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Our Career Programme

Hand drawing a career progression staircase on a chalkboard, symbolising growth and development in The Rural Enterprise Academy's career programme.

Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance at The Rural Enterprise Academy contributes to the school’s overall mission to educate, nurture and inspire future rural entrepreneurs. TREA aims to inspire and raise aspirations, develop ‘work ready’ young people, and eliminate perceived stereotypes, misconceptions and barriers to further and higher education.  Our careers program facilitates learners’ understanding of themselves and the contribution they can offer to an employee and their community.  Moreover, it provides pupils with information, advice and guidance which enables them to choose the post 16 education that best suits their academic needs and aspirations.

The Rural Enterprise Academy incorporates the Department for Education’s recommended Gatsby Benchmarks to underpin and deliver a stable careers program.

The Gatsby Benchmarks 

  1. Deliver a stable careers programme
  2. Learning from career and labour market information
  3. Addressing the needs of each student
  4. Linking curriculum learning to careers
  5. Encounters with employers and employees
  6. Experiences of workplaces
  7. Encounters with further and higher education
  8. Personal guidance

The programme below may be subject to change depending on availability. 

Year Activity (Dependent on Availability) Gatsby Benchmark
7 Careers Fair 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
Careers Talks (various visitors) 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
Future Skills Questionnaire 2
Higher Horizons (Why go to University?) 3, 7, 8
Icould – Take the Buzz Quiz  2
STEM Workshops 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Webinars during National Careers Week 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
Whole School Assembly - Apprenticeships 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
     
8 Careers Fair 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
Careers Talks (various visitors) 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
Future Skills Questionnaire 2
Higher Horizons - Uni Go (Pathways, Courses and Careers) 3, 7, 8
Icould – Take the Buzz Quiz  2
STEM Workshops 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Webinars during National Careers Week 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
Whole School Assembly - Apprenticeships 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
     
9 Careers Fair 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
Careers Talks (various visitors) 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
College taster day/ Land Study SSC 4, 7
Enterprise challenge day (Business Christmas Market)  4
Future Skills Questionnaire 2
Higher Horizons - Choosing GCSE's Session 3, 7, 8
Icould – Take the Buzz Quiz  2
NCS The benefit of volunteering  6
STEM Workshops 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Webinars during National Careers Week 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
Whole School Assembly - Apprenticeships 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
     
10 Careers Fair 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
Careers Talks (various visitors) 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
College taster day/ Land Study SSC 4, 7
Covering Letter workshops X 2 lessons 3, 8
CV writing workshops X 2 lessons 3, 8
Future Skills Questionnaire 2
Higher Horizons - Post-16 Options 2, 3, 7, 8
Icould – Take the Buzz Quiz  2
Mock Careers Interviews 2, 3, 8
NCS The benefit of volunteering  6
STEM Workshops 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Visit to/from Universities – Harper Adams; Keele University; University of Birmingham 7
Webinars during National Careers Week 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
Whole School Assembly - Apprenticeships 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
Work Experience - The Work Experience Support Services Website 2, 3, 5, 6, 8
Work Experience Week 2, 3, 5, 6, 8
     
11 Careers Fair 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
Careers Talks (various visitors) 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
Future Skills Questionnaire 2, 3, 8
Higher Horizons - Benefits of HE 3, 7, 8
Higher Horizons (Time Management - Reflective Learning) 3, 7
Icould – Take the Buzz Quiz  2
Information and Guidance Session with our Independent Careers Advisor 2, 3, 7, 8
NCS volunteering 6
STEM Workshops 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Trip to a Sixth Form Centre 2, 3, 8
Webinars during National Careers Week 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
Whole School Assembly - Apprenticeships 2, 3, 5, 7, 8

 

 

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