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Activities inside school form time career lessons:
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Term
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Activity
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Aim
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Gatsby Benchmarks
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1
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Primary to secondary transition
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To help and support
students in making the transition from primary school to secondary school.To offer support for
students on developing valuable skills for education and the ‘World of Works’
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1
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2
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Character and Personal development
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To achieve achievable
goals that the students can work towardsTo identify practical
steps to build employability skillsTo understand work behavioursTo explore enterprise
and creative skills
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1, 2, 3 and 5
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3
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Employment skills
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To develop negotiating
and persuasion skillsTo research different
careers
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1, 2, 3, 4, and 8
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1
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Money, budgeting and numeracy
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To understand money
habits, money personalities and the difference between needs and wantsTo understand budgetingTo understand how bank
accounts work, and to read statements and track transactionsTo identify common
money-related mistakes and how to secure one’s self from financial threat.
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1, and 2
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2
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Enterprise skills
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To equip students with
an adaptable approach to solving problemsTo identify ways in how
to approach a challenge with a positive mindsetPractice enterprise
skillsTo research different
careers
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1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
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3
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Character and personal development
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To recognise and
understand key skills sought by employers and needed in the workplace
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1, 2, 3 and 5
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1
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Digital skills, data and technology
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To learn the correct
etiquettes on writing emailsTo understand the
consequences of misusing social mediaTo learn about coding
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2
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2
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Character and personal development
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To improve innovationTo understand the
benefits of facing a challengeTo develop the skill and
a positive mindset
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1, 2, 3 and 5
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3
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Entering Work experience
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To understand successful
and effective networkingTo understand the
purpose, prepare and practice for an interview
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2, 3,4 and 5
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1
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Vocational routes- CV writing
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To recognise key
characteristics about the students personalityTo design a CV and
understand the two formats of a CVTo compose a cover
letterTo identify mistakes one
may make on their CV
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2, 3,4 and 5
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2
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Money, budgeting and numeracy
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The disadvantages and
advantages of credit cardsTo understand how pay
and payslips workTo explore financial
risk, insurance and fraudTo understand the
different technologies are available to manage money
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1, and 2
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3
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Post 16 options
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Students will identify
the different routes for Post 16 optionsTo research a post 16 route
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,1, 2, 3, 7
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1
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Skills for future workplace
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To identify the types of
behaviour that will impress employers.To practice problem and
opportunity solvingTo design a work
suitable presentationTo understand effective
note-taking and how to assess reliable information
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2, 4 and 5
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2
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Digital skills, data and technology
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To understand the
correct etiquettes for work emails and using the internet at workTo identify the positive
and negative uses of social media.
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2
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Additional activities and services throughout the year: Alumni talk, Big Bang Science Fair, Masterclass, Visit sixth forms / colleges, Work experience, Personal guidance, Guest speakers, etc.
