 16 options and the variety of routes career progression can take.

• Increase student awareness of the specific routes open to them post 16 and to understand that there are often more than one route to any given career.

• September

3, 8

PSHE/Tutor Time

• Start Profile – update personal profile

• Students are able to access an up to date list of career suggestions

• November

• Start Profile – students complete the Modules on ‘Making Post 16 Choices’

• Students have access to unbiased information on all post 16 options.

• December

• Start Profile – students are given the opportunity to explore the different possible routes into their favoured careers/industries

• Students can list the different routes possible into a chosen career industry.

• December

4, 5, 6

Curriculum linked career events/talks/visits

• STEM day – within STEM day events there is a focus on looking at the types of careers linked to STEM including employers/employees

• Students have a better appreciation of the variety of career roles available to them in the STEM industries

• March

1, 2, 3

Families and Carers

• Allocated slot in parent information evening dedicated to sharing the careers programme and highlighting support resources.

• Raise the profile of the role of careers education.

• TBC