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3. Our Careers Programme

Waterside Academy provides a progressive careers programme which develops as pupils move through the school. Careers is not a single event: it is built through curriculum learning, personal guidance, employer and provider encounters, workplace experiences, extended curriculum activities and transition support.

  • Personalised careers guidance through Career Connect
  • Careers and enterprise lessons
  • Careers education through PSHE
  • Careers assemblies and visiting speakers
  • Careers fairs
  • College and training-provider visits
  • Encounters with employers and employees
  • Modern work experience and workplace experiences
  • Apprenticeship and technical education encounters
  • Alternative Provision and vocational experiences
  • Extended Curriculum activities
  • Get Connected online careers resource
  • KD Club Work XP
  • My Future resources from The Careers & Enterprise Company
  • Labour Market Information (LMI)
  • Post-16 application and transition support
  • Targeted NEET prevention and destination tracking

Careers programme by year group

Year group

Core careers entitlement

Year 7

Introduction to careers and employability; identifying strengths and interests; careers in curriculum subjects; employer encounters; Extended Curriculum; introduction to LMI and future pathways.

Year 8

Exploring career sectors and pathways; employer encounters; technical and apprenticeship awareness; workplace experiences; careers events; Extended Curriculum; employability skills.

Year 9

Careers linked to curriculum and option choices; personalised support; college/training-provider encounters; employers; apprenticeships and technical routes; workplace experiences; LMI.

Year 10

Personal careers guidance; modern work experience; workplace encounters; college visits; careers fairs; apprenticeship and technical education encounters; Alternative Provision and vocational experiences where appropriate.

Year 11

Individual careers guidance; post-16 applications; college/training-provider visits; apprenticeship support; employer encounters; transition planning; targeted NEET prevention and destination tracking.