Our Personal, Social, Health, and Economic (PSHE) curriculum from years 7 to 13 plays a crucial role in equipping students with essential employability skills and workplace knowledge. It helps students develop key competencies such as problem-solving, communication, creativity, leadership, and adaptability. These skills are highly valued by employers and are fundamental for success in the modern workplace. Additionally, PSHE provides students with vital information about the world of work, including understanding employment trends, workplace rights and responsibilities, and the importance of work-life balance. PSHE ensures that students are not only academically prepared but also ready to navigate and thrive in their future careers.

All teachers include careers into their lessons and develop student’s employability skills. Staff have access to a wide range of resources on the school Sharepoint to showcase careers in their subject lessons. An example of this is Benchmark 4 Portal

Teachers are encouraged to implement the below into the curriculum:

• Have a prominent display that links subject learning and skill development to different careers
• Develop links with businesses and organisations
• To invite alumni and other external speakers to come into school
• Where appropriate to organise external visits for students to local businesses
• Record careers learning opportunities for students in schemes of learning
• Take part in whole school careers events, such as the Careers Fair by actively engaging with the exhibitors, building links in their own curriculum areas.
• Consider the needs and interests of all students and ensure that information challenges career stereotyping including gender, race and disability