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St Joseph’s College is committed to developing well informed aspirational students who have the skills and attributes to succeed in the twenty-first century workplace.
We have a number of well-established partnerships to enable students to inspire and inform our students. The Peter Jones Academy offers students the chance to develop their business ideas into reality. The University of Sussex chose us as one of their partner schools and students visit from each year group have had the chance to visit, taste University life and enjoy workshops in different subjects. The Brokerage, Urban Synergy, Amazing Apprenticeships and the Association for BAME Engineers all provide opportunities for our students to visit professional work places and we work with a network of local employers to provide assemblies and one to one support. Year 11 have benefited from practice interviews with local employers to support with their transitions. The Skills Builder Partnership: We are making sure that students build the skills they need to become independent, employable and manage their careers. As partners with Skills Builder we are teaching students eight essential skills from listening to aiming high and develops their confidence in presentation and leadership. Skills Builder workshops are held in character lessons, tutor time and careers lessons. To find out more please click on the graphic below 
Students can access Careers Advice through our on-site qualified Careers Adviser. If you have any questions or suggestions, would like to book an appointment or can support with our workshops and practice interviews please contact our Careers Lead on rcashmore@sjc.ac. |
The Current Careers Programme is as follows:
Year 7:
In year 7 students learn:
Year 8:
In year 8 students:
Year 9:
In year 9 students will:
Year 10
In year 10 students will:
Year 11
In year 11 students will:
Sixth form
In year 7 students learn:
- To recognise and develop their skills in communication, leadership, organisation, resilience and initiative and see how they are linked to the world of work in character lessons.
- Learn what a career is and what jobs we think will be available in the future through a careers lesson.
- Develop Enterprise skills through whole school Enterprise programme “Tycoon Challenge” with Peter Jones Academy.
- Students will take part in tutor time activities in careers and apprenticeship week.
- Understand the importance of extra-curricular activities for increasing their employability.
Year 8:
In year 8 students:
- Continue to learn how to recognise and develop their skills in communication, leadership, organisation, resilience and initiative and how they are linked to the world of work in character lessons.
- Students have the opportunity to do a day’s reception duty with training and feedback.
- Develop Enterprise skills through whole school Enterprise programme “Tycoon Challenge” with Peter Jones Academy.
- Students will take part in tutor time activities in careers and apprenticeship week.
- Keynote speakers in assembly.
Year 9:
In year 9 students will:
- Enterprise lesson will prepare students for the world of work by developing their research and employability skills. They will take the Morrisby Careers Quiz and research job options as well as write a CV.
- Develop Enterprise skills through whole school Enterprise programme “Tycoon Challenge” with Peter Jones Academy.
- Higher education visit to Sussex University for focussed students.
- Targeted careers resources to make decisions about KS4 option to identify the information, they need to help me make successful option choices.
- The Army will run a Team Building Day where students develop skills.
- Students have the opportunity to take the Duke of Edinburgh Award which includes volunteering.
- Guidance for focused students.
- Students will take part in tutor time activities in careers and apprenticeship week.
- How to access local, regional, and national Labour Market Information, understand the reasons why it changes, and link it to Careers that they have an interest in;
Year 10
In year 10 students will:
- Will attend a careers fair and talk to representatives from different careers.
- Will have an assembly from ASK apprenticeship service.
- Students will take part in tutor time activities in careers and apprenticeship week.
- In the summer term Futures Week will look at linking subjects to industries. They will have the opportunity to attend presentations from keynote speakers.
Year 11
In year 11 students will:
- Will attend a careers fair and talk to representatives from different careers.
- ASK apprenticeships will offer apprenticeship application workshops.
- Guidance interviews for each student.
- College taster days for targeted students.
- Students will take have a practice interview with an employer on “Big Interview” Day. They will have an assembly and tutor time activities in preparation for their interviews.
- Targeted careers resources to make decisions about KS5 options to identify the information, they need to help make successful post 16 choices.
- Students will take part in tutor time activities in careers and apprenticeship week.
Sixth form
- Year 13 will attend UCAS Fair and University Campus visits.
- ASK apprenticeship talk and workshops for years 12 and 13.
- Support for students to find apprenticeships and apply through UCAS.
- Vocational/ industry trips for years 12 and 13.
- Guidance interviews.
Our official partners to bring the careers curriculum to life:
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