As soon as our pupils join us at Crompton House, we encourage them to start thinking about their future. During our Work-Related Learning and PSHE programmes and occasional external careers information provider drop down days, in every year group, students start their journey of understanding the world of work and potential pathways that might attract them for the future. We also invite guest speakers (often alumni) to talk about their career journeys. This is an exciting way for pupils to engage with providers and to explore different career pathways.

Our Careers Week in March ensures every subject across school uses a range of approaches to drive pupils’ aspirations for their future with particular foci on ‘Building Character and skills’ in preparation for KS4 and life after school. As soon as our pupils join us at Crompton House, we encourage them to start thinking about their future.

Here are some activities/events in the offer we provide throughout the different year groups;

Year 7:

• • ‘Career Assemblies’
  • Links to careers and relevant skills within each subject.
  • Access to information on school website.
  • Careers and Aspirations Week (Focus on Skill Recognition).
  • External visits by careers organisations.
  • Living in the Wider World – within the PSHE curriculum. Includes employment skills.
  • Career Guidance interviews. (Limited on request only)

To introduce the concept of the world of work & individual skills needed a number of units are covered e.g. list below;

Year 8:

• • Career Guidance interviews. (Limited on request only)
  • START Programme in WRL lessons to research and gain guidance on future pathways
  • Resilience programme in PSHE to develop employability skills.
  • ‘Career Assemblies’
  • Links to careers and relevant skills within each subject.
  • Access to information on school website.
  • Careers and Aspirations Week (Focus on Skill Recognition).
  • External visits by careers organisations.
  • STE(A)M initiatives
  • Living in the Wider World – within the PSHE curriculum. Includes employment skills.

To introduce the concept of the world of work & individual skills needed a number of units are covered e.g. list below;

Year 9

• • Career Guidance interviews (1:1 guidance meeting/s with an independent Positive Steps careers advisor).
  • ‘START’ Programme in WRL lessons to research and gain guidance on future pathways
  • ‘Career Assemblies’
  • Careers Fair
  • Links to careers and relevant skills within each subject.
  • GCSE ‘Taster’ lessons.
  • Parent Options Information Evening
  • Access to information on school website.
  • Careers and Aspirations Week (Focus on Skill Recognition).
  • External visits by careers organisations.
  • Opportunities to visit a workplace.
  • STE(A)M initiatives
  • Living in the Wider World – within the PSHE curriculum. Includes employment skills.

To introduce the concept of the world of work & individual skills needed a number of units are covered e.g. list below;