Castle Mead Academy careers programme

Autumn Spring Summer
Year 7 Careers in the Prep Curriculum:

  • Introduction to Careers Education
  • Linking Careers to the Curriculum (Part 1)

Citizenship
What is citizenship and what does it mean to be a citizen?

PSHE

Diversity

  • What makes you you?
  • Discrimination /stereotypes
  • Protected Characteristics
  • Equality Act
 Careers in the Prep Curriculum:

  • Linking Careers to the Curriculum (Part 2)
  • The Best of Me

PSHE

Building relationships

  • Self-worth and developing self-worth
  • Gender stereotypes
 Careers in the Prep Curriculum:

  • Transferable Skills for the Workplace: Teamwork

 Citizenship
What is active citizenship?

Why is managing money important and how can I do this?

 PSHE

Living in the wider world

  • What careers can you do?
  • Workplace stereotypes
  • Safe and ethical financial choices
  • Saving and budgeting

Other:

Guess My Job Workshop – Leicestershire Cares (Employer encounter) (June)
Year 8 Careers in the Prep Curriculum:

  • Transferable Skills for the Workplace: Mindset for Success
  • Introduction to Enterprise (Part 1)

Citizenship
What is Citizenship and what does it mean to be a citizen?

 PSHE

Discrimination

  • What is discrimination?
  • Protected characteristics
  • Racism, sexism, disability, LBTQ
 Careers in the Prep Curriculum:

  • Introduction to Enterprise Project (Part 2 and 3)

PSHE

Emotional wellbeing

  • Mental health
  • Challenging myths and stigma concerning mental health
  • Wellbeing and balance
 Careers in the Prep Curriculum:

  • Beginning my Career Journey (link to KS4)

 Citizenship
What is active citizenship?

Why is managing money important and how can I do this?
Year 9 Careers in the Prep Curriculum:

  • Transferable Skills for the Workplace: Proactivity -v- Reactivity
  • Transferable Skills for the Workplace: Resilience

Citizenship
What is Citizenship and what does it mean to be a citizen?

 Careers in the Prep Curriculum:

  • Introducing the KS4 Curriculum at CMA
  • GCSE Choices: Unifrog

PSHE

  • Respectful relationships
  • Healthy lifestyles
  • Physical and mental health
  • Balanced lifestyle

Other:

National Apprenticeship Week (Feb):

  • Introduction to Apprenticeship Assembly (LEBC)
  • The Big Assembly Live

GCSE Options Process: including options conference with SLT and options evening (attended by two local post 16 providers)

 Careers in the Prep Curriculum:

  • Transferable Skills for the Workplace: Marketing Me and Introduction to Work Experience – how to find a self-placement, covering letters and communication

Citizenship

What is active citizenship?

Why is managing money important and how can I do this?
Year 10 Careers in the Prep Curriculum:

  • Recognising Skills for the workplace
  • Transferable Skills for the Workplace: Resilience

PSHE

Diversity – addressing extremism

  • Valuing diversity

 

Other:

Work Experience – launch and  initial preparation and completing applications

 Careers in the Prep Curriculum:

  • Transferable Skills for the Workplace: Communication

 PSHE

Exploring influences

  • Role models

Mental health

  • Promoting mental health and wellbeing
  • Stigma and discrimination

Other:

Work Experience – paperwork and expectations

Careers Group Sessions (Level 6 Advisor)

  • Session 1: aspirations, strengths, qualities, interests, passions
  • Session 2: labour market information and post 16 routes

University of Leicester Biology in a Box session – British Science Week (March)

University of Leicester Medicine and Healthcare Workshop – (March)

 Careers in the Prep Curriculum:

  • Work Experience – placement week, followed by evaluation

Citizenship

  • Having mutual respect for others
  • How to manage your money

PSHE

Financial decision making

  • Budget and save

Other:

Mock trial led by magistrates  (June)
One-to-One Careers Advice Sessions with Level 6 Advisor

BA Cabin Manager presentation

(May)

Opportunities for all Scholars

Autumn Spring Summer
Castle Character Time – elective activities change each term to give scholars a variety of choice and experience. Through Castle Character Time, scholars grow as individual members of society and develop a wide range of employability skills such as resilience, problem solving, communication etc. Employability skills identified and highlighted when choosing electives. National Apprenticeship Week (lunchtime talks)

  • ‘Apprenticeships – from the Apprentice Themselves’ (February 2023)
  • ‘Tell me more, how do I know this is the route for me?’ talk from NWSLC about apprenticeship and vocational opportunities (February 2023)

National Careers Week

  • ‘What does my career path look like?’ – staff endorsement of careers pathways and skills (March 2023)

Weekly ‘Career of the Week’ home learning opportunity

Castle Character Time – elective activities change each term to give scholars a variety of choice and experience. Through Castle Character Time, scholars grow as individual members of society and develop a wide range of employability skills such as resilience, problem solving, communication etc. Employability skills identified and highlighted when choosing electives.

 Weekly ‘Career of the Week’ home learning opportunity

Castle Character Time – elective activities change each term to give scholars a variety of choice and experience. Through Castle Character Time, scholars grow as individual members of society and develop a wide range of employability skills such as resilience, problem solving, communication etc. Employability skills identified and highlighted when choosing electives.