Personal Development Hour - Careers

All students will access tailored careers lessons during PD Hour. Within this educational journey,  year 7 will have an introduction into what a career is and what jobs are available. Year 8 will explore subject option choices to support them with their GCSE options. Year 9 will have a focus on finance and how to manage money. Year 10 will prepare for work experience and Year 11 will look at CV writing and interview preparation. Each year group will also have a session delivered by an employer at some point during the academic year.

All of these lessons have associated tasks, quizzes and information sections on Unifrog - Sign In - Unifrog

All students can log onto this at any time and complete any quizzes they wish to and they can read about any careers they are interested in.

Year 7 Lessons

• Introduction to careers
• Who am I?       
• Exploring dream jobs
• What is a career?
• What is an entrepreneur?      
• What is work life balance?   
• Careers and the future
• Growth Mindset
• Future pathways         
• Visitor session

Year 8 Lessons

• Introduction to careers
• Interests
• Exploring dream jobs
• Decision Making
• Creating the life, you want
• What does success mean to me?
• Careers and the Climate
• Apprenticeships
• What is the Labour Market?
• Visitor session

Year 9 Lessons

• Introduction to careers
• Skills
• What comes after school?
• Challenges and rewards of work
• Taking control of your career journey
• Managing your money 1
• Apprenticeships vs higher education
• Is AI a threat to our jobs?

Year 10 Lessons

• Introduction to careers
• Reflection on my career journey
• Exploring employer profiles
• What type of career is best for me?
• Work experience
• Wellbeing in the workplace
• In person, hybrid and remote working
• Paid and volunteer work
• Renting
• Fraud, Scams and Identity Theft

Year 11 Lessons

• Introduction to careers
• Interview Skills
• Post-16 pathways
• Planning backwards
• CV writing 1
• CV writing 2
• Emerging needs