Careers
Careers education, information and guidance (CEIAG) programmes make a significant contribution to preparing young people for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life at Trinity Academy Halifax. The CEIAG programme is designed to be progressive from Year 7 to Year 11 and support students in making informed choices in Years 8 and 11.
We aim to raise aspirations, challenge stereotypes and encourage students to consider a wide range of careers. Through careers education and guidance it is hoped that students will be encouraged to make the most of their talents and to go on to jobs or courses which suit their needs and abilities.
In particular we intend our students to:
- Develop a broad understanding of the world of work and an ability to respond to changing opportunities.
- Develop independent research skills so that they can make good use of information and guidance.
- Develop the skills they need to review achievements, plan future actions, make decisions, present themselves well and cope with change and transition.
We recognise that the process of making career decisions is a lengthy one that will continue after our students leave school.
| Year 7 |
- Labour Market information assembly
- Careers library introduction and Buzz quiz programme
- Career routes and local employer assemblies
- Use of My Directions to understand interests and preferences linked to my careers journey.
- Careers in the police assembly
- Examples of subject specific or one-off activities:
- Careers based Maths Café club
- STEM club
- Sport tours, university trips and sporting trips.
- Introduction to Covea
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| Year 8 |
- Labour Market information assembly
- Careers in the police assembly
- Careers library introduction JED sessions
- Career routes and local employer assemblies
- Use of My Directions to understand interests and preferences linked to my careers journey
- Meeting with SLG member, if requested, prior to making options choices
- Option evening parent’s information evening
- Examples of subject specific or one-off activities:
- Burberry Textiles workshop
- Leeds love of learning workshops
- Cross curricular STEM project
- Careers based Maths Café club
- STEM club
- Leeds University Science Roadshow
- Sport tours, university trips and sporting trips.
- Talks from Leeds College of Music, Opera North, Leeds City College & Local Musical Theatres Schools & Theatres.
- Talks from West Yorkshire make it in manufacturing group
- Introduction to Covea
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| Year 9 |
- Labour Market information assembly
- Careers in the police assembly
- Career routes and local employer assemblies
- University and college visits
- Careers Fair
- Examples of subject specific or one-off activities:
- National Enterprise Challenge
- Option evening parent’s information evening
- Cyber discovery club.
- Sport tours, university trips and sporting trips.
- Talks from Leeds College of Music, Opera North, Leeds City College and Local Musical Theatres Schools and Theatres.
- Talks from West Yorkshire make it in manufacturing group
- Introduction to Covea
- My choices – pathways
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| Year 10 |
- Labour Market information assembly
- Careers in the police assembly
- Career routes and local employer assemblies
- Careers Fair
- Careers day including writing application forms for mock interviews
- Mock interviews
- University visits and residentials
- National Apprenticeship show
- Workplace visit
- Examples of subject specific or one-off activities:
- Operating Theatre Live
- BPP Uni Law School mock trials
- Maths inspiration event.
- Sport tours, university trips and sporting trips
- Theatre visit
- Talks from Leeds College of Music, Opera North, Leeds City College and Local Musical Theatres Schools and Theatres.
- Talks from West Yorkshire make it in manufacturing group
- Introduction to Covea
- Use of My Directions to understand interests and preferences linked to my careers journey.
- How to impress your employer workshop
- Personal brand and networking
- Competitive Edge programme – inspirational speakers
- Careers accelerator programme
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| Year 11 |
- Labour Market information assembly
- Careers in the police assembly
- Career routes and local employer assemblies
- Careers fair
- Assemblies from FE colleges and 6th forms
- College taster days
- Year 11 info evening with access to local colleges
- Post-16 application support in form time
- Group & 1:1 careers interview with careers advisor
- University visits
- Apprenticeship search and application support
- Maths inspiration event
- Sport tours, university trips and sporting trips.
- Theatre visit
- Talks from Leeds College of Music, Opera North, Leeds City College and Local Musical Theatres Schools and Theatres.
- Talks from West Yorkshire make it in manufacturing group
- Introduction to Covea
- Use of My Directions to understand interests and preferences linked to my careers journey
- How to impress your employer workshop
- Personal brand and networking
- Competitive Edge programme – Next step providers workshop day and Careers & Wellbeing day
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‘To find out more about how careers are linked to the curriculum, please click here.
Our Careers Leader is Mrs Walker and she can be contacted on 01422 244 890 or by emailing kwalker01@halifax.trinitymat.org
We aim to raise aspirations, challenge stereotypes and encourage students to consider a wide range of careers. Through careers education and guidance it is hoped that students will be encouraged to make the most of their talents and go on to jobs or courses which suit their needs and abilities.
We fully adhere to the Baker Clause
