A Stable Careers Programme
- To ensure the careers programme is delivered by individuals with the right skills and experience. The school will, wherever possible, use qualified careers professionals to offer advice and guidance to all or the overwhelming majority of students.
- To enable students to have an understanding of the full range of opportunities available to them, the skills that are valued within the workplace and to have first-hand experience of a work environment.
- To develop and publish a careers programme that will raise the aspirations of all students regardless of academic ability and is tailored to meet their individual needs wherever possible.
- To ensure our Careers Strategy is fully supported by the Senior Leadership team within school and is approved by the board of governors
- To ensure there is a clear focus on the activities which support enterprise, employability skills, workplace experiences and qualifications which employers’ value.
- To regularly evaluate our careers strategy to determine the impact of our careers related activity based on the feedback provided to us by students, teachers, employers and where appropriate parents.
- To maintain high quality careers provision endorsed by the Careers and Enterprise Company and to review the improvement of our programme by using the Compass evaluation and Compass Careers Dashboard tools.
Please expand the groups below to see the overviews of the careers curriculum.
Careers Learning Journey Years 7 to 14
Key Stage 3
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Key Stage 3 |
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Opportunities |
Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 |
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Personal Profiling and C.V writing |
Formal/Semi-Formal Term 2 Informal/Pre-formal Term 3 |
Term 3 |
Term 1 |
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Provider Encounter |
Term 2 |
Term 1 |
Term 1 |
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Employer Encounter |
Term 3 |
Term 2 |
Term 2 |
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Regency LBS event |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes – May 2023 |
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Employers skill Fair |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes – Oct 2022 |
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Work related activity |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Work placement |
N/A |
NA |
N/A |
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Careers Advisor Talk |
Term 3 |
Term 3 |
Term 2 |
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Visit 1 |
Term 3 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
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Visit 2 |
N/A |
N/A |
Term 3 |
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Enterprise Encounters / Activities |
Easter Enterprise Arts / crafts sale Parent/carers invite (Funds for friends) |
Summer Fete Develop Stalls / Roles or business (Funds for Friends) |
Summer Fete Develop Stalls & invite external businesses. (Funds for Friends) |
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Guided learning · Formal and semi-formal curriculum – The guided hours of learning for Preparation for Adulthood and Careers (PAC) is 1hr per week as an isolated subject. · Informal and pre-formal curriculum – Will explore and experience Preparations for Adulthood and Careers (PAC) when appropriate. PAC may link with other areas of the curriculum and does not have to be delivered as an isolated subject.
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Key Stage 4
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Key Stage 4 |
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Opportunities |
Year 10 |
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Personal Profiling and C.V. Writing |
Term 2 |
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Provider Encounter |
Term 1 |
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Employer Encounter |
Term 2 |
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Regency LBS event |
Term 3 |
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Employers skill Fair |
Term 1 |
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Work related activity |
Yes – Term 2 & 3 |
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Work placement
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N/A
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Careers Advisor |
Term 3 |
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Visit 1 |
Term 1 |
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Visit 2 |
Term 2 |
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FE / Higher ED encounter |
Term 2 |
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Enterprise Encounter/ Activities (Funds for Friends) |
Christmas fair – Providing stalls Regency Car wash Term 3. Roles of business |
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Accreditation opportunities |
Formal /semi formal – BTEC Work skills Entry 1/2 |
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Guided learning · Formal and semi-formal curriculum – The guided hours of learning for Preparation for Adulthood and Careers (PAC) is 2hrs per week as an isolated subject. · Informal and pre-formal curriculum – Will explore and experience Preparations for Adulthood and Careers (PAC) when appropriate. PAC may link with other areas of the curriculum and does not have to be delivered as an isolated subject. |
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