Woolston Brook School

Objectives:

• Understanding different career pathways
• Introduction to various career sectors and typical and pathways.
• Awareness of various career sectors and potential career paths.

Objectives:

• Identifying personal strengths and skills
• Activities to help students identify their skills and strengths.
• Insight into their personal skills and how these can influence career choices.

Objectives:

• Creating effective CVs and cover letters
• Workshop on writing professional CVs and cover letters.
• Skills in creating effective, tailored CVs and cover letters.

Objectives:

• Preparing for job interviews
• Role-play and tips for conducting oneself in job interviews.
• Techniques and behaviours for successful job interview performances.

Objectives:

• Understand the range of career opportunities
• Introduction to various career sectors and typical roles within
• Overview of key industries and roles, understanding of job sectors

Objectives:

• Explore how labour markets are structured and function
• Discussion on local, national, and global labour markets
• Understanding of economic factors influencing labour markets

Objectives:

• Learn to interpret and use labour market information
• Exercises on using LMI tools and data sources
• Ability to use LMI in career planning, understanding data sources

Objectives:

• Apply knowledge of labour market to personal career planning
• Students reflect on their skills and interests, align with LMI
• Applying LMI to personal career aspirations, future planning skills

Objectives:

• Understand different career paths
• Introduction to a variety of career pathways including vocational, academic, and apprenticeships.
• Awareness of different career options and entry requirements.

Objectives:

• Identify personal interests and skills
• Activities to help students assess their own skills and preferences in relation to careers.
• How to self-assess skills and interests related to careers.

Objectives:

• Learn about the world of work
• Discussion and guest speaker on workplace environments, expectations, and the reality of different sectors.
• Insights into the functioning of various industries and workplace expectations.

Objectives:

• Simulation of job application process
• Mock job applications, writing CVs and cover letters, followed by peer review.
• Practical skills in applying for jobs, including CV and cover letter writing.

Objectives:

• Understanding how curriculum subjects link to careers
• Introduction to the concept of career pathways linked to subjects.
• Overview of how different subjects can lead to various career paths.

Objectives:

• Exploring career options related to STEM subjects
• Focus on how STEM subjects influence careers in technology and science.
• Insight into specific careers in engineering, IT, science, and mathematics.

Objectives:

• Career planning and skills assessment
• Students assess their skills and interests and align them with potential career paths.
• Skills for self-assessment and alignment with career pathways.

Objectives:

• Understanding the job market and future trends
• Discussion on emerging careers and the future job market.
• Knowledge of up-and-coming industries and required skills for future jobs.

Objectives:

• Understand different types of employment sectors.
• Introduction to various employment sectors and industries
• Different sectors such as public, private and third sector, including key examples.

Objectives:

• Explore roles and responsibilities in workplaces.
• Discuss the roles and responsibilities of various jobs within selected sectors.
• Specific job roles and their responsibilities in different sectors.

Objectives:

• Investigate employer expectations.
• Discussion and role-play on employer expectations in the workplace.
• Key skills and attributes expected by employers, such as punctuality, teamwork, and communication skills.

Objectives:

• Reflect on personal skills and career planning.
• Students assess their own skills and interests and explore potential career paths.
• Understanding of personal skills and how they align with career options and planning.

Objectives:

• Understand different types of work and workplaces.
• Introduction to various industries and their work environments.
• Overview of different sectors like healthcare, IT, education, and engineering.

Objectives:

• Explore the roles and responsibilities of job positions.
• Students research specific job roles within chosen sectors and present findings.
• Detailed understanding of specific job roles and the skills required for them.

Objectives:

• Investigate the pathways to different careers.
• Overview of academic and vocational pathways leading to various professions including case studies.
• Knowledge of different educational and training pathways necessary for specified careers.

Objectives:

• Reflect on personal interests and potential career paths.
• Students complete a self-assessment to identify interests and potential careers, followed by goal setting.
• Self-awareness of own interests/skills and an action plan outlining steps towards a potential career path.

Objectives:

• To understand different types of further education
• Introduce various forms of further education including sixth form, colleges, and apprenticeships.
• Different pathways into further education and their distinctive features.

Objectives:

• To explore higher education options Discussion of universities, T-levels, and degree apprenticeships.
• Explore entry requirements and course options.
• Understanding of what higher education entails, including types of courses and their requirements.

Objectives:

• To learn about the application processes
• Workshop on filling out UCAS applications, writing personal statements, and preparing for interviews.
• Knowledge of how to apply to university and other higher education institutions.

Objectives:

• To consider alternative pathways
• Explore gap years, work experience, and studying abroad including Erasmus+ programs.
• Alternatives to traditional education paths and how they can also lead to successful career and life outcomes.

Objectives:

• Understand the range of opportunities available post-16.
• Introduction to different career paths including apprenticeships, universities, and vocational training. Discussions on future trends.
• Awareness of various career paths and entry requirements.

Objectives:

• Explore how personal aspirations can be matched with career paths.
• Students take personality and career aptitude tests to identify suitable careers, followed by researching these fields.
• Understanding of personal interests and how they align with professional opportunities.

Objectives:

• Develop understanding of job application processes.
• Workshops on writing CVs, covering letters and practising interview techniques. Mock interviews conducted.
• Skills in CV writing, cover letter composition, and interview techniques.