Careers Plan – Year 7 (2024-25)
YEAR 7 CAREERS AIM: to encourage students to explore their interests and motivations and focus on developing a broader understanding of the world of work.
RATIONALE: This year is viewed as a foundational stage in their career journey and the focus is on their understanding of employability skills and directly relating this to their character curriculum. This allows students to gain a more complete understanding of how both careers and character education are linked and prepare them for life beyond school.
Term 1
- .CAREERS SESSIONS: Diversity in the workplace
In their fortnightly careers sessions, Year 7 students will be introduced to the Equality Act (2010), protected characteristics and the value that diversity can bring to a workplace.
Through these sessions, they will understand that the character strengths of compassion, open-mindedness and respect are also employability skills.
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Term 2
- .CAREERS SESSIONS: The future labour market and employability skills
In their fortnightly careers sessions, Year 7 students will be introduced to the differences between salaries and wages, but their main focus will be on understanding that the character strengths that the school encourages and values are also employability skills. They will be introduced to the ‘future labour market’ and how to recognise (and use) workplace or organisational values in choosing a career or job.
Through these sessions, they will understand that the character strengths of compassion are also employability skills.
Continue reading → - COMPETITION: Maidstone United Kit Design
In Art, Year 7, 8 and 9 students are invited to take part in a kit design competition set by Maidstone United FC. It opens on 31st October and closes on 10th November. With the support of the Art department, students get experience of working to a brief in order to satisfy a client.
“We’re throwing down the challenge to see who can come up with the winning design for the next two seasons. Whether it’s an original idea or inspired by a shirt from yesteryear, your design must be true to the club colours of amber and black. You’ve got until Sunday 10 November to email your design, which must be in jpeg or PDF format. If you’re not expert in Photoshop (other design packages are available), you can download ‘My Macron Kit’ from your app store and create a shirt using the step by step guide. The winning designer will receive one of the first shirts off the production line, which will be signed by next season’s squad. Send in your design to info@maidstoneunited.co.uk by 6pm on Sunday 10 November.”
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Term 3
- .CAREERS SESSIONS: Work/life balance
In their fortnightly careers sessions, Year 7 will consider the fact that careers decisions are about choosing how a job might impact their wider life. For example, they will think about the impact of travel, different working environments and where they would like to work.
Through these sessions, they will understand that the character strengths of motivation and resilience are also employability skills. They will also learn that careers decisions need to consider more factors than simply the wage or job title.
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Term 4
- .CAREERS SESSIONS: Values in the workplace
In their fortnightly careers sessions, Year 7 students will consider the role that integrity plays in choosing their careers, and also thinking about the role that stress can play in a career.
Through these sessions, they will understand that the character strengths of resilience, communication and integrity are also employability skills.
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Term 5
- .CAREERS SESSIONS: How to think about careers
In their fortnightly careers sessions, Year 7 students will work through a BBC Bitesize careers workshop which helps them to consider their own interests and what future careers they might like to explore. In addition to this, they will be looking at the different types of employment including full/part time, self-employment, flexitime, and job shares.
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Term 6
- .CAREERS SESSIONS: Understanding a range of options on the learning journey
In their fortnightly careers sessions, Year 7s will gain a fuller understanding of the key terms that they will come across during their career journey at Wrotham School. This includes sessions focussed on defining university, apprenticeships and having the opportunity to talk in small groups with our sixth formers about what sixth form is and why they made that choice.
Continue reading → - ASSEMBLY and PROJECT: What is engineering?
Year 7 students will be introduced to the wide range of careers within the engineering sector with the help of MEP Ltd an award-winning engineering specialist servicing Aerospace, Defence, Space and Medical clients and based in Aylesford. Students will be introduced to a careers project and encouraged to understand the design process and the importance of creativity and communication.
Continue reading → - Employability skills development: Camping, Wrotham Walk
Year 7 students will have the opportunity to develop their character and employability skills through involvement in a variety of activities including the Year 7 Camping and the Wrotham Walk.
Through these sessions, they will understand that the character strengths of creativity, teamwork and resilience are also employability skills.
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