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Careers Programme
Our careers programme includes careers education sessions for years 7- 13 as part of the tutor programme and assemblies. These sessions include career guidance activities, information and research activities. This also enables students to develop individual career planning.
Other sessions include making life choices, interview techniques and writing a CV. Other focused events are Careers Fair, Mock Interviews and University/ HE / Alternative Post-16/18 educational visits. In addition to these programmed events, Yr11 students receive a 1:1 careers interview and Yr12 also have access to 1:1 careers guidance and participate in work experience. We also have a dedicated Yr10 Careers Guest Speaker Programme, which is supported by a range of providers in various employment sectors and education.
The school’s online Information Hub also regularly posts up-to-date information regarding careers, which is accessible to all students, parents and staff to support careers education. The ‘Information Hub’ is a key resource to support future progression covering resources, news and events linked with careers and targeted to each year group. Onsite there is also a designated Careers Office for interviews and specialist advice.
The Careers Curriculum is also supported by our partnership work with UEA (University of East Anglia) , NEACO (Network for East Anglian Collaborative Outreach), Oxbridge (Oxford and Cambridge) HAS (Higher Aspirations Scheme) and The New Anglia Careers Hub. This work is delivered according to year group, and where applicable is subject specific, to include trips, visits, guest speakers and specialist workshops.
An overview of the Careers Programme can be found below. This is our core offer and is subject to change throughout the year in response to opportunities provided by our outreach partnerships and external agencies. Subject level provision is not included in this programme, however it is recorded through our monitoring platform.
Year group | Autumn | Spring | Summer |
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Year 7 |
Assembly - Planning for the Future How Can I succeed at Secondary School? UEA Outreach |
Tutor Careers What could my future RAF STEM Day- |
Employer Guest Next Steps |
Year 8 |
Assembly - Planning for the What could my future look like? UEA Outreach |
Tutor Careers Programme Careers Fair RAF STEM Day - |
Employer Guest Next Steps |
Year 9 |
Assembly - Planning for the Future Tutor Careers Programme NEACO Survey |
Careers Fair Yr9 Options Support Where my GCSE’s could take me UEA Apprenticeships - The Lowdown - UEA |
Employer Guest Speaker Next Steps - Preparing for KS4 - Transition |
Year 10 |
Assembly - Planning for the Future NEACO Survey |
Careers Festival at Norfolk Showground What is next for my young person? How Apprenticeships - The Lowdown - UEA |
Tutor Careers Programme - On Your Marks - Implemented April - May Employer Guest Speaker Apprenticeship Awareness (ASK) Help You Choose Workshop - Careers Advisor Work Experience - Opportunity |
Year 11 |
Assembly - Planning for the Future Careers Tutor Programme - Implemented Help You Choose Registration/ Workshops Norfolk’s Post 16 Careers Fair Post 16 Application Prep, 1-1 Guidance Sixth Form Open Evening NEACO Survey |
What is next for my young person? How much does it cost to go to University? UEA Outreach Apprenticeships The Lowdown - UEA Outreach Apprenticeship Awareness (ASK) Apprenticeships The Lowdown - UEA Outreach |
Leavers Guidance Support |
Year 12 |
Target-Setting/Aspiration Survey HE Network Survey Post 18 Information Evening TA6 Sessions - HE Champion/UEA 1-1 Mentoring HE Champion Norfolk Scholars Mentoring Careers - Exploration Course - Tutor Programme NEACO Survey |
Careers Exploration - Tutor Programme 1-1 Mentoring - HE Champion (NEACO) 1-1 Mentoring - Apprenticeship Champion (NEACO) TA6 Sessions - HE Champion/UEA Outreach/Guest Why do people go to University? (UEA Which Higher Education course is right for me? (UEA Norfolk Scholars Mentoring - 1-1/group sessions Apprenticeships Awareness (UEA) Mock Interview Workshop (ASK) Apprenticeship registration/Applicati on workshop (ASK) |
1-1 Mentoring HE Champion Work Experience What makes a great personal statement? UEA Outreach - How does UCAS Norfolk Scholars Mentoring UCAS Fair Apprenticeships Fair Tutor Programme - UCAS/Personal Statements |
Year 13 |
Target-Setting Post 18 Information Evening 1-1 Mentoring with HE Champion (NEACO) Norfolk Scholars - Mentoring UCAS Registration/Applications Personal Statements Guidance Apprenticeships - Applications Mock Interviews/ Workshops NEACO Survey |
Careers Exploration - What makes a great CV - Tutor Programme Student Finance 1-1 Mentoring HE Champion (NEACO) How does student finance work? (UEA Outreach) Norfolk Scholars Mentoring (VP) Apprenticeship registration/Application workshop (ASK) |
Leavers Guidance Support Norfolk Scholars leavers support |
For more information, please contact our Career Leads below or phone the office at 01842 754875.
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