Year 7
Developing awareness of careers
- What is a job?
- How is school preparing me?
- How to make decisions
- Creating a plan and achieving my goals
- Being aware of the main learning pathways
Tinker Tailor Careers Programme
Year 8
Encountering information
- Where can I find Labour Market Information?
- Different types of jobs
- How organisations select people
- Understanding Business and Industry
- Valuing equality, diversity and inclusion
- What to think about when choosing GCSEs
Year 9
Nurturing curiosity
- Choosing the right pathways
- Importance of curiosity
- Building confidence and optimism about the future
- What skills are my subjects teaching me?
- Difference between a job, a career and a calling
Year 10
Developing self-awareness
- Importance of career management
- Making informed decisions
- Increasing self-awareness
- Awareness of opportunities
- How recruitment and selection processes work and how to succeed
Year 11
Awareness of opportunities
- What jobs are my personality, skills and interests suited to?
- Work experience – Why? How? Alternatives?
- Building a personal brand – CV and online
- Where could my subjects take me?
- Recognising the value of being challenged and trying new things
- Reflecting on and recording achievements, experiences, learning and employability
Year 12
Reflecting on experiences
- Choosing the right path – uni, apprenticeship or alternatives
- Developing a clear direction of travel and pursuing it
- Researching and reflecting on workplace culture and expectations
- Considering the risks and rewards of different pathways/careers
Year 13
Developing plans and strengths
- What will make me employable?
- Maintaining my personal and professional development
- Transferring skills, experiences and knowledge to the world of work
- Analysing and preparing for recruitment and selection processes
- Building confidence and optimism about the future
- Continued Professional Development at university and beyond
- Transitioning from education to employment