Careers Programme
Our ambitious careers programme aims to empower students with the relevant skills, knowledge, and opportunities they need to progress to the next stage of their education whilst creating promising and fulfilling futures for themselves.
Whether saving lives on the operating table, developing the next vaccine, debating in the high court, setting up a soon-to-be thriving business, writing a best-selling book or teaching the next generation, our students have ambitions as varied as their talents. We therefore make it our mission to encourage each individual to become whatever they want to be.
Students throughout the school receive tailored support and guidance as well as access to a wide range of projects and initiatives through our partnerships with sixth forms, universities and employers. From the King’s Scholars Programme to our unique mentoring scheme and careers fairs to PSHE lessons, we provide students with the opportunities to encounter the world of work and further/higher education.
Careers Lead
To contact our careers lead, Sylvie Hrouda, please contact: office@notredameschool.co.uk or call 020 7261 1121.
Key documents
Careers Programme
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Term / Year group |
Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
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Year 7 |
· Introduction to Unifrog · Project Management activity: organising a music festival in groups · Presentation by Beauty, Hospitality Industries |
· Group career guidance with careers’ advisor
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· Group career guidance with careers’ advisor |
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Year 8 |
· Continuation of Unifrog · Assembly programme including encounters with employers e.g., horticulture, hospitality · Lunchtime career opportunities e.g., medicine club |
· Group career guidance with careers’ advisor · Bagatel construction: assembly · Guy Fox: employment in graphic design and publishing
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· Group career guidance with careers’ advisor |
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Year 9 |
· Continuation of Unifrog · Apprenticeship Fair · Assembly programme including encounters with employers e.g., horticulture, hospitality · Lunchtime career opportunities e.g., medicine club · Webinars with employer-encounters: BT work ready 9.3, medicine pre-med themes · Encounter with Oxford University · Hospitality workshop |
· Group career guidance with careers’ advisor · Options Evening · Hospitality Workshop all day on hotel site · Bagatel construction: assembly · BT Workready 9.2 · Presentation on career in insurance, House of Brands (private equity) · Presentation on career in law · Alumni presentation on career in medicine (BSMS) · Guy Fox: employment in graphic design and publishing
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· Group career guidance with careers’ advisor |
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Year 10 |
· Continuation of Unifrog · Building teamwork and oracy skills - Motivez · Assembly programme including encounters with employers Lunchtime career · opportunities e.g., medicine club, · Webinars with employers e.g., medicine · Study skills workshop on Stress management at KS4 and Managing Time · Encounter with Oxford University · ‘Life Skills’ workshop: investment + risk. Sponsored by M+G · Assembly programme including encounters with employers e.g., workers’ rights · STEM + art workshop at Science Centre |
· Lunch-time group work in careers hub · Health + Social Care morning workshop at LSBU for both H&SC classes · Outlining T-Levels hosted by EDT · Alumni presentation on career in medicine (BSMS) · Guy Fox: employment in graphic design and publishing
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· 1:1 career guidance with career advisor · Work Experience Week 6th – 9th July Target: all year 10s · Flagship WEX day – Dragon’s Den · Trip to Middlesex University? · Coin street tutoring in Maths and employability skills |
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Year 11 |
· 1:1 career guidance with career advisor · Continuation of Unifrog · Lunchtime career opportunities e.g., Bristow Mentors · Next Steps Evening · Personal Statement writing workshop · Interview Practice Session · October half term WEX placements with local employers on request · Study Skills presentations e.g., Time Management · BT Workready online · Coin street tutoring in Maths and employability skills 4x 6th form presentations: SSSO, Elms CTK, St Michael’s |
· 1:1 career guidance with career advisor · Assembly programme including encounters with employers e.g., workers’ rights, PIB (our Unifrog sponsor), EDT · interview practice with Bristow mentors · Lunch-time group work in careers hub · PIB interview practice · Beauty industry (presentation) · Working freelance (as above) 3pm to 3.30pm · Coin street tutoring in Maths and employability skills · Guy Fox: employment in graphic design and publishing 6th form presentation : SFX
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· Interview practice with Bristow mentors
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Year 7
- Reflect on who you are
- Explore dream jobs
- Learn what we mean by ‘career’
- Find out what entrepreneurs do
- Learn about work-life balance
- Learn about careers and the future
Year 8
- Reflect on your interests
- Explore CVs
- Learn about the workplace
- Find out how to create the life you want
- Define what success looks like
- Learn about careers and the climate
Year 9
- Reflect on your skills
- Explore learning pathways after school
- Learn how to choose KS4 options
- Find out how to take control of your career journey
- Learn how to manage your money
- Learn about the labour market (LMI)
Year 10
- Reflect on your career journey
- Explore employer profiles
- Learn about different career types
- Prepare for work experience
- Learn about workplace wellbeing
- Discuss: in person, hybrid and remote working
Year 11
- Reflect on your employability skills
- Explore pros and cons of post-16 pathways
- Learn how to choose a post-16 pathway
- Research volunteering and paid work
- Compare apprenticeships and HE
- Discuss: is AI a threat to our jobs?
Gatsby Guidelines
https://www.gatsby.org.uk/uploads/education/gatsby-careers-4-pager-updated.pdf
We follow the Gatsby Guidelines:
A Stable Careers Programme
Every school and college should have an embedded programme of career education and guidance that is known and understood by students, parents, teachers, governors and employers.
Learning from Career and Labour Market Information
Every student and their parents should have access to good quality information of an informed adviser to make the best use of available information.
Addressing the Needs of Each Student
Students have different career guidance needs at different stages. Opportunities for advice and support need to be tailored to the needs of each student. A school’s careers programme should embed equality and diversity considerations throughout.
Linking Curriculum Learning To Careers
All teachers should link curriculum learning with careers. STEM subject teachers should highlight the relevance of STEM subjects for a wide range of future career paths.
Encounters with Employers and Employees
Every student should have multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are valued in the workplace. This can be through a range of enrichment activities including visiting speakers, mentoring and enterprise schemes.
Experiences of Workplaces
Every student should have first-hand experiences of the workplace through work visits, work shadowing and/or work experience to help their exploration of career opportunities, and expand their networks.
Encounters with Further and Higher Education
All students should understand the full range of learning opportunities that are available to them. This includes both academic and vocational routes and learning in schools, colleges, universities and in the workplace.
Personal Guidance
Every student should have the opportunities for guidance interviews with a career adviser, who can be internal (a member of school staff) or external, provided they are trained to an appropriate level. These should be available whenever significant study or career choices are being made. They should be expected for all students but should be timed to meet their individual needs.
Where next?
Careers (ID 1023)
