What we Offer

 

 

At Hummersknott we pride ourselves on providing a full and varied careers programme. Enabling pupils to make fully, informed choices, every step of the way.

What we offer:

 

More details on what we do can be found:  policy and overview below.

 

 

Taught Lessons

Drop Down Days

Form Mentor Program

Year 7

 

Day 2: Introduction to Lifeskills.

  1. Careers- What is a Career ?
  2. What is the Labour Market?

 

Day 4: World of Work.

  1. Strengths/learning styles. (The Buzz)
  2. What is work like? (work life balance/what makes people like their jobs)
  3. What jobs are out there? (LMI information/pay/hours/qualifications needed)
  4. Career plan
  1. The big picture
  2. CEIAG
  3. Planning for the future
  4. Where would you like to be
  5. Strengths and weakness
  6. Jobs I could do
  7. What skills do I need
  8. Why study
  9. What else do we study
  10. Reflection
  11. Review

Year 8

 

Day 2: World of Work 2

  1. Interviews
  2. CV’s
  3. Employment Law
  4. LMI
  5. Career plan

 

Day 5: Careers and Subjects

 
  1. CEIAG at Hummersknott.
  2. Where would I like to be in
  3. Planning for the future.
  4. Preparing for a careers interview.
  5. Getting your ideas together.
  6. Skills
  7. Qualities.
  8. Jobs I could do!
  9. H&S
  10. What skills do I need?
  11. Review where would I like to be…
  12. What have I learnt so far?
  13. Review

Year 9
  1. Key terms.
  2. Options and choices
  3. GCSE option and choices
  4. Pathways
  5. Subjects = jobs

Day 3: Options
  1. CEIAG at Hummersknott.
  2. Planning for the future.
  3. Preparing for a careers interview.
  4. Money
  5. Needs and Wants.
  6. Bank Accounts.
  7. Bank Statements.
  8. Spender or saver?
  9. Credit versus saving.
  10. Credit cards.

 

Year 10
  1. Citizenship in the workplace
  2. CV
  3. Discrimination
  4. Employability
  5. Protection at work
  6. Stem
  7. Wex

Day 4: Enterprise

  1. Apprentice
  2. Running a business
  3. Presentations

 

Day 5: College Visits

 
  1. CEIAG at Hummersknott.
  2. Planning for the future.
  3. Preparing for a careers interview
  4. Money
  5. Money Quiz
  6. Wages
  7. Pay Slips
  8. Tax
  9. Pensions
  10. National Insurance

 

Year 11
  1. Reflection on WEX
  2. Year a head/where to get help

Careers convention prep (what should I be asking/looking for)

  1. Applications
  2. Career Plan- The year ahead

 

Day 1: College day.

  1. QESFC
  2. DCOT
  3. HE (include budgeting/finance)
  4. Apprenticeships
  5. JCP

 

 
  1. CEIAG at Hummersknott.
  2. Planning for the future.
  3. Preparing for a careers interview
  4. Quiz.
  5. Mortgage
  6. Mortgage part 2
  7. Bills
  8. University
  9. Budgeting
  10. Budget