Introduction
Hartsdown is committed to a high quality careers program which ensures that students are well equipped to pursue their ambitions.
Hartsdown Academy is situated in an area of deprivation so we focus on raising aspiration and challenging low aspiration wherever it occurs. This is done through our careers programme, through our enrichment program of clubs, activities and trips and by increasing opportunities for students to engage with higher education.
Throughout the 7 years of education at Hartsdown, students will have had opportunities to meet, engage with and learn about a range of careers and be fully informed and equipped to enter an ever changing world of work. All students will have the skills, confidence and ability to excel throughout their career journey.
Gatsby Benchmarks
We have used the Gatsby indicators to design and monitor our careers programme and our self-assessment of these is ongoing to ensure that all students access all elements.
- A stable careers programme
- Learning from career and labour market information
- Addressing the needs of each pupil
- Linking curriculum learning to careers
- Encounters with employers and employees
- Experiences of workplaces
- Encounters with further and higher education
- Personal guidance
The Hartsdown Program
We have identified 5 strands to our program which are delivered across student’s experience at Hartsdown.
- Encounters with employers and employees
- Experiences of workplaces
- Encounters with FE and HE
- Personal Guidance
- Work skills
- Self aware
- Organised
- Self Assured
- Good Communicator
- Interview skills
- Personal Statement/CV development
- Vision
Term 1
| Year 7: Big Dreams | Year 8: Why and How? | Year 9: Route to Success | Year 10: The working world | Year 11: Moving forward | 6th Form: Independence and the future world | |
| All Year Provisions. | To develop a vision and understanding of a range of careers. | To understand and identify how subject knowledge links into career paths. | To explore employability skills and the working life. | To understand the LMI, working practices and the value of soft skills. | To build on employability skills and build plans for transition | To understand success in the workplace and pursue higher education |
| Careers guidance accessible daily at breaktime European Day of Languages (Sept) | Big Dreams Day Future Ready Workshop - Scholarship | IB Profiles Uncovered Workshop - Thinker & Open Minded | Skills for my future workshop 1 | Labour Market Information workshop / assembly | One-to-one meetings with Careers advisor (independent) Support with Kent Choices applications to colleges/6th forms | University Open Events |
Term 2
| Year 7: Big Dreams | Year 8: Why and How? | Year 9: Route to Success | Year 10: The working world | Year 11: Moving forward | 6th Form: Independence and the future world | |
| Careers guidance accessible daily at breaktime Geography Awareness Week (Nov) | Visiting speakers during assembly Talk Money week - tutor time activities Future Ready Workshop - Teamwork UKC Presentation - Higher Education | Visiting speakers during assembly Talk Money week - tutor time activities UKC Presentation - Higher Education IB Profiles Uncovered Workshop - Caring & Communicator | Visiting speakers during assembly Skills for my future workshop 2 Talk Money week - tutor time activities UKC Presentation - Higher Education | Visiting speakers during assembly Talk Money week - tutor time activities UKC Presentation - Higher Education | One-to-one meetings with Careers advisor (independent) Visiting speakers during assembly Talk Money week - tutor time activities UKC Presentation - Higher Education Support with Kent Choices applications to colleges/6th forms College / Sixth Form Open & Taster Events HD sixth form assembly presentation ASK apprenticeships presentation Kent Choices applications support | CCCU Presentation - Why Uni? Talk Money week - tutor time activities University Open Events UKC Presentation - Higher Education Uni applications workshops by CCCU & UKC |
Term 3
| Year 7: Big Dreams | Year 8: Why and How? | Year 9: Route to Success | Year 10: The working world | Year 11: Moving forward | 6th Form: Independence and the future world | |
| Careers guidance accessible daily at breaktime National Apprenticeships Week (Feb) Student Volunteering Week (Feb) International Day of Women & Girls in Science (Feb) National Engineers Week (Feb) | CCCU Drop everything and meet the students - the dream of University, whatÕs it like? (1 hr session) Future Goals - Buzz Test (online guidance) Future Ready Workshop - Resilience | World Languages Day at CCCU - Understanding the importance of languages IB Profiles Uncovered workshop - Inquirer & Risk Taker | Guidance to support options choices Options Evening Skills for my future 3 Future Goals - Buzz Test (online guidance) | One-to-one meetings with Careers advisor (independent) EKC and CCCU taster sessions and visits Future Goals - Buzz Test (online guidance) | One-to-one meetings with Careers advisor (independent) College / Sixth Form Open & Taster Events Positively You Exams Success Workshop Kent Choices applications support | Uni applications workshops from UKC & CCCU Uni application deadlines UKC Succeed Programme |
Term 4
| Year 7: Big Dreams | Year 8: Why and How? | Year 9: Route to Success | Year 10: The working world | Year 11: Moving forward | 6th Form: Independence and the future world | |
| Careers guidance accessible daily at breaktime National Careers Week (March) National Health Care & Science Week (March) | Visiting speakers during assembly National Careers Week Activities Future Ready Workshop - Integrity | Visiting speakers during assembly IB Profiles Uncovered workshop - Principled & Balanced National Careers Week Activities | National Careers Week Activities Options Choices Meetings with key staff Skills for my future 4 | One-to-one meetings with Careers advisor (independent) Interview Skills 20:20 Future Ready & WEX launch Universify Education (Oxford Uni) Launch CV writing workshops weekly (Y10+) | One-to-one with Careers advisor (independent) Online resources linked to money management National Careers Week Activities CV writing workshops weekly (Y10+) Post 16+ interviews CCCU Open Event | One-to-one with Careers advisor (independent) Online resources linked to money management National Careers Week Activities CV writing workshops weekly (Y10+) CCCU Open Event UKC Succeed Programme |
Term 5
| Year 7: Big Dreams | Year 8: Why and How? | Year 9: Route to Success | Year 10: The working world | Year 11: Moving forward | 6th Form: Independence and the future world | |
| All Year Provisions. | To develop a vision and understanding of a range of careers. | To understand and identify how subject knowledge links into career paths. | To explore employability skills and the working life. | To understand the LMI, working practices and the value of soft skills. | To build on employability skills and build plans for transition | To understand success in the workplace and pursue higher education |
| Careers guidance accessible daily at breaktime Maths & Statistics Awareness Month ( April) | University assembly - introduction to university and student life Future Ready Workshop - Vision | IB Profiles Uncovered workshop - Knowledgeable & Reflective | Key skills day Ð learning essential employability skills Employability skills programme through tutor time Skills for my future 5 | One-to-one meetings with Careers advisor (independent) Job analysis through tutor time programme Kent Choices Launch CV writing workshops weekly (Y10+) CCCU Student/Parent Presentation - Uni Life, Benefits &Y Finances Future Pathway External Visitors for H&S / T&T | One-to-one meetings with Careers advisor (independent) CV writing workshops weekly (Y10+) CCCU Student/Parent Presentation - Uni Life, Benefits &Y Finances Future Pathway External Visitors for H&S / T&T Post 16+ interviews | CV writing workshops weekly (Y10+) CCCU Student/Parent Presentation - Uni Life, Benefits &Y Finances Future Pathway External Visitors for H&S / T&T UKC Succeed Programme |
Term 6
| Year 7: Big Dreams | Year 8: Why and How? | Year 9: Route to Success | Year 10: The working world | Year 11: Moving forward | 6th Form: Independence and the future world | |
| Careers guidance accessible daily at breaktime National Volunteers Week (June) International Women in Engineering Day (June) | Visiting speakers during assembly Future Ready Workshop - Excellence | Visiting speakers during assembly IB Profiles Uncovered workshop - Knowledgeable & Reflective | Visiting speakers during assembly | One-to-one meetings with Careers advisor (independent) Work Experience Placement in summer term Personal Statement workshop CV writing workshops weekly (Y10+) UCAS Discovery Event | UCAS Discovery Event Summer/Easter School opportunities as available CV writing workshops weekly (Y10+) Post 16+ interviews | Work Experience placement in the summer term for Yr12 CV writing workshops weekly (Y10+) UCAS Discovery Event University Open Events |