New Hall School Careers Programme – Years 7, 8 Intent: The Careers Programme for students in Years 7 and 8 intends to provide a range of information and experiences that will enable students to develop an awareness of their strengths and opportunities in the labour market, and how this can help them to make informed decisions about their GCSE options. Implementation: Students will complete dedicated Careers lessons through the PSHEE programme, and these will be supported by careers learning delivered in lessons, linking careers to the curriculum, visiting speakers and co-curricular activities. Impact: Students will be more aware of their own skills and how they link to future careers in the modern labour market and will feel confident in choosing their GCSE options. Year 7 Delivery PSHEE Lessons x 4 55 minute lessons
Content 1 - Who am I? Self-reflection, self-awareness. Students explore their own identity, culture and characteristics and why they are all important when researching careers. 2 – Managing your career Students consider what “career” means to them and discuss key trends and how they could impact their future. 3 - Working and Earning Students identify some of their employment rights as a school-age worker, calculate a monthly wage from an hourly rate or annual salary and list some essential and non-essential expenditure when creating a budget. 4 - Careers and the Future Students explore how careers have changed over time, compare “then and now” facts about careers and make predictions about future jobs.
Framework/ Benchmark CDI: Grow throughout Life GB: 2, 3, 8 CDI: Manage Career GB: 2, 7, 8 CDI: Balance Life and Work GB: 2, 3, 6, 7 CDI: See the Big Picture GB: 2, 3, 6
Employer Talks Subject Based Lessons Assemblies
Programme of lunchtime employer talks available for students to sign up to. All students must attend at least one talk per year and record their attendance on Unifrog. All subjects deliver careers related activities to highlight how their subject links to future pathways and skills development.
CDI: Create Opportunities GB: 3, 5 CDI: Explore Possibilities GB: 2, 4
Careers related assembly delivered to all year groups during National Careers Week.
CDI: Explore Possibilities, Create Opportunities GB: 2, 5
Apprenticeship awareness activities available to all students during National Apprenticeship Week. Cocurricular Activities National Careers Challenge
Apprenticeship talks delivered during National Apprenticeship Week. All students are encouraged to take part in a rich and varied programme of co-curricular activities and record them on Unifrog. See the co-curricular programme. All students take part in the National Careers Challenge. Students work in small groups to complete a challenge set by employers to simulate a real-life business task. The aim is to develop an awareness of employability skills.
CDI: Create Opportunities, Balance Life and Work, Explore Possibilities GB: 3 CDI: Grow throughout Life, Create Opportunities, See the Big Picture GB: 1, 4
Year 8 Delivery PSHEE Lessons x 3 (25-30 minutes per session)
Employer Talks Subject Based
Content 1 - What are my interests? Students describe their interests and draw the connections with career pathways through participation in the NHS Careers Competition.
Framework/ Benchmark CDI: Grow throughout Life GB: 2, 3, 8
2 - Job Applications and CVs Students develop an understanding of how employers recruit staff through participation in the NHS Careers Competition.
CDI: Explore Possibilities GB: 2, 7
3 - Challenges and rewards of work Students identify some of the rewards and challenges associated with working and define what having a growth mindset means.
CDI: Manage Career GB: 2, 7, 8
4 - Creating the life you want: making a vision board Students describe what they want their life to look like in the future and draw connections between their skills, abilities and interests to formulate realistic goals for the future.
CDI: Create Opportunities GB: 2, 6, 7
5 - What does success mean to you? Students define what success means to them by ranking measures of success, identifying their own successes and linking them to different career paths.
CDI: Balance Life and Work GB: 2, 3, 6, 7
6 - Careers and the Climate Students explore ’green’ careers and identify ways that careers can positively or negatively impact climate change. Programme of lunchtime employer talks available for students to sign up to. Students must attend at least one talk per year and record their attendance on Unifrog. All subjects deliver careers related activities to highlight how their subject links to future pathways and skills development.
CDI: See the Big Picture GB: 2, 3, 6 CDI: Create Opportunities GB: 3, 5 CDI: Explore Possibilities GB: 2, 4
Lessons Assemblies Careers related assembly delivered to all year groups during National Careers Week. Apprenticeship awareness activities available to all students during National Apprenticeship Week. Cocurricular Activities Employer Workshops
Apprenticeship talks delivered during National Apprenticeship Week. All students are encouraged to take part in a rich and varied programme of co-curricular activities. See the co-curricular programme. All students take part in an employer led workshop as part of the NHS Careers Competition designed to highlight the range of opportunities available and the employability skills employers look for.
CDI: Explore Possibilities, Create Opportunities GB: 2, 5 CDI: Create Opportunities, Balance Life and Work, Explore Possibilities GB: 3 CDI: Explore Possibilities, Create Opportunities, See the Big Picture GB: 1, 2, 4, 5