Location Vocation [11-16]

Over the course of the past year, we have continued to deliver our ‘Location Vocation’ careers programme, developing further a range of face-to-face and virtual opportunities to prepare all our students to make informed decisions about their next steps.

Our careers provision has:

Empowered learners to make informed decisions at key points in their school life, for example, supporting Year 9 learners’ GCSE subject choices through the use of the ‘Start’ platform, bespoke PSHE lessons delivered by our careers advisor and visits to Hull University

Inspired and motivated learners to fulfil their potential through a range of further education encounters including Year 8 taster sessions at a local college and bespoke Year 11 visits to further education and training providers to support learners in applying to post-16 Furthermore, all year groups have had access to visits/outreach work from Hull University to support decisions at key points in their school life and dispel any myths around higher education.

Explored different careers through the curriculum to raise learner's aspirations, broaden their horizons through planned inputs across the curriculum throughout the year and in particular during National Apprenticeship Week and National Careers Week

Enriched learners’ experience by providing multiple opportunities to learn from employers about employment and the skills that are valued in workplaces, for example through Year 9 ‘speed networking’, Year 10/Year 11 ‘mock’ interviews, and virtual and external work experience placements.

Enabled learners’ access to up-to-date labour market information to increase their awareness of which growth sectors have a gap in worker numbers through the PSHE curriculum and specific lessons delivered by our careers advisor