CAREERS ELEMENTS DELIVERED DURING P.D. CAROUSEL 2024-2025
| Careers Activities | Outcomes | |
| Year 7 Lesson 1 | Careers & the skills you need for work | To understand the definition of employability skills To understand how you can develop these skills in other aspects of your life |
| Year 7 Lesson 2 | Job Profiles | To understand the skills necessary for different jobs To understand entry requirements, salaries and routines |
| Year 7 Lesson 3 | Careers in the Wider World | To consider jobs in terms of culture capital To understand how their education at SAC contributes to their culture capital |
| Year 8 Lesson 1 | To learn about a range of jobs and how much people earn | Who earns the most and why do you think this is? Main duties Qualifications Skills |
| Year 8 Lesson 2 | Work/Life Balance | Your changing responsibilities within the family home and community |
| Year 9 Lesson 1 | The C.V. | What is a C.V. Ways to construct a C.V. What to include and what not to include a C.V. |
| Year 9 Lesson 2 | Job Applications | Where to find job vacancies What to look for in a job ‘ad The selection process Positive action |
| Year 9 Lesson 3 | The cover letter | Is a cover letter required? The difference between a cover letter and a C.V. How to make the right impression |
| Year 10 Lesson 1 | Work Experience | Making a choice Legal requirements |
| Year 10 Lesson 2 | Work Experience | Finding a provider Acquiring consent |
| Year 10 Lesson 3 | Work Experience | How to conduct yourself during WE The review process The “Thank you” letter and request for reference\feedback |
| Year 11 Lesson 1 | Apprenticeships | From 1563 to 2023 Modern apprenticeships Apprenticeship levels |
| Year 11 Lesson 2 | Apprenticeships | Benefits/drawbacks of apprenticeships Your decisions The importance of research |
| Year 11 Lesson 3 | Apprenticeships | How/where to find apprenticeships How to apply When to apply |
| Year 12/13 Lesson 1 | Apprenticeships – From 1563 to 2023 | Development towards modern apprenticeships Levels of apprenticeships from Traineeships to Degree Apprenticeships |
| Careers Activities | Year Groups Involved | |
| SEPT TO OCT 2024 | Introduction to Careers program “Xello” which is replacing Start Profile. My Interests/My Goals/My Strengths/My Skills. Assessment ongoing GB1 – GB8 | Year 7 |
| OCT TO DEC 2024 | Meet the Employers Carousel – 4Periods of Carousel between 12 employers i.e. Airline, Engineering, Medicine, Manufacturing. Assessment via feedback from pupil and employer DCFs GB2 – GB5 | Year 8 |
| 15th OCT | UK Universities & Apprenticeships Search – Liverpool GB2 – GB5 – GB7 | Year 12 & Year 13 |
| 27th NOV | National Apprenticeships Exhibition – Liverpool Exhibition Centre | Year 12 |
| 4th DEC | Careers Enterprise Day at SAC | Years 8 and 9 |
| JAN TO FEB 2025 | Careers Fair organised by Career Connect at the Hive. Assessment by booklet competed by pupils GB5 – GB7 – GB8 | Year 10 |
| 7th JAN 2025 | T-Level information presentation – Wirral Met College | Year 9 |
| APRIL 2024 TO APRIL 2025 | Individual Careers Interviews with Career Connect Update Start Profile for CV generation GB3-GB8 | Year 11 |
| APRIL TO JULY 2025 | Meet the Employers – Fortnightly presentations from local employers, FE and HE organisations. Assessment by student feedback on MS Forms GB7 | Year 12 |
| JUNE TO JULY 2025 | Work experience week 7th – 11th July. Assessment via pupil WE diary. GB6 | Year 10 |
