Careers Programme
Below is information about our Careers Programme for the academic year. The numbers in brackets correspond to which criteria of the Gatsby benchmarks they meet, which are as below:
| Number | Benchmark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stable Careers Programme |
| 2 | Learning from career and labour market |
| 3 | Addressing the need of each pupil |
| 4 | Linking curriculum learning to careers |
| 5 | Encounters with Employers and Employee |
| 6 | Experience of Workplaces |
| 7 | Encounters with Further and Higher Education |
| 8 | Personal Guidance |
Year 7
| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|
| Stereotype Day (2, 3, 4, 5) | Morgan Stanley Sustainability Project Launch | Morgan Stanley Project Celebration (2, 4, 5) |
| Motivational Speaker (5) | The Brilliant Club (1, 3, 4, 5, 7) | The Brilliant Club (1, 3, 4, 5, 7) |
| Unifrog launch, Tutor Programme, Future Skills Questionnaire (1, 2, 3, 6, 7) | Girton College Cambridge Programme (1 - 8) | Girton College Cambridge Programme (1 - 8) |
| Labour Market Video (2) | Assemblies & Enrichment Day (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7) | University Visit (7) |
| Aspire to HE - Future Thinking (5, 7) | Careers within the Curriculum audit (4) | Unifrog tutor programme (2, 3, 6, 7) |
| Unifrog tutor programme (2, 3, 6, 7) | ||
| National Apprenticeship Week - Form Time activities (4) | ||
| National Careers Week - Form Time activity (4) | ||
| Employer Pathway talk (2, 5) | ||
Year 8
| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|
| Stereotype Day - Employer Pathways Talk (2, 3, 4, 5) | RSA8 Sustainability Project | Unifrog tutor programme (2, 3, 6, 7) |
| Unifrog launch, tutor programme, questionnaire (2, 3, 6, 7) | Unifrog tutor programme (2, 3, 6, 7) | Barclays life skills |
| Aspire to HE "Future Thinking" (3, 7, 8) | National Apprenticeship Week - Form Time activity (4) | Sci-Fest Festival |
| Campus Experience Day (3, 7) | National Careers Week - Form Time activity (4) | |
| Girton College Postcard Competition - "I aspire to go to university because ..." | Employer Pathways talk (2, 5) |
Year 9
| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|
| Employers assembly - Local Labour Market (2, 5) | Exploring my interests (1, 2, 7) | What does success mean? (2, 3, 6, 7) |
| Provider Access Legislation (PAL) assembly from Nova Training provider (1, 7) | What is a career? (1, 2, 7, 8) | Decision making (2, 7, 8) |
| Unifrog launch, tutor programme, questionnaire (2, 3, 6 ,7) | Entrepreneurship (2, 6, 7) | Your particular skills (2, 3, 8) |
| Employer Pathways talk (2, 5) | What lies in the future? (2, 3, 6) | Life after school (2, 7) |
| Curriculum Vitae (2, 7) | Careers and the climate (2, 3, 6) | |
| Challenges and Rewards of work (2, 7, 8) | Managing money (2, 3, 6, 7) | |
| Life mapping (2, 6, 7) | The labour market (2, 3, 6) |
Year 10
| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|
| Work Experience Launch (5, 2) | Dell - Meet the Team virtual session (5) | SEND work programme in collaboration with Aspire to HE (2, 3, 5, 6) |
| University Talk (7) | Mock Interview Day (3, 5, 8) | DWP Interview techniques (5) |
| Post 16 Choices (7) | Aspire to HE Campus Experience Day (7) | CV Writing Session (5) |
| Employer Pathways talk (2, 5) | Armed Forces Day (1 - 3, 5 - 8) | Attend Work Experience (5, 2) |
| Girton College Cambridge roadshow | Rise - 3 hour confidence workshop (5) | |
| Metro Bank visit |
Year 11
| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|
| Year 11 Pathways assembly (2, 8) | Open Day dates shared (8) | Destination Data Check and Support (3) |
| Year 11 Aspirations Survey (3) | SEND Outreach trips to colleges and training providers (3, 7, 8) | Transition Programme - visits to colleges and sixth forms (7) |
| Post 16 Open Evening (Universities, 7) | 1 to 1 Guidance interviews (3, 8) | 1 to 1 Guidance interviews (mop up. 3, 8) |
| Personal Development tutor programme (2, 3, 6, 7) | College Application drop-in session (8) | |
| 1 to 1 Guidance interviews (3, 8) | ||
| Aspire to HE - Campus Experience Day (7) | ||
| Motivational Speaker (5) | ||
| Push - revision session (3) | ||
| Unifrog launch, tutor programme, questionnaire (2, 3, 6, 7) | ||
| Employer Pathways talk (2, 5) |
Year 12
| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|
| Future Fridays Tutor Programme (1, 2, 3, 8) | Future Fridays tutor programme (1, 2, 3, 8) | Future Fridays tutor programme (1, 2, 3, 8) |
| KPMG visit | Personal Statement workshop (8) | PwC Flying Start - women in finance (3, 5, 6) |
| Finance talks with external financial advisors (5) | Employer Visit (5, 6) | Unifrog tutor programme (2, 3, 6, 7) |
| LMI (2) | UCAS (8) | The University Show NEC (7) |
| CV Writing (3) | PwC Flying Start - women in finance (3, 5, 6) | UCAS Day, degree apprenticeships, motivational speaker (3, 8) |
| Employer Expectations (2) | Unifrog tutor programme (2, 3, 6, 7) | Attend work experience (5, 2) |
| Apprenticeship Pathways (2) | Student Finance talk (1, 2, 3, 7, 8) | Employer visit (5, 6) |
| Part-time work (2) | Mock Interview Day | |
| Unifrog launch, tutor programme, questionnaire (2, 3, 6, 7) | University Visits | |
| Aspire to HE VR tour around campus (7) | ||
| PwC Flying Pathways - women in finance (3, 5, 6) | ||
| Employer Pathways talk (2, 5) | ||
| Universtiy Campus Experience Days (7) | ||
| Work Experience Launch (5, 6) |
Year 13
| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|
| Future Fridays Tutor Programme (1, 2, 3, 8) | Future Fridays Tutor Programme (1, 2, 3, 8) | Future Fridays Tutor Programme (1, 2, 3, 8) |
| Unifrog launch, tutor programme, questionnaire (2, 3, 6, 7) | Student Finance application (3) | Aspire to HE - life after Year 13 (7, 8) |
| Personal Statement Sessions (3) | Campus Life / Budgeting (3, 7) | Destination data check and support (3) |
| Employer Visit (5, 6) | Mock interviews (5) | Unifrog tutor programme (2, 3, 6, 7) |
| University Campus Experience Days (7) | Unifrog tutor programme (2, 3, 6, 7) | 1 to 1 interviews with Connexions - drop in session (8) |
| Employer Pathways talk (2, 5) | 1 to 1 interviews with Connexions - drop in session (8) | |
| Finance talks with external financial advisors (5) | ||
| 1 to 1 interviews with Connexions - drop in session (8) | ||
| KPMG Visit |