Careers

In years 7 and 8 the careers curriculum is delivered as units in PSHCE lessons.

Lessons include personal identity, team building, personal strengths and Identifying the Working World and an introduction to careers. Students are introduced to startprofile.com, an online platform will complement the careers curriculum and will track their progress throughout their time at The Park School. This platform will be used to support the careers curriculum in greater depth in Y9 and KS4. The Y7 and Y8 modules are used as a stepping-stone for a designated Careers lesson in Y9 where the language, terminology and concepts are personalised, explored in greater depth and placed in context for the present employment market. This work will enable students to have an experience of different areas of employment and begin to make informed choices about jobs they might like to do in preparation for the transition to KS4.

In KS4 the starting point is a student’s likely post 16 destination. This determines the curriculum path they will follow and the career areas they will explore. Pathways are explored and developed, and students also develop their skills for employability. This is taught specifically within the Preparation for Adulthood and Social Studies curriculum. Preparation for Adulthood offers a differentiated programme of BTEC and ASDAN accreditation.

Students in Y10 have a taster day in college and in Y11 have a college option if their likely post 16 destination is college. Students that will move onto a Post 16 placement at another setting will have at least 2-3 transition days with the support of a TA (more if both education facilities feel it is needed) All KS4 students will have an opportunity to have an interview with a career's advisor. Y11 Students will be offered an appropriate opportunity for onsite or offsite work experience.