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Activities inside school form time career lessons:
Term
|
Activity
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Aim
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Gatsby Benchmarks
|
1
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Primary to secondary transition
|
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’
|
1
|
2
|
Character and Personal development
|
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
|
1, 2, 3 and 5
|
3
|
Employment skills
|
To develop negotiating
and persuasion skillsTo research different
careers
|
1, 2, 3, 4, and 8
|
1
|
Money, budgeting and numeracy
|
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.
|
1, and 2
|
2
|
Enterprise skills
|
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
|
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
|
3
|
Character and personal development
|
To recognise and
understand key skills sought by employers and needed in the workplace
|
1, 2, 3 and 5
|
1
|
Digital skills, data and technology
|
To learn the correct
etiquettes on writing emailsTo understand the
consequences of misusing social mediaTo learn about coding
|
2
|
2
|
Character and personal development
|
To improve innovationTo understand the
benefits of facing a challengeTo develop the skill and
a positive mindset
|
1, 2, 3 and 5
|
3
|
Entering Work experience
|
To understand successful
and effective networkingTo understand the
purpose, prepare and practice for an interview
|
2, 3,4 and 5
|
1
|
Vocational routes- CV writing
|
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
|
2, 3,4 and 5
|
2
|
Money, budgeting and numeracy
|
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
|
1, and 2
|
3
|
Post 16 options
|
Students will identify
the different routes for Post 16 optionsTo research a post 16 route
|
,1, 2, 3, 7
|
1
|
Skills for future workplace
|
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
|
2, 4 and 5
|
2
|
Digital skills, data and technology
|
To understand the
correct etiquettes for work emails and using the internet at workTo identify the positive
and negative uses of social media.
|
2
|
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.