Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 Student Entitlement Statements

How Atlantic Academy will help me to make an informed decision about my future options and prepare me for the world of work

beginning careers education early students can make better informed decisions at transition stages and are more motivated in school in order to follow a particular pathway.
Students are encouraged to identify personal traits, strengths and skills and develop confidence and have high expectations of themselves.
Finding out about the careers resources available to me
Presenting types of careers to my classmates
Matching the careers I am interested in with my own strength areas
Meeting business people at lunchtime careers drop-in sessions
Asking Miss Board, if I need guidance with my career ideas

Learning about the different routes I can take when I leave school
Finding out about when I will need to make decisions about my future options
Understanding the importance of developing my employability skills
Using the careers resources in more detail to explore career areas and subjects I may be interested in learning about my strengths
Matching my interest areas to suitable careers
Meeting business people in lesson time
Ensuring that the GCSE choice subjects I choose will keep my options open later on when I leave school and choose a career route
Attending special assemblies and parents meetings to help me to choose the option subjects I will do best at
Using the Year 9 Options Booklet to find out what type of careers relate to the subjects I am interested to study using the careers resources to continue to explore career areas and subjects I may be interested in
Asking Miss Board, if I need guidance with my career ideas

Students are encouraged to reassess personal strengths with a focus on transferable skills.
Students are encouraged to investigate different jobs and careers and what they mean in terms of lifestyle, budgeting and a good work/life balance and develop economic awareness.
Students are encouraged to challenge stereotypes within the world of work and traditional job roles.
Having the opportunity to attend a careers fair to network with business people, colleges and universities about the options available to me in the future
Finding out which GCSEs I need to study for different careers re-visiting where my strengths are
Visiting local businesses in Weymouth and Portland to explore how a business is run, the working environment, employment opportunities and to learn about the local labour market.
Asking Mis Board, if I need guidance with my career ideas

Chatting to past Atlantic Academy students to find out what routes they took and learn from their experiences
Finding out about STEM careers I may not know about yet developing my personal skills in physical team-building activities
Learning about my personal finance – what I need to know now, about student finance, and what I will need to know when I go out to work
Learning about where to find job opportunities
Meeting business people in lesson time
Asking Miss Board, if I need guidance with my career ideas or future possible routes
Producing a Curriculum Vitae to use when I am applying for jobs and courses
Learning about good interview technique and appropriate preparation with my tutor
Experiencing what it’s like to have an interview, having a practice interview with external business people

Students are supported with post 16 choices and encouraged to consider all their options including further study and apprenticeships.
Students are encouraged to consider how Labour Market Information is relevant to their post 16 options.
All students have a one to one guidance interview with a personal careers advisor (L6 qualified).
Students use careers interviews to help understand different career pathways and entry requirements and are encouraged to make contingency plans should results be better/worse than expected and set personal targets for development.
Students have optional access to additional independent and impartial advice via drop in sessions.
They are also encouraged to use careers resources available and informed where to find out more about specific courses/careers.

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