Autumn

Spring

Summer

Year 7

Theme: Identifying key skills/Dream job

Careers Lesson: Introduction to Career guidance

BM4 – Embedded guidance throughout year.

Speakers for schools Vtalks – newsbrief

Various careers tutor time sessions

Assembly– Next steps assembly – T Levels/apprenticeships

Severn Trent Assembly BM5

English: Talk from author BM4/5

Speakers for Schools Live talk tbc BM5

Various careers tutor time sessions

Female engineer targeted session – guest speaker

Banking assembly BM5

Poetry focus/ young writers group talk (TBC) BM3

Labour market information in tutor time BM2

Various careers tutor time sessions

Year 8

Theme: Exploring future careers/transferable skills

Careers Lesson: Introduction to Career guidance

BM4 – Embedded guidance throughout year.

Speakers for schools Vtalks – newsbrief

Various careers tutor time sessions

Assembly– Next steps assembly – T Levels/apprenticeships

English: Link to Rhetoric (careers connected to the topic) BM4

Careers Lesson: Exploring future careers

Various careers tutor time sessions

Employer assembly BM5

Female engineer targeted session – guest speaker

Labour market information in tutor time – future careers in your area BM2

Various careers tutor time sessions

Year 9

GCSE options with career pathways in mind

CV writing

12th October: Careers Fair – evening event with universities, colleges, apprenticeship and training providers BM7

Careers Lesson: Introduction to Career guidance

Speakers for schools Vtalks – newsbrief

BM4 – Embedded guidance throughout year.

Various careers tutor time sessions

Next steps assembly – T Levels/apprenticeships

Options Evening BM3

GCSE Taster Day BM3

Links to jobs/why we take GCSE  

PE talks given to all year 9 BM4

Employer assembly tbc BM5

PSHCE CV writing workshop

Employer assembly BM5

Various careers tutor time sessions

Female engineer targeted session – guest speaker

English: Talk from theatre group/company (Or stream) BM5

Labour market information in tutor time BM2

Various careers tutor time sessions

Year 10

Theme: Going deeper into uni/apprenticeship/training providers/T-levels

Importance of employability skills

12th October: Careers Fair – evening event with universities, colleges, apprenticeship and training providers BM7

Application and CV writing workshop

Business studies: job market unit BM4

Health and Social: care 1^st Aid training BM2

Speakers for schools Vtalks in Newsbrief BM3

BM4 embedded guidance throughout year.

BM4

Careers: Drop Down Day

Various careers tutor time sessions

SEND Targeted careers session

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English: NST workshop in Stratford.  BM4/5

Employer assembly – BM5

Various careers tutor time sessions

Female engineer targeted session – guest speaker

 English: NST workshop in Stratford. BM4/5

Labour market information in tutor time BM2

Various careers tutor time sessions

Year 11

Post 16 pathways

Coping with change

12th October Careers Fair – evening event with universities, colleges, apprenticeship and training providers BM7

Careers: Drop Down Day (Coping with change)

Application and CV writing workshop

Various tutor time sessions

SEND Targeted careers session

6^th Form Open Evening BM7

All: Careers interviews BM8

All: Parent and student emails directing students to various open day events around the area BM7

Business studies: Job market unit BM4

BM4 Embedded guidance throughout year.

Speakers for schools Vtalks – newsbrief

Targeted sessions (possible NEET students) Skills for Success

Employer assembly – BM5

Careers interviews BM8

Various tutor time sessions

GCSE PE students – Dietician guest speaker. BM5

English: Talk from a journalist BM5

SEND interviews. The next steps check.

Female engineer targeted session – guest speaker

Careers interviews BM8

English: Talk from university (possible routes with English) BM7

Labour market information in tutor time BM2

Various tutor time sessions HoE Careers: Creating Futures

Year 12

Post 18 options

UCAS

Whole year group taster day at Coventry University – BM7

12th October Careers Fair – evening event with universities, colleges, apprenticeship and training providers BM7

Psychology class with Coventry University  – BM5

UCAS launch assembly BM7

Parent meeting – UCAS Support 

UCAS Applications BM7

Various Assemblies – including Degree Apprenticeships/ School Leaver programmes / volunteering BM7

Apprenticeship Show – advertised BM7

Speakers for schools Vtalks BM3

Health and Social:

Whole year group taster day at Coventry University – BM7

SEND interviews. The next steps check.

All: Apprenticeship & T-levels Assembly BM7

Female engineer targeted session – guest speaker

Work experience BM6

Labour market information in tutor time BM2

UCAS and apprenticeship Parents workshop

Year 13

Post 18 short listing

UCAS support

12th October Careers Fair – evening event with universities, colleges, apprenticeship and training providers BM7

Psychology class with Coventry University – BM5

BM7

25^th November – Coventry University parents and students’ trip BM7

Top universities support session

SEND interviews. The next steps check.

Various Assemblies – including

 Degree Apprenticeships/ School Leaver programmes / volunteering

Personal statement support BM3/7

Careers interviews BM8

Health and Social:

Coventry University Careers Team

delivers presentation on the health courses available. BM7

Careers interviews BM8

Employer talk tbc – BM5

Labour market information in tutor time BM2

Barclays life skills session

All: Apprenticeship & T-levels Assembly BM7

Female engineer targeted session – guest speaker