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 2024-2025.
Objectives:
- To increase student & parental engagement within the careers programme
- To increase awareness of apprenticeships and T-levels opportunities in the local area
- To increase the number of students who successfully secure apprenticeship or T-level places
- To increase the number of opportunities our students have to experience workplaces and experiences
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 read the Career newsletters or email p.plancke@aspire.fcat.org.uk
Year 7
- Career learning opportunities in subject specific lessons
- Career Newsletters to students, parents and carers
- 6 designated Career lessons during PSHE
- Sector and STEM specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- Future skills questionnaire completion
- Career Speed networking sessions – 03/04/25
- Virtual work experience opportunities publicised in Career Newsletters and under Virtual Work experiences on the website
Year 8
- Career learning opportunities in subject specific lessons
- Career Newsletters to students, parents and carers
- 6 designated Career lessons during PSHE
- Sector and STEM specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- Career Speed networking sessions – 03/04/25
- KPMG STEM Career workshops - various dates
- Virtual work experience opportunities publicised in Career Newsletters and under Virtual Work experiences on the website
Year 9
- Destination assemblies with Further and Higher education providers
- Career learning opportunities in subject specific lessons
- Career Newsletters to students, parents and carers
- 3 designated Career lessons during PSHE
- Sector and STEM specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- BBC Future Careers panel session 05/11/2024
- Experience Days at Blackpool Sixth Form, Myerscough and Blackpool & the Fylde Colleges
- 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
- Career Marketplace event 20/11/2024
- Future skills questionnaire completion
- Future U pathway mapping sessions 29/01/2025
- Dell Technologies STEM Career workshops – various dates
- Mock interview – Practice Day - 20/03/2025
- Virtual work experience opportunities publicised in Career Newsletters and under Virtual Work experiences on the website
- Apprenticeship bulletins - weekly
- Advice sessions with Angela Turner, Careers Adviser
Year 10
- Destination assemblies with Further and Higher education providers
- Career learning opportunities in subject specific lessons
- Career Newsletters to students, parents and carers
- 3 designated Career lessons during PSHE
- Sector and STEM specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- BBC Future Careers panel session 05/11/2024
- Experience Days at Blackpool Sixth Form, Myerscough and Blackpool & the Fylde Colleges
- 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
- Sector and STEM specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- Local universities’ specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- University visits
- Work experience week - 28/04/2025 to 02/05/2025
- Rise CAEIW Career workshops – various dates
- Future U, introduction to Apprenticeships and Technological education 13/02/2025
- Future skills questionnaire completion
- Virtual work experience opportunities publicised in Career Newsletters and under Virtual Work experiences on the website
- National Career Services presentation
- Career Marketplace event 20/11/2024
- Apprenticeship bulletins - weekly
- Advice sessions with Angela Turner, Careers Adviser
Year 11
- Destination assemblies with Further and Higher education providers
- Career learning opportunities in subject specific lessons
- Career Newsletters to students, parents and carers
- 3 designated Career lessons during PSHE
- 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
- BBC Future Careers panel session 05/11/2024
- Local universities’ specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- 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 - 12/12/2024
- 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
- Career Marketplace event 20/11/2024
- Virtual work experience opportunities publicised in Career newsletters and under Virtual Work experiences on the website
- Apprenticeship bulletins - weekly
- National Career Services presentation
Parents
- Evening parental session on Higher education and university finance – 04/03/2025
- Evening parental session on apprenticeships – 04/03/2025
- Career Newsletters
- Apprenticeship bulletins – weekly
- College and Training Provider Open Days information published on the newsletters. Weekly texts of opportunities and registration links sent to all parents of students at KS4
- New LMI on newsletters each academic year and during the evening parental session 04/03/2025
- Virtual work experience opportunities publicised in Career newsletters and under Virtual Work experiences on the website
- Parents evening – education and apprenticeship providers present
- National Career Services presentation
- Focus groups aimed at enhancing the academy’s career provision