A number of events, integrated into the school careers programme, will offer businesses, Higher and Further Education providers as well as apprenticeship providers an opportunity to come into school to speak to pupils and/ or their parents/ carers.
Please find below the programme for 2023-2024.
The programme is reviewed every year following the analysis of Future Skills questionnaires, destination data from previous Year 11 cohorts and intended destination data of the current Year 11 cohort. The workshops students will attend each year may therefore vary in accordance to the students’ needs.
For more information on the workshops available please email careers@aspire.fcat.org.uk
Year 7
- Career assemblies
- Career learning opportunities in subject specific lessons
- Career Newsletters to students, parents and carers
- 6 designated Career lessons during PSHE
- Young Enterprise Learn to earn program
- Career designated Aspirational Day
- Sector and STEM specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- Local universities’ specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- Future skills questionnaire completion
- Virtual work experience opportunities publicised in Career Newsletters and under Virtual Work experiences on the website
- Careers & FE marketplace event
- University visit
Year 8
- Career assemblies
- Career learning opportunities in subject specific lessons
- 6 designated Career lessons during PSHE
- Young Enterprise Learn to earn program
- Career designated Aspirational Day
- Sector and STEM specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- Local universities’ specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- Careers & FE marketplace event
Year 9
- Career assemblies
- Career learning opportunities in subject specific lessons
- Youth Health leaders – an opportunity to take part in activities and workshops based on Youth health in Blackpool and at Aspire
- 6 designated Career lessons during PSHE
- Young Enterprise Learn to earn program
- Career designated Aspirational Day
- Sector and STEM specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- Careers & FE marketplace event
- Local universities’ specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- Excellence Academy at Sixth Form – an opportunity to explore post-16 options and how they link to the school curriculum
- Fylde coast responsible business network – Winter Gardens
- Future skills questionnaire completion
- Mock interviews
- Options advice sessions with Angela Turner, Careers Adviser
- Destination assemblies with Further and Higher education providers and apprenticeship providers
- Apprenticeship bulletin
Year 10
- Career assemblies
- Career learning opportunities in subject specific lessons
- Destination assemblies with Further and Higher education providers and apprenticeship providers
- Apprenticeship bulletin
- 3 designated Career lessons during PSHE
- Career designated Aspirational Day
- Excellence Academy at Sixth Form – an opportunity to explore post-16 options and how they link to the school curriculum
- Experience Day at Blackpool Sixth Form
- Blackpool & the Fylde Apprenticeship scheme talk – introduction to apprenticeship options in Blackpool
- Sector and STEM specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- Local universities’ specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- University visits
- University visits
- Work experience week
- Future skills questionnaire completion
- Virtual work experience opportunities publicised under Virtual Work experiences on the website
- National Career Services presentation
- Advice sessions with Angela Turner, Careers Adviser
Year 11
- Career assemblies
- Apprenticeship bulletin
- Career learning opportunities in subject specific lessons
- Destination assemblies with Further and Higher education providers and apprenticeship providers
- 3 designated Career lessons during PSHE
- Career designated Aspirational Day
- Excellence Academy at Sixth Form – an opportunity to explore post-16 options and how they link to the school curriculum
- Sector and STEM specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- Local universities’ specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- Mock interviews
- Blackpool Sixth Form application session – opportunity to complete applications with staff from the Sixth form available to support
- Blackpool & the Fylde College application session – opportunity to complete applications with staff from the College available to support
- Preston college application session – opportunity to complete applications with staff from the College available to support
- Blackpool & the Fylde taster sessions – chosen by students in areas of interest
- Blackpool Sixth form taster sessions – chosen by students in areas of interest
- Mock interviews for colleges and apprenticeships with professionals
- Careers advisor – individual personalised sessions for every student, as well as follow up sessions if needed and drop in sessions at lunchtime and after school
- Future skills questionnaire completion
- Virtual work experience opportunities publicised in Career newsletters and under Virtual Work experiences on the website
- National Career Services presentation
- Careers & FE marketplace event
- Individual careers advice meeting with Angela Turner, Careers Adviser
Parents
- Evening parental session on Higher education and university finance
- Evening parental session on apprenticeships
- Newsletters
- College and Training Provider Open Days information texts
- New LMI on website each academic year
- Virtual work experience opportunities publicised under Virtual Work experiences on the website
- National Career Services presentation
- Parents evening – education and apprenticeship providers present
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