Empowering Students for Future Careers
Our vision at NFS is to ensure students achieve successful careers through education and training. We focus on building strong achievement, employability skills, and fostering kindness. By instilling values of hard work and compassion, we aim to create well-rounded individuals sought after by universities and employers.
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Food for thought? Food for thought?
Future jobs? Wind Turbine Repair Techs Elevated Tube Transport Engineers Smart Contact Developer Social Education Specialists Plant psychologists Nano-medics Avatar Relationship Managers Organ Agents Data Hostage Specialists
What are we doing at NFS to help support this? Our vision is to ensure all our students achieve a good career through university or equivalent training. Our high aspirations combine the key strands of strong achievement, employability skills and consideration towards others which are summed up in our motto 'work hard be kind. These principles, which guide our school community, enable our students to reach this goal and be well rounded citizens who are highly desired by higher education and employers.
Employability skills 1. Self motivation taking responsibility for developing work readiness 2. Self-assurance having the tools and skills to present themselves to employers 3. Aspiration having high personal goals 4. Informed understanding the opportunities available and making realistic choices 5. Experience having experience of work that is rewarding and fulfilling 6. Achieving qualifications valued by employers 7. Accountability understanding how to take responsibility 8. Resilience understanding employers need for people who can listen and learn 9. Entrepreneurial working creatively to achieve personal and business potential 10. Co-operation developing effective communication and co working skills
What are we doing at NFS to help support this? Year 7 PSHE Skillful me Reflection activity based on the employability skills. Students understand what they are and what they can do in order to demonstrate the skills. University aspiration NTU assembly Sutton Scholars group (5 year scheme) launched for key vulnerable (WP) students
What are we doing at NFS to help support this? Year 8 PSHE What a choice? 3 x options lessons Continuation of skills passport University Aspiration NTU workshops on university life Sutton Scholars group continues (5 year scheme)
What are we doing at NFS to help support this? Year 9 PSHE Looking forward 3 careers lessons focused on: Local and national employment trends Personal aims/goals/ambitions/career options Pathways to careers (college, university, apprenticeships) University Aspiration Year 9 NTU workshops and campus visit for 60 students
What are we doing at NFS to help support this? Year 10 PSHE Employable me 4 careers lessons focused on: Creating a cv Planning for interviews Preparation for work experience Reflection on work experience Employable me day Mock interviews from outside business providers )
What are we doing at NFS to help support this? Year 10 Work Experience 1 week of work experience for all students Careers advice Careers service used for key students including all possible NEETs University Aspiration Raising the grade conferences - Subject based revision sessions at NTU (English and MfL))
What are we doing at NFS to help support this? Year 11 PSHE What next? 4 lessons focused on next stage preparation. Applications for: College Other P16 providers Apprenticeship/training
What are we doing at NFS to help support this? Year 11 Careers advice Careers service used for key students including any possible NEETs University Aspiration Raising the grade conferences - Subject based revision sessions at NTU (Science, maths) NTU revision conference, parents session (including a campus visit) and a next steps assembly
What are we doing at NFS to help support this? Sixth form Next stage preparation Applications for: UCAS Apprenticeships Jobs Volunteering and/or work experience All students to participate in voluntary work/work experience as part of their extra-curricular programme Careers advice Careers service used for key students including all possible NEETs
What are we doing at NFS to help support this? External events Big Bang Year 8 and Year 9 Apprenticeship fair Monthly careers slot from a visiting speaker
What are we doing at NFS to help support this? Enrichment Employability skills have become a big focus of the enrichment programme. Students will now complete a log of the employability skills that have been covered within their enrichment sessions.
Apprenticeships There have been big changes to the way in which Apprenticeships are due to be run nationally If an employer has a pay bill over 3 million each year they will be required to offer apprenticeships. Companies are expected to take on a higher proportion of apprentices from May 2017 when the new laws are introduced
As an apprentice students will: work alongside experienced staff gain job-specific skills earn a wage and get holiday pay study towards a related qualification (usually one day a week) Apprenticeships take 1 to 4 years to complete depending on their level. Levels of apprenticeship Apprenticeships have equivalent educational levels. Name Level Equivalent educational level Intermediate 2 5 GCSE passes at grades A* to C Advanced 3 2 A level passes Higher 4,5,6 and 7 Foundation degree and above Degree 6 and 7 Bachelor s or master s degree
