Creative Careers Guest Speaker: I’m a professional musician!
We will join Femi Koleoso, drummer and bandleader of the Mercury Prize-winning Ezra Collective, as he shares his journey in music. From first picking up the sticks to performing on the world stage, Femi will talk about the highs, challenges, and creative …
Creative Careers Month with The Eric App
Throughout November, students will be exploring creative careers across the school with live talks. The talks will not only include creative sectors (like TV & Film, fashion, gaming, publishing, museums, design and more), but also different sectors that have creative careers within …
OUTDOOR LEARNING: Carroty Wood
Every year, our Year 8 students have the opportunity to take part in adventure and outdoor education at Carroty Wood. The activities at this residential trip help students with their personal development, focusing on positive psychology, strength-based learning and resilience building. The …
Employability skills development: Character Day, Wrotham Walk
Students will have the opportunity to develop their character and employability skills through involvement in a variety of activities including Character Day and the Wrotham Walk. Last year’s character day activities included a range of opportunities to explore interests, work with professionals …
Work Placement Day/Enterprise Challenge Day
Work Placement Day is in Term 6 and offers our students in Year 8, 9 and 10 the opportunity to get real experience of a workplace. In Term 6, they take part in sessions designed to help them prepare and then reflect …
Launch Work Placement Day – Year 8
Work Placement Day is in Term 6 and offers our students in Year 8, 9 and 10 the opportunity to get real experience of a workplace. In Year 8, students accompany a family member to work for a day to shadow them, …
.CAREERS SESSIONS: Work/life balance
In their fortnightly careers sessions, Year 8 students explore the role that work/life balance has in our lives and how the wage or salary is not the only consideration to make when deciding on a career. We will also introduce the role …
.CAREERS SESSIONS: Veterans and careers
As part of remembrance week, Year 8 will consider the secondary careers that veterans often choose and why. They will look at different roles within the armed forces and how these choices can prepare a person for other career sectors and roles. …
.CAREERS SESSIONS: Rights within the workplace
In their fortnightly careers sessions, Year 8 students gain a greater understanding of the world of work. They will be introduced to what is involved when calling in sick to work and how this might affect pay, or might need supporting documentation. …
.CAREERS SESSIONS: PSHE and Careers
In their fortnightly careers sessions this term, Year 8 will be focusing on activities that support the PSHE content that is being delivered. This includes rights in the workplace as well as examples of LGBTQ+ workplace diversity schemes and the Stonewall top-ranked …
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