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
- Future Focus form times (weekly)
- Career learning opportunities in subject specific lessons
- 6 designated Career lessons during PSHE
- Sector and STEM specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- Future skills questionnaire completion
- Careers & FE marketplace event
- University visit
Year 8
- Future Focus form times (weekly)
- Career learning opportunities in subject specific lessons
- 6 designated Career lessons during PSHE
- Sector and STEM specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- Careers & FE marketplace event
Year 9
- Future Focus form times (weekly)
- 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
- Excellence Academy at Sixth Form – an opportunity to explore post-16 options and how they link to the school curriculum
- Experience Days at Blackpool Sixth Form and Blackpool & the Fylde College
- Sector and STEM specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- Local universities’ specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- University visits
- Work experience week
- Future skills questionnaire completion
- Virtual work experience opportunities publicised under Virtual Work experiences on the website
- Advice sessions with Angela Turner, Careers Adviser
Year 10
- Future Focus form times (weekly)
- 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
- Excellence Academy at Sixth Form – an opportunity to explore post-16 options and how they link to the school curriculum
- Experience Days at Blackpool Sixth Form and Blackpool & the Fylde College
- Sector and STEM specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- Local universities’ specific workshops throughout the year – subject specific
- University visits
- Work experience week
- Future skills questionnaire completion
- Virtual work experience opportunities publicised under Virtual Work experiences on the website
- Advice sessions with Angela Turner, Careers Adviser
Year 11
- 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
- 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
- Careers & FE marketplace event
Parents
- Evening parental session on apprenticeships
- Apprenticeship bulletin published on website
- College and Training Provider Open Days information texts
- Virtual work experience opportunities publicised under Virtual Work experiences on the website
- Parents evening – education and apprenticeship providers present