Careers
One of our Trust's key priorities is to raise the aspirations of our pupils and the communities we serve.
Careers Education at Co-op Academy Oakwood
- Our Careers Lead is Mrs Brackenbury
- Our Careers programme is Skills Builder
- We hold the Quality in Careers Standard
How we deliver Careers Education | Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG)
Co-op Academy Oakwood's motto is 'Be the best you can be'.
Our pupils have high expectations of themselves and have dreams to have exciting and wonderful careers. We want our children to have the opportunity to learn about a range of careers that span across different sectors.
Our Careers leader is Mrs Brackenbury and she arranges different activities for the pupils to experience. Over the past year we have had a careers fair, NHS day as well as dozens of visitors both online and in school.
To discuss careers related learning more you can contact Mrs Brackenbury via:
Phone: 0113 240 2526
Email: oakw-headteacher@coopacademies.co.uk
Early Years
Activity:
Job roles and gender - this activity gives pupils their first experience of jobs in a fun and experiential way by using role play. The aim is to have fun while showing children that anyone can do any job.
Learning Outcomes:
Develop pupils' awareness of the range of jobs available to everyone
Key Stage 1
Activity:
Career stereotypes - this activity encourages pupils to think about who does different jobs and the idea that all jobs are for everyone. It aims to challenge early gender stereotypes.
Learning Outcomes:
Further development of pupils' awareness of the range of jobs available to everyone
Activity:
Our neighbourhood - this activity encourages pupils to explore jobs in their local area.
Learning Outcomes:
Further development of pupils' awareness of the range of jobs available to everyone in their local area.
Activity:
When I grow up - this activity encourages pupils to do some research and find out facts about a job they are interested in. This starts to expand pupils' understanding of jobs to build on in KS2.
Learning Outcomes:
Develop pupils' awareness of their current strengths, skills and qualities and how these link to specific sector / jobs.
Key Stage 2
Activity:
Career alphabet - this activity gets pupils to use the alphabet to identify all the weird and wonderful jobs which they may not have come across before and develop their knowledge of unknown job.
Learning Outcomes:
Develop pupils awareness of the wide range of jobs available.
Activity:
Career crossover - pupils start to think about how school subjects align with careers and jobs.
Learning Outcomes:
Develop pupils' awareness of how the subjects they study can be linked to a wide range of different jobs.
Activity:
Future world of work - encourages pupils to think about work in the future. Pupils are asked to think about what the world will be like in the future and what kind of jobs there will be. Then working in pairs, they design their own job of the future.
Learning Outcomes:
Develop pupils' awareness of LMI with a focus on growth sectors.
Activity:
Primary World of Work – Y6 – a week of interactive workshops showcasing differing careers and an opportunity to apply for a work placement within the academy.
Learning Outcomes:
Students gain an understanding of the world of work, learning key employability skills through workshops and mock interviews.
Activity:
Transition into Y7 and what to expect with regards to careers education in a secondary academy.
Learning Outcomes:
All pupils start to understand that their career journey has started and will evolve with further support and guidance from their secondary school.
The Gatsby Benchmark
By adapting the secondary Gatsby benchmarks for Good Career Guidance, we have developed a Trust framework for best practice.
Our goal is to provide high-quality career related learning programs that introduce our students to various job sectors, help them understand the world of work, and teach them important skills for getting a job.
We also want to show them how what they learn in school connects to their future career choices.
