Careers Curriculum

Month Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Year 13
September MMU deg apps
September Unifrog launch Uni of Liverpool conf – personal statements
October Work experience launch ERP
October Intro to Unifrog / bank accounts Work experience launch / Unifrog options Post-16 options Launch (+ College) ERP
November Intro to Unifrog / bank accounts College Presentations (Year 10) College presentations UCAS Hub / planning futures
January KS4 options launch Budgeting / student finance
February Employer presentation
February What is a career? What is a career? Choosing university (incl finance) – Bangor University
March Choosing apprenticeships
May UCAS registration
June Choosing University, inc finance – Guest speaker Work experience prep Personal writing
June Finance – saving, borrowing and interest rates Future Skills questionnaire
July What is University? CV writing – Superhero CV Work experience review On work experience

ERP sessions:

  • October – What is the ERP?  Meet the apprentice and alumni apprentices
  • October – CV workshop
  • November and potentially 26th November if large numbers – CV 1-1s with employers
  • December – interview and mock assessment centre preparation
  • Mock assessment centre in January at Shrigley but students could go to other venues.

Key Careers Events

  • Year 11 options launch assembly – October
  • Post-16 Opportunities Evening – November
  • Year 9 options launch – January
  • Year 9 option choices evening – January
  • National Apprenticeship Week – February
  • National Careers Week – March

Year 10 Work Experience – June

Year 12 Work Experience –  July