Abbey School

Our Careers and Enterprise curriculum is designed to develop the knowledge and skills for preparing for adulthood and to explore accessible careers opportunities to enable the best outcomes for all. Our Careers and Enterprise curriculum  is enhanced further through the use of  our STEAM Street initiative, allowing for our pupils to investigate different careers turning role play into reality.

Please note: The Curriculum Map begins with L1 at the bottom of this document

ntroduction to work related vocabulary and Role Play

Our careers education begins early at #teamabbey with our lower school classes having opportunities  to develop their role play and vocabulary, exploring careers and enterprise through play.

Activities include:

Trips to encourage role play, explore people who help us, explore and link jobs to role play from our local community and be introduced to concepts like  growing through life and exploring possibilities. 

Engagement with ambition and employment  

Our Key stage 2 pupils have the opportunity to begin to think about their ambitions more fully with links to jobs both within class and further with our STEAM Street initiative that allows pupils to have  STEAM Street roles  based upon their aspirations. 

Activities include 

Dedicated career lessons that begin to turn role play to reality by developing;oping research skills into employment through visits both out of school and from employers. Pupils begin to further explore growing through life and exploration of possibilities for work and skills. Creating their own opportunities through the STEAM Street Jobs Fair. 

Informed Option Choices

Our Key stage 3 pupils have the opportunity to pursue their aspirations further. Choosing options not only for the educational through dedicated careers and enterprise lessons that include face to-face encounters, experience of the workplace and personalised career information, advice and guidance. 

Activities include: 

Visits to local employers through trips built into the curriculum, visits from employers, explore and recognise personal strengths and further look at how employment grows through life how you would need to manage a career and the oportunties with a chosen career. 

Guidance, Opportunities and Ambition 

Our Key Stage 4 pupils begin to take on a mentor role within their STEAM Street career within school. Sharing the skills and knowledge they have gained as part of our careers programme.  Individualised flight paths help to shape next steps and inform decision-making. 

Activities include: 

Careers advice and interviews, Attendance to a range of careers fairs, visits to Post  16 settings, face-to face encounters and experience of the workplace. External visitors support with information for apprenticeships and T-Levels. 

Support and Advice

Pupils who stay with us at Key stage 5 have the opportunity for further work placements and links to employment as well as develop the professional skills needed in the workplace and linked to aspiration 

Activities include: 

• Careers advise  at parents’ evening.
• Parental Appointments offered on all parent evenings.
• Follow up career advice where specific needs have been identified.
• Access to careers advice and guidance as required by the student.
• Work placements and work experience.
• Access to National Citizenship Service (NCS) and other personal development opportunities.
• Pre and post exam support to ensure positive destinations are achieved for all.
• Apprenticeship Workshops and support 
• Careers Fair visits 
• Support with Local Market Information