Phase One 鈥� Be Inspired
In Year 7 and Year 8 students are focused on the following careers aims:
Students are able to understand and be inspired by the careers and opportunities that are available to them in the wider working world, alongside beginning to identify the desirable skills and qualifications required for these routes.听听
By the end of Year 8, the programme will have allowed student to听
- Students can articulate a career path(s) across all curriculum areas.
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- Students can articulate employability skills required for differing career paths.
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- Students can articulate an aspiration for themselves.
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- Students can describe the qualifications / subjects that will support them in achieving their aspirations.
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What does the Be Inspired package include?
| Activity / Event听 | Summary听 |
| Curriculum Areas 鈥� Be Inspired Sessions听 | Every term, in week 5 students will take part in a 鈥榖e inspired鈥� session across differing subject areas. These sessions introduce students to careers that link directly with specific curriculum areas. For example, when students examine the structure of the eye in science, they will examine the role of an optician, and the skills required for this career.听听听 |
| Employer Encounters / Events听听 | Across all subject areas, our Career Champions work hard to ensure students have the opportunities to meet employers that link with their subject area. For example, in 2024 the following encounters took place:听
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| A day in the life of鈥μ�听 | All Year 8 students will have the opportunity to be introduced to a panel of local employers, where they can hear about their roles in differing sectors and ask them questions about all aspects of their career.听听 |
| Curriculum 4 Life听 | C4L is our PSHE and RSHE curriculum 鈥� find out more here:听
Within Year 7 students will examine the advantages and disadvantages to working in the charity sector. Students will meet the owner of a local charity (HHCK). Within this curriculum students in Year 8 will complete a 鈥楤e Inspired unit鈥�, which will allow them to explore the following: 4. What is the Labour Market Index and what does this show?听听 |
| Be Inspired 鈥odcast听 | Every 5th week, all Y7 and Y8 students will watch and listen to our internal 鈥楤e Inspired鈥� careers podcast. This is a Podcast hosted by Miss Woolford, where she interviews past students about how Trinity supported them in getting to the places they are now 鈥� we have past students who have gone on to all different sectors and some who are travelling the world!听听 |
| Professional Standards Curriculum听
Be鈥rofessional!听听 |
Every Monday, in College Time, students will hone in on one of our Professional Standards 鈥� Conduct, Dedication, Organisation, Pride and Values. Students will explore why this standard is required and expected of them; exploring how these standards can support them in future careers.听 |
| Graduation Be Inspired to鈥�. Graduate!听 |
Graduation is our Year 7 & Year 8 character curriculum programme. To graduate students must remain dedicated to meeting the criteria over the course of both Y7 and Y8. This includes a good attitude to learning, attendance to extra-curriculum 鈥榖e inspired鈥� clubs, efforts shown in Masters of Recall and involvement in our 鈥楤e Inspired 鈥� Trinity Talks Programme鈥� Find out more here:听 Graduation |
| Trinity Talks Be Inspired to鈥ublic speak!听听 |
Working with local employers it鈥檚 been clear that they are finding the new generation struggle to communicate and interact within the workplace. We鈥檝e developed 鈥楾rinity Talks鈥� to support our young people in building strong communication skills in a realm of different opportunities. Within curriculum areas they will present poems, host debates, present factual presentations, all the hope that their confidence with speaking in front of peers develops over the two years.听听 |
| Graduation Clubs Be a鈥�.听听 |
All our clubs allow students to develop skills and knowledge that may be required in differing sectors in the hope that they spark a passion and interest in our young people.
For example, sports clubs will be focused on 鈥楤e a footballer, Be a rugby player; whilst other clubs include 鈥楤e an activist, Be an Engineer鈥�, 鈥楤e a Scientist鈥� and 鈥楤e a gamer鈥�. |
