Phase Two - Be Skilled
In Year 9 students are focused on the following careers aims:
Students can describe, understand and put into practice the desired skills expected of them by next step providers and future employers.听听听
By the end of Year 9, the programme will have allowed student to.听
- Students can describe a minimum of 4 employability skills employers and next steps providers are looking for.
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- Students can articulate experiences and activities both in and outside of the academy where they have shown or developed key employability skills.
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- Students can connect key employability skills required for their next step goals and aspirations.听
What does the be skilled package include?
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| 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
When meeting an employer, the sessions will focus on the desirable skills for working in their sector.听听 |
| Curriculum 4 Life听 | C4L is our PSHE and RSHE curriculum 鈥� find out more here:听
Within Year 9 students will examine the following.听
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| Professional Standards Curriculum听
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Every Monday, in College Time, students will home 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 |
| Trinity Challenge听 | Year 9s will undertake the Trinity Challenge programme, in which students are tasked with completing a number of challenges that allow them to build on their employability skills. These are split into 4 main skill areas:听
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| Duke of Edinburgh听 | All Year 9 students will have the opportunity to complete the Duke of Edinburgh award. During their 鈥楶ersonal Development鈥� lessons they will work at tracking the following:听
This will then lead them to completing a 2-day excursion. We believe that students who successfully complete the DofE award have shown real dedication to our 4 key employability skills throughout the year and have put them into practice.听听 |
| Lloyds Skills Builder Event听 | To allow students to demonstrate the skills they have developed across Year 9, in Term 4 students will take part in a Lloyds Skills Builder Event. This is an entire day event in which Lloyd鈥檚 banking group work with students in developing and presenting on an enterprise challenge. Students will put their skills of communication, critical thinking, resilience, and collaboration into practice and compete against each other. 听 |
