Careers Provision
Winchelsea provides a relevant and engaging careers curriculum which meets the differing needs and requirements of our pupils. This is developed throughout a pupil’s time at the provision and is always supportive of their abilities, strengths and skills.
Aims and Purpose
- Prepare pupils for the transition to life after Winchelsea School through an extensive careers programme developed from KS3 to KS5.
- Support pupils in making informed decisions about future pathways which are appropriate to them.
- Provide pupils with experiences in work related learning.
- Develop personal characteristics such as social skills, communication, independent life skills and resilience
- Inspire and motivate pupils to develop themselves as individuals and live as independently as is possible
Classes
Otters, Dolphin and Puffin | Lobsters and Seahorses | Stingray, Magna 1 and 2 | Orca | Manta
Otters, Dolphin and Puffin
Autumn 1 - Heroes that help us
SLD unit – In, out and beyond – What’s out there?
Where do I go to school?
Do I live near my school?
Where do the other people in my family go to school?
What other schools are nearby?
Does my school have links with nearby schools?
What other types of educational organisation are there in my community?
What other types of organisation does my school have links with?
What can I see in my community?
How do I get around my community?
How do I keep safe when travelling in my community?
How do I keep safe when travelling in my community?
What do people need in a community?
What leisure services are available in my community?
What businesses are in my community?
What things do I like and dislike about my community?
Links to theme and possible visits
Use Google maps to show location of house in relation to school.
Minibus visit to each other’s houses to view only.
Walk around local area – What schools do you see?
Links – Pupils at Winchelsea satellite – possible visit.
If you are poorly where do you go?
Broadstone Broadway walk.
Who visits Winchelsea?
Autumn 2 - Let there be light
SLD unit – Festivals.
What is a festival?
How do families celebrate?
How does my local community celebrate?
How do people in my country celebrate?
What other special occasions/festivals do we celebrate in our culture?
How is Ramadan celebrated?
How is Diwali celebrated?
How is Chinese new year celebrated?
How is Halloween celebrated?
How is Easter celebrated?
How is Christmas celebrated?
Links to theme and possible visits
– church, synagogue, Lady St. Mary’s church Wareham etc.
Community center visit.
Chinese meal.
Pumpkin carving.
Christingle.
Christmas performance.
Spring 1 - Amazing ME
SLD unit – In, out and beyond – Who’s Who?
Who am I?
Who are the people in my class?
Are we all the same?
How do I help in school?
Who works in my school?
What equipment and skills do people need to do their work?
Where in school do people work?
Who else works in our school?
Could I work in a school?
Links to theme and possible visits
Invite someone in from an office based job (or Shirley/Bob) Ray or Lewis to talk about what they need in order to do their jobs.
Spring 2 - BEE Happy
SLD unit – Knowing and growing
What does my body look like?
How do I feel about my body?
What senses does my body have?
How does my body change?
How does puberty affect my body?
Why should I keep my body clean?
How do I keep my body safe?
How can I keep my body healthy?
How can I pick healthy foods?
How can I keep my teeth healthy?
How can I exercise to keep healthy?
How can I keep my mind healthy?
Will using drugs and alcohol keep me healthy?
Links to theme and possible visits
Visit to sports center to use facilities.
Food tasting session of healthy foods.
Wellbeing sessions.
Summer 1 - Food, glorious food
SLD unit the world on my plate
What kinds of food do I eat?
Are some foods good/bad for me?
Have I always eaten the same food?
Do we all eat the same food?
Are there any places to eat near my home?
Where can I buy food?
Where do the foods I eat come from?
Links to theme and possible visits
Lush visit and do the same.
Sample different foods. Foods from around the world.
Summer 2 - You’ve got a friend in Me
SLD unit Helping
What does ‘helping’ mean?
What help do people need?
Who helps me?
How can I help?
What help might people in developing world countries need?
What can I do to help these people?
Links to theme and possible visits
Charities
Enterprise link – Cake sale.
Lobsters and Seahorses
Autumn 1 - Heroes that help us
MLD Employability Unit 1 Self Awareness
I can list some personal qualities.
I can list some personal skills.
I can understand the difference between a skill and a quality.
I can identify some hobbies and interests.
I can identify some hobbies and interests which are personal to me.
I can recognise the skills and the qualities that are needed for a familiar job.
I can recognise the skills and the qualities that are needed for an unfamiliar job.
I can match skills and qualities with job requirements.
Links to theme and possible visits
Skills/Jobs matching pair’s game.
Autumn 2 - Let there be light
MLD Employability Unit 2 Identifying and investigating Jobs
I can Identify/explore a variety of jobs;
I can investigate a variety of jobs and job roles:
within the school;
of family and friends;
within local organisations,
within the wider community.
Links to theme and possible visits
Interview people around the school about their different jobs.
Visitors from outside could come in a talk about their jobs.
Spring 1 - Amazing ME
MLD Employability Unit 3 Why Work
I can discuss what is work and understand the reasons why people work.
I can explore how the world of work has changed over a period of time.
I can explore types of jobs available.
I can explore technological changes at home.
I can explore technological changes at work.
I can identify a range of working patterns.
Links to theme and possible visits
Jobs which are specific to you and your skills.
Invite in a variety of different people from different jobs.
Spring 2 - BEE Happy
MLD Employability Unit 4 The good employee
I can identify the personal skills and qualities of a good employee.
I am aware of acceptable/unacceptable dress in the workplace.
I am aware of acceptable/unacceptable behaviour in the workplace.
I am aware of the basic rights and responsibilities of an employee.
I am aware of the basic rights and responsibilities of an employer.
I have an awareness of health and safety in the workplace.
I have a clear and solid awareness of health and safety in the workplace.
Links to theme and possible visits
Invite in employers to talk about expectations within their jobs.
Health and safety talk.
Summer 1 - Food, glorious food
Unit 5 Decision making
I can identify a number of decisions I make each day.
I can recognise the importance of making informed choices.
I can examine consequences of choice and the effects on self and others.
I can consider the factors that influence choices and decisions.
I can recognise the need to plan ahead and demonstrate planning skills.
I can understand and construct a simple planning process.
Links to theme and possible visits
Pupils make informed choice about job offers.
Identify advantages of planning and consequences of lack of planning.
Summer 2 - You’ve got a friend in Me
Unit 6 Lifelong learning
I am familiar with the concept of lifelong learning.
I can recognise the need to begin planning for the future now.
I can consider how to make future plans a reality by setting goals and targets.
I can use essential ICT skills to gather information.
I can develop communication and presentation skills enough to deliver a short presentation.
Links to theme and possible visits
Shared ambitions.
Hot seating.
Discuss outside influences (family, friends, local employment etc.)
Stingray, Magna 1 & 2
Autumn 1 - Heroes that help us
MLD Unit 7 Environmental considerations
I have an awareness of the terms Reduce/Reuse/Recycle.
I have an understanding of the terms Reduce/Reuse/Recycle.
I am aware of the job opportunities created by Reduce/Reuse/Recycle.
MLD Unit 8 Local and global settings
I can investigate a variety of local and global products and jobs.
I can investigate how local & global organisations impact on the community.
Links to theme and possible visits
Visit to Lush – linked with how to make products sustainable.
Look at charities.
Local Spire Café – working with people with learning difficulties.
Routes to roots support for homeless people.
Autumn 2 - Let there be light
MLD Unit 9 Enterprise (Christmas fair project)
I have an awareness of enterprise and entrepreneurship.
I can identify the skills and qualities of an entrepreneur.
I can discuss the benefits and challenges of being an entrepreneur.
I can recognise that I too can be enterprising and possibly become an entrepreneur.
Links to theme and possible visits
Look at modern entrepreneurs and how they have become successful.
Spring 1 - Amazing ME
MLD Unit 10 Personal development – Being happy with who I am
I can understand the need for balance between the elements of health.
I can understand the basic role of an employer.
I can identify positive personal attributes.
I can understand what influences feelings and behaviours.
I can understand ways of coping with difficult situations.
I can identify personal strengths.
I can understand the issues and manage their emotions in conflict situations.
I can be aware of my capacity for change.
Links to theme and possible visits
Look at famous people and why they have been successful in their jobs.
Identify what makes you happy.
Spring 2 - BEE Happy
MLD Unit 11 Local and Global citizenship
I can explore appropriate ways of speaking to others.
I can explore a range of viewpoints.
I can explore how stereotyping and prejudice can influence our attitudes and beliefs.
I can explore how stereotyping and prejudice can cause conflicts.
I can explore how to manage conflict and promote community relations.
I can understand the meaning of exclusion.
I can understand some of the factors leading to homelessness in the UK.
Links to theme and possible visits
Routes for roots homeless charity work.
Summer 1 - Food, glorious food
MLD Unit 12 – Employability (Do A first then B)
To understand reasons why people work.
To understand the basic role of the employer.
To understand that an employee has rights.
To name some of the employee rights.
To identify the skills and qualities needed for a good employee.
To understand the range of pathways to employment.
To consider the factors which influence choices and decisions.
To look at structures of a common business.
To recognise the need to begin planning for the future.
Links to theme and possible visits
Visit to job center.
Visit to colleges/higher educational provision.
Summer 2 - You’ve got a friend in Me
MLD Unit 12 Cont. – Employability cont.
To participate in the setting up of a simple business project. (ENTERPRISE)
I can select, classify and compare information by carrying out research.
I can locate, sort and select appropriate information.
I can examine a range of issues which affect a community.
I can use a variety of resources to investigate sources of information.
I can consider a range of careers.
I can investigate the importance of outside factors on our community.
Links to theme and possible visits
Get out into the community and see some of the issues.
Careers fair.
Orca
Autumn 1 - Heroes that help us
Developing skills for the workplace: following instructions
Developing skills for the workplace: getting things done.
Autumn 2 - Let there be light
Developing skills for the workplace: growing and caring for plants
Spring 1 - Amazing ME
Developing skills for the workplace: health and safety
Spring 2 - BEE Happy
Developing skills for the workplace: looking after and caring for animals
Summer 1 - Food, glorious food
Developing skills for the workplace: looking and acting the part
Summer 2 - You’ve got a friend in Me
Participating in a mini-enterprise project.
Manta
Autumn 1 - Heroes that help us
Autumn 2 - Let there be light
Spring 1 - Amazing ME
Spring 2 - BEE Happy
Summer 1 - Food, glorious food
Summer 2 - You’ve got a friend in Me
Classes
Otters, Dolphin and Puffin | Lobsters and Seahorses | Stingray, Magna 1 and 2 | Orca | Manta
Aims
Our vision is that through our careers programme pupils will develop,
“high aspirations for employment and become valued members of the workforce and society.”
Through our Person-Centred careers program we aim to equip pupils with the right skills, information and passion to be able to voice their opinions and aspirations for their future pathways with a clear understanding of their future possibilities for education and the world of work.
My Future Pathways consists of 4 distinct but related strands:
Careers at Every Level. (Curriculum program)
Work Related Learning
Different Curriculum Provision
| Stingray, Seahorses, Lobsters, Magna Seals, Magna Manatees | Focusing on following the units of the Northern Ireland curriculum. |
| Orca & Manta | Accreditation: Employability ASDAN Work experience (3 days year 10 and 1 week year 11) Careers Interviews: External Provider. |
Intent
Careers Programme – “My Future Pathways”
We will be following a comprehensive careers program that provides strands to increase the pupil’s opportunities to understand more about their pathway options and the World of work. ‘My Future Pathways’ is based on a mixture innovative Careers programme ‘Careers at Every Level’ and a curriculum designed specifically for pupils with additional needs.
The programme runs from Year 7 – 14 and teaches pupils the skills, knowledge and understanding they will require for work.
Careers guidance
Students in Year 7 through to year 14, have the opportunity to have a careers guidance meeting with ‘SEND4’ (an external careers advisor service), to support them making decisions in the future. Parents are given the option to attend these meetings, if they desire. This is further supported by a careers fair for parents and pupils, held annually where parents can hear from a variety of further education providers, businesses and other agencies who may be involved in their child’s transition to further education and ultimately to access the world of work.
Links with industry and work experience
In year 7 through to year 9 we will be In year 7 through to year 14 we will be linking with local businesses to find out and engage with the working community, this will include STEAM talks and presentations.
From years 10 through to year 14, pupils will have the opportunity to complete a work experience placement in the local community. This further enables us to build relationships with employers and where appropriate offer our students extended work experience.
Meeting the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance:
Our careers programmes content and delivery enables us to meet all areas of the governments guidelines benchmarks.
