Careers Programme
The WA Careers programme is delivered through Personal Development time and through the curriculum. There are events for every year group, including careers carousels, work experience, careers trips, workshops and talks. Careers-related mentoring opportunities raise aspiration and promote social mobility.
This table shows the outline of our stable careers programme. Our programme supports students to:
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| Autumn (Terms 1 & 2) | Spring (Terms 3 & 4) | Summer (Terms 5 & 6) | ||
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| Year 7 | Lesson themes | Transition to KS3 support, understanding identity | Entrepreneurship and careers of the future | Understanding what a career is and work-life balance |
| Events and trips | Careers workshops from two external providers | University STEM events | Big Enterprise Competition | |
| Year 8 | Lesson themes | What are my interests? | Creating a vision board for the life you want, and the meaning of success | Job applications: superhero CVs |
| Green Careers Week | ||||
| Events and trips | Careers workshops from external providers Museum trip | University STEM events | ||
| Year 9 | Lesson themes | Transition to KS4/options support Focusing on a different subject each week Understanding learning pathways | Transition to KS4/options support. Focusing on a different subject each week Taking control of your career and decision making | Understanding Labour Market Information Working and earning: money management |
| Events and trips | Careers Carousel | Careers in Technology event | University STEM events | |
| Year 10 | Lesson themes | Focus on career journey; past present and future. Exploring employers. Psychometric tests. | Understanding your own personality, interests and strengths, and types of careers. Wellbeing at work. | Preparing for work experience Work experience week 2 - placements Careers in Business event |
| Preparing for transition to KS5 - discovering IBDP, IBCP, A levels, T levels, BTECs, Apprenticeships | ||||
| Events and trips | Music-related careers trip and workshop | Work experience week 1 Careers Fair Careers masterclasses and mentoring from external providers | Barclays LifeSkills workshops | |
| University trip | Mock interviews with external organisations Barclays LifeSkills workshop | |||
| Oxford and Cambridge University trips | ||||
| Year 11 | Lesson themes | Post 16 choices, options, decision making. Apprenticeships and higher education | Researching volunteering and paid work. AI and future opportunities | Preparing for success |
| Events and trips | One to one careers meetings with Level 6 qualified adviser | Post 16 options - SEND | Careers mentoring from external provider | |
| Employability skills mentoring from external provider | Careers Fair | |||
| Year 12 | Lesson themes | Post 18 choices, using psychometric tests | What makes a ‘good’ employer? | Personal branding |
| Networking and entrepreneurship | Preparing for university and apprenticeship applications | |||
| Events and trips | Green Careers Week | Careers masterclasses and mentoring from external providers | Work experience - placement Careers Fair | |
| Alumni event | UCAS Exhibition | University visit One to one careers meetings with Level 6 qualified adviser | ||
| Finance-related careers trip Career programme with social mobility charity | Career programme with social mobility charity | Career programme with social mobility charity CV and interview workshops | ||
| Year 13 | Lesson themes | Preparing for university and apprenticeship applications | Apprenticeships, finding the best fit | (Exams) |
| Events and trips | Westminster Career Pathways talk Careers masterclasses and mentoring from external providers | Managing transitions at 18+ | IBDP/IBCP Results Day - one to one support available | |
| Career programme with social mobility charity |
Read more about our Careers provision here.