Careers - Staff Section
Staff at Newfield have a responsibility to: -
- Link curriculum learning with careers
- Highlight relevant career paths to students, particularly in STEM subjects
- Emphasise the importance of the qualifications and skills needed to gain entry into a range of careers
- Highlight the importance of English and Maths to students
Ideas to engage your classes with careers are as follows: -
Some ideas to engage your classes with careers are as follows:-
- Show a short video clip as a starter activity using the resources on careersbox/ icould / firstcareers or BBC bitesize careers to show the relevance of lessons for possible future careers
- Discuss careers linked to specific parts of your curriculum —use this website to help you https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/explore-careers
- Set a homework task to research different careers related to your subject.
- Browse and use the careers lesson inserts on the world of work website—https://www.myworldofwork.co.uk/lesson-inserts
- Utilise STEM careers resources— https://www.stem.org.uk/resources
- Take into account growth industries in the Liverpool City Region—https://growthplatform.org/sectors/
Staff can also; -
- Request support from your Careers Leader / Enterprise Coordinator to bring in a guest speaker to talk to students about careers or to deliver part of a lesson. The STEM Ambassador Programmeor Inspiring the Future can support with this
- Take a look at the Gatsby Benchmark 4 Toolkit
- Read the Careers in the Curriculum ‘What works’ report
- Visit the Forum Talent Potential websiteto view case studies about employer-linked curriculum projects
Careers Support
Careers Leader – Robbie Boardman - boardmanr.newfield@schools.sefton.gov.uk
Enterprise Coordinator Liverpool City Region Careers Hub – Julie Jones julie.jones@growthplatform.org
Careers Adviser - Barry Thomas - Barry.Thomas@careerconnect.org.uk