Woolston Brook School

Objectives:

• Understand different job roles and sectors.
• Introduction to various sectors like healthcare, business, and engineering.
• Discuss typical job roles in each. Knowledge of major sectors and typical roles within these sectors.

Objectives:

• Explore how personal interests link to careers.
• Pupils complete assessments to identify their strengths and interests. Discussion on how these can align with different careers.
• Understanding of how personal interests and strengths can guide career choices.

Objectives:

• Identify the skills employers look for.
• Discussion on soft skills (like teamwork, communication) and hard skills (specific to job roles) required in the workplace.
• Understanding of key skills valued by employers in different sectors.

Objectives:

• Plan for future studies and career paths.
• Pupils start to draft their own career action plans, setting short term and long-term goals based on their interests and the earlier lessons.
• Ability to set realistic career goals and understand the steps needed to achieve them.

Objectives:

• Understand different career paths
• Introduction to various career sectors and primary roles within them.
• Knowledge of various industries such as healthcare, technology, education, and engineering, and basic roles within these sectors.

Objectives:

• Explore the concept of labour markets
• Discussion on what labour markets are and how they function.
• Understanding of labour markets, supply and demand in employment, and how different factors affect the labour market.

Objectives:

• Investigate how personal interests align with careers
• Students assess their own interests and potential matching career paths.
• Skills in self-assessment relating to career interests and understanding of how personal preferences can influence career choice.

Objectives:

• Learn about educational pathways to desired careers
• Overview of different educational routes like apprenticeships and university.
• Insight into various educational pathways available in England, including vocational training, apprenticeships, and higher education options.

Objectives:

• Understand different career paths
• Introduction to various career options and industry sectors.
• Awareness of diverse career paths and basic understanding of different industries.

Objectives:

• Explore the concept of employability skills
• Discuss various skills needed for different types of jobs.
• Understanding of key employability skills, such as teamwork, communication, and problem-solving.

Objectives:

• Learn about educational pathways to careers
• Explanation of how different educational choices lead to different career opportunities.
• Knowledge of how GCSE choices, A-levels, apprenticeships, and university can impact career paths.

Objectives:

• Develop a basic personal careers plan
• Pupils create a simple career plan based on their interests and research.
• Skills in setting educational and career goals based on self assessment and research.

Objectives:

• Identify how subjects link to various careers
• Introduction to how different school subjects are applicable in various jobs
• Understanding of the relevance of subjects like Maths, Science, and English to specific careers

Objectives:

• Explore how skills developed in school are used in the workplace
• Discussion and activities on transferrable skills like teamwork and problem-solving
• Knowledge of key transferrable skills and their applicability in different job roles

Objectives:

1. Research careers in a specific sector
2. Pupils select a sector of interest and research related careers, using ICT
3. Detailed understanding of various roles within a chosen sector and the qualifications needed

Objectives:

• Presentation of findings and reflection
• Pupils prepare a short presentation on their chosen career sector and reflect on their learning
• Ability to articulate how education links to career choices and reflect on personal interests and potentials

Objectives:

• Understand the concept of employment
• Introduction to the world of work, different types of employment and employers.
• Definitions of employers and employees, types of employment (full-time, part-time).

Objectives:

• Explore various job roles and responsibilities
• Discussion and research on various job sectors and their specific roles.
• Insight into various job roles and the responsibilities they entail.

Objectives:

• Learn about the pathway from education to employment
• Activities involving mapping educational paths to specific careers.
• Knowledge on how different educational qualifications lead to specific careers.

Objectives:

• Develop communication skills for workplace interactions
• Role-play scenarios of job interviews and professional interactions at workplace.
• Skills in professional communication, interviewing techniques, and workplace etiquette.

Objectives:

• To understand different types of industries and jobs
• Introduction to various industries; focus on sector variety
• Knowledge of key sectors and types of jobs

Objectives:

• To learn about the skills required in diverse workplaces
• Discuss skills specific to various jobs
• Understanding of job-specific skills

Objectives:

• To understand the pathway for getting into different careers
• Talks from professionals, Q&A sessions
• Steps and qualifications needed for various careers

Objectives:

• To reflect on and evaluate their own workplace skills
• Self-assessment and peer-assessment on skills learned
• Skills evaluation and future learning focus

Objectives:

• Understand the concept of higher education
• Introduction to what higher education is and why it matters.
• Definition of higher education and its importance in career development.

Objectives:

• Explore different types of further education
• Discuss various forms of further education including colleges and apprenticeships.
• Different pathways available at further education level and their potential outcomes.

Objectives:

• Understand entry requirements and application process
• Workshop on UCAS and other application processes.
• Knowledge of entry requirements for different courses and how to apply.