Year 9 Wider Curriculum

On 9th March 2023 our Year 9 students engaged in a number of workshops all centred around Employability Skills: Finance, Business, and Oracy. In Finance, students learnt about different salaries for different jobs, discussed what they thought of these salaries and whether they were fair and learnt about the tax system. In Business they heard from entrepreneurs who had started a company from one idea and learnt about merits of the different employment options. In Digital Skills they learnt about the high percentage of jobs that require strong digital skills and had fun building a Pizza and had the opportunity to

The students had the opportunity to work with Wealden Works on the personable skills employers look for. Ms Taylor, our Careers lead, also spoke on opportunities in the local area. Wealden Works is an Employability Programme based in Heathfield and we were thrilled they took the day to work with all our Year 9 students. Students engaged in discussions about what is acceptable and not acceptable in the workplace and it gave everyone the opportunity to think about life as an employee and how to work with each other. Our Careers Lead, Ms Taylor, also spoke to the students about local opportunities and the skills employers are looking for. It also gave Ms Taylor the opportunity to explain the support that is offered over the next couple of years, including Careers interviews and a chance to visit a Careers Fair in Year 10.

We are very grateful to our Teachers for running engaging and informative workshops and to Wealden Works who were able to share useful advice to students as they start thinking about job applications and what it takes to be a successful applicant.