

Key Stage 4
By the end of Key Stage 4, all students will have:
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Enhanced their self-knowledge, career management and employability skills.
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Used online resources and other sources to investigate and explore future choices and progression routes.
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Experienced the world of work through visiting a local employer.
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Been given direct access to employers, colleges, training providers and universities.
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Been given guidance to help identify a range of post-16 options and support networks that they can use to plan and negotiate their career pathways.
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Been provided with the resources to complete the post-16 application procedures, including CVs, personal statements, and preparation for interview.
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Produced a challenging but realistic plan for their future learning and work, by relating their abilities, attributes and achievements to the goals they have set themselves.
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Been offered a 1:1 careers interview with an external Careers Adviser during either KS3/4.
In order to achieve the above outcomes, all Year 10 students will follow a programme of careers activities as follows:
Autumn Term
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Assembly - Unifrog reminder, student entitlement, overview of careers programme and opportunities to develop skills
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Workplace visits
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Targeted university visits
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Extended work placement for target students
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Careers Convention – employers, universities, further education and training providers all represented.
Spring Term
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Workplace visits
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Targeted university visits
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Careers lectures series – delivered throughout Spring term
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National Apprenticeship Week - assembly/activities
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National Careers Week - events / activities
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Trip to National Apprenticeship Show
Summer Term
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Workplace visits
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Targeted university visits
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Parents Evening - careers appointments available
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PSHE Programme - twelve-week programme in summer term
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Year 10 'Your Future, Your Choice' day
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Beginning of 1:1 career guidance appointments on Post-16 Options and future career goals
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Post-16 options talk - parents
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Year 10 Futures visit to Kimberley College
All Year 11 students will follow a programme of careers activities as follows:
Autumn Term
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Assembly - Unifrog reminder, student entitlement, overview of careers programme and opportunities to develop skills
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PSHE Programme – a seven-week programme in autumn term 1
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Assemblies - Post-16 options – visits from education providers
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Continuation of 1:1 career guidance appointments on Post-16 Options and future career goals
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Targeted university visits
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Extended work placement for target students
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Parents Evening - careers appointments available
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Application support 'drop in' sessions
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Subject tasters at Post-16 providers
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Careers Convention – employers, universities, further education and training providers all represented.
Spring Term
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Apprenticeship Academy
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Application support 'drop in' sessions
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Follow up/review of 1:1 careers guidance action plans
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National Apprenticeships Week – Employer talk on the local labour market
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National Careers Week - events/activities
Summer Term
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Application support 'drop in' sessions
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Summer Surgeries (support on GCSE results day)