Careers Roadmap: Year 7–11
Year 11 – Planning Next Steps
Focus: Transition
Students receive targeted support to make confident decisions about education, training, or employment after school.
Key Activities:
- One-to-one guidance interviews
- Post-16 application support
- Apprenticeship and college workshops
- Interview preparation
- Final careers events and employer encounters
- Transition planning with families and advisers
By the end of Year 11, students will have:
- Explored a wide range of careers and sectors
- Met employers, visited workplaces, and taken part in challenge activities
- Completed work experience
- Developed a strong CV and interview skills
- Received personalised guidance
- Understood the full range of post-16 pathways
- Built confidence, ambition, and readiness for their next steps
Year 7 – Discover & Explore
Our Careers Programme
Focus: Awareness
Students begin to explore the world of work and understand how school subjects relate to future opportunities.
Key Activities:
- Introduction to careers and employability
- Identifying personal strengths and interests
- First encounters with visiting speakers
- Curriculum links to real-world jobs
- Careers assemblies and themed events
Year 8 – Build Knowledge & Skills
Focus: Understanding
Students gain deeper insight into different sectors, pathways, and the skills employers value.
Key Activities:
- Industry-themed activities and projects
- Taster sessions and visits (where available)Workshops on personal strengths and goal-setting
- Encounters with employers and training organisations
- Introduction to labour-market information
Year 9 – Pathways & Decision-Making
Focus: Making Informed Choices
Students prepare to choose their GCSE/qualification routes and consider how decisions affect future options.
Key Activities:
- Guided options support
- Career visits & taster days
- In-school Careers Fair
- Talks from colleges, sixth forms, and training providers
- Skills development workshops (communication, teamwork, resilience)
Year 10 – Experience & Preparation
Focus: Developing Employability
Students gain hands-on experience and strengthen key skills needed for future applications.
Key Activities:
- Work experience placement
- Mock interviews with employers
- CV-building workshops
- Leadership and enterprise challenges
- Employer talks and workplace project challenges
- Visits to further education and training providers
