Careers
Our Vision – “Every child has every opportunity to open doors in their future, through out ambitions, individualistic approach to careers, which prepares our students for adulthoood”
What is the purpose of our careers programme?
We aim to raise aspirations, challenge stereotypes and encourage students to consider a wider range of post 16 options and careers. In addition, our careers programme provides students with the opportunity to develop character, employability skills and high standards of professionalism, to ensure they are prepared for the world of work. We strive to ensure our students understand professional conduct, organisational skills, a drive to be dedicated, the ability to show and feel pride and to have values that will support them in being good people. Through careers education and guidance, we encourage students to develop on their talents, find their interests and we support them in applying for the right next step route for them, regardless of their need or ability.
What is our careers programme?
Our careers programme ensures student have the key information and guidance to make the right decisions for their next steps, beyond Â鶹ŮÀÉ. It also ensures that are students have developed their character and skills through a range of opportunities whilst at Â鶹ŮÀÉ. Each Phase of a child’s journey with us will focus on a different element of preparing them for the future. This is embedded through our character curriculum and the wider academy curriculum delivered.
In particular we intend our students to:
- Develop a broad understanding of the working world and an ability to respond to an ever-changing world of work.
- Ensure students feel confident in making the right choices for their future, through a range of opportunities and an unbiased approach to careers advice.
- Be able to build a competitive application, due to a wide range of opportunities they have received within the academy and outside.
- Develop the skills they need to reflect on achievements, plan future actions, make decisions, present themselves well and cope with change and transition.
We recognise that the process of making career decisions is a lengthy one that will continue after our students leave school.
| Year 7 |
- Labour Market information assembly – explore local and regional LMI information
- Explore the ‘My Directions’ and World of Work software – explore careers and next steps pathway
- Explore careers in each subject area – VT and within all curriculum areas
- C4L work experience sessions – visits from employers linked to the C4L curriculum to develop real life work experience opportunities
- Possible career routes, local employer assemblies and next step provider assemblies
- Buzz quiz programme
- Career routes and local employer assemblies
- Use of My Directions to understand interests and preferences linked to my careers journey
- Sport tours and sporting trips
- Introduction to Covea
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| Year 8 |
- Labour Market information assembly – explore local and regional LMI information
- Explore the ‘My Directions’ and World of Work software – explore careers and next steps pathway
- Explore careers in each subject area – VT and within all curriculum areas
- C4L work experience sessions – visits from employers linked to the C4L curriculum to develop real life work experience opportunities
- Possible career routes, local employer assemblies and next step provider assemblies
- Introduction to JED sessions
- Career routes and local employer assemblies
- Use of My Directions to understand interests and preferences linked to my careers journey
- Option evening parent’s information evening
- Burberry Textiles workshop
- Leeds love of learning workshops
- Cross curricular STEM project
- Careers based Maths Café club
- STEM club
- Leeds University Science Roadshow
- Sport tours, university trips and sporting trips
- Talks from Leeds College of Music, Opera North, Leeds City College & Local Musical Theatres Schools & Theatres
- Talks from West Yorkshire make it in manufacturing group
- Introduction to Covea
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| Year 9 |
- Labour Market information assembly – explore local and regional LMI information
- Explore the ‘My Directions’ and World of Work software – explore careers and next steps pathway
- Explore careers in each subject area – VT and within all curriculum areas
- C4L work experience sessions – visits from employers linked to the C4L curriculum to develop real life work experience opportunities
- Possible career routes, local employer assemblies and next step provider assemblies
- Career routes and local employer assemblies
- University and college visits
- National Enterprise Challenge
- Option evening parent’s information evening
- Cyber discovery club
- Sport tours and sporting trips
- Talks from Leeds College of Music, Opera North, Leeds City College and Local Musical Theatres Schools and Theatres
- Talks from West Yorkshire make it in manufacturing group
- Introduction to Covea
- My choices – pathways
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| Year 10 |
- Labour Market information assembly – explore local and regional LMI information
- Explore the ‘My Directions’ and World of Work software – explore careers and next steps pathway
- Explore careers in each subject area – VT and within all curriculum areas
- C4L work experience sessions – visits from employers linked to the C4L curriculum to develop real life work experience opportunities
- Possible career routes, local employer assemblies and next step provider assemblies
- Career routes and employer assemblies
- Careers day including writing application forms for mock interviews
- Mock interview day
- University visits
- Workplace visit
- Maths inspiration event
- Sport tours and sporting trips
- Theatre visit
- Talks from Leeds College of Music, Opera North, Leeds City College and Local Musical Theatres Schools and Theatres
- Talks from West Yorkshire make it in manufacturing group
- Introduction to Covea
- Use of My Directions to understand interests and preferences linked to my careers journey
- How to impress an employer workshop
- Competitive Edge programme – inspirational speakers
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| Year 11 |
- Labour Market information assembly – explore local and regional LMI information
- Explore the ‘My Directions’ and World of Work software – explore careers and next steps pathway
- Explore careers in each subject area – VT and within all curriculum areas
- C4L work experience sessions – visits from employers linked to the C4L curriculum to develop real life work experience opportunities
- Possible career routes, local employer assemblies and next step provider assemblies
- Career routes and employer assemblies
- Assemblies from FE colleges and 6³Ù³óÌýforms
- College taster days
- Year 11 info evening with access to local colleges
- Group & 1:1 careers interview with careers advisor
- University visits
- Apprenticeship search and application support
- Sport tours and sporting trips
- Theatre visit
- Use of My Directions to understand interests and preferences linked to my careers journey
- How to impress your employer workshop
- Competitive Edge programme – Next step providers workshop day and Careers & Wellbeing day
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Our Careers Leader is Miss Woolford and she can be contacted on 01422 244890 or by emailing swoolford@halifax.trinitymat.org.
We aim to raise aspirations, challenge stereotypes and encourage students to consider a wide range of careers. Through careers education and guidance it is hoped that students will be encouraged to make the most of their talents and go on to jobs or courses which suit their needs and abilities.
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