EXPERIENCE OF THE WORKPLACE: Hampton Court Palace
Year 7 students have the opportunity to join the History Department with a trip to Hampton Court Palace. Before and after the visit to this workplace, students are introduced to the importance of heritage sites to tourism and our local and national …
EXPERIENCE OF THE WORKPLACE: Think like an Engineer
Year 7 students will be introduced to the wide range of careers within the engineering sector with the help of MEP Ltd an award-winning engineering specialist servicing Aerospace, Defence, Space and Medical clients and based in Aylesford. Students will be introduced to a careers …
.CAREERS SESSIONS: Career Decisions
In their fortnightly careers sessions, Year 7 will consider the fact that careers decisions are about choosing how a job might impact their wider life. For example, they will think about the impact of travel, different working environments and where they would …
.CAREERS SESSIONS: Values in the workplace
In their fortnightly careers sessions, Year 7 students will consider the role that integrity plays in choosing their careers, and also thinking about how to manage wellbeing throughout a career. Through these sessions, they will understand that the character strengths of resilience, …
.CAREERS SESSIONS: The future labour market and employability skills
In their fortnightly careers sessions, Year 7 students will be introduced to the differences between salaries and wages, but their main focus will be on understanding that the character strengths that the school encourages and values are also employability skills. They will …
.CAREERS SESSIONS: Understanding a range of options on the learning journey
In their fortnightly careers sessions, Year 7s will gain a fuller understanding of the key terms that they will come across during their career journey at Wrotham School. This includes sessions focussed on defining university, apprenticeships and having the opportunity to talk …
.CAREERS SESSIONS: Diversity in the workplace
In their fortnightly careers sessions, Year 7 students will be introduced to the Equality Act (2010), protected characteristics and the value that diversity can bring to a workplace. Through these sessions, they will understand that the character strengths of compassion, open-mindedness and …
.Careers Session: My Career Readiness
In their fortnightly careers sessions, Year 7 students will work on their self-awareness with regards to their career aspirations. They will focus on what skills and strengths they already have, which they’d like to develop, and how the schools character curriculum will help …

