Careers
One of our Trust's key priorities is to raise the aspirations of our pupils and the communities we serve.
Careers Education at Co-op Academy Beckfield
- Our Careers Lead is Katherine Sladden (Assistant Headteacher)
- Our Careers programme is bespoke for our children at Beckfield to build paths and aspirations for their futures in whatever they choose to do
- We hold the Quality in Careers Standard
- We hold the Gold Award in Skills Builder
Please find out more about our Careers Related Learning curriculum and programme here.
How we deliver Careers Education | Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG)
Early Years
Activities across the year include:
House Day: Skills Builder Challenge Day
Children take part in various tasks linked to building their key skills in a themed cross-curricular day. Children work in cross-year Houses allowing for collaboration, communication development and teamwork opportunities.
World of Work Day
Children have interactive workshops in class with a variety of employees and start thinking about the skills needed for these jobs.
Dress As Your Future Self Day
Children to reflect on what they would like to do when they're older and link to key skills they will need for this.
Key Stage 1
Activities across the year include:
House Day: Skills Builder Challenge Day
Children take part in various tasks linked to building their key skills in a themed cross-curricular day. Children work in cross-year Houses allowing for collaboration, communication development and teamwork opportunities.
World of Work Day
Children have interactive workshops in class with a variety of employees and start thinking about the skills and experience needed for these jobs and what day-to-day activities look like. Children have the opportunity to ask questions.
Dress As Your Future Self Day
Children to reflect on future aspirations and link to key skills and subjects they will need for this.
Key Stage 2
Activities across the year include:
House Day: Skills Builder Challenge Day
Children take part in various tasks linked to building their key skills in a themed cross-curricular day. Children work in cross-year Houses allowing for collaboration, communication development and teamwork opportunities.
World of Work Day
Children have interactive workshops in class with a variety of employees and start thinking about the skills and experience needed for these jobs and what day-to-day activities look like. Children have the opportunity to ask questions.
Dress As Your Future Self Day
Children to reflect on future aspirations and link to key skills and subjects they will need for this.
Across KS2 all children will visit a workplace, visit multiple Higher Education institutions and complete a World of Work Week in Year 5 ( which includes learning about Post-16 options, working in a team on an Enterprise Project, attending a Careers Fair as well as applying and interviewing for a job).
The Gatsby Benchmark
By adapting the secondary Gatsby benchmarks for Good Career Guidance, we have developed a Trust framework for best practice.
Our goal is to provide high-quality career related learning programs that introduce our students to various job sectors, help them understand the world of work, and teach them important skills for getting a job.
We also want to show them how what they learn in school connects to their future career choices.
