DMS Careers & Futures

Teacher / Subject co-ordinator Checklist

Subject Coordinator

• Check that Careers is embedded into Schemes of Work (references added to the front page)

Class-based Staff

• Students have a Careers and Aspirations booklet (printed or digital version)
  These are a work in progress, so please flag improvements, amendments etc so that they improve over time)

• Careers occurs as part of PfA, PSHE and embedded into subjects / lessons

• The digital portfolio should be used to capture evidence of careers visits, visitors, activities
  The photos can be tagged against Careers I Can statements. These statements match with the Careers assessment tab so can be useful when completing assessment

• Trips, visits and when out and about out of school
  Please tick the relevant box on the signing out sheet if there is a careers angle/ dimension :
  
  ☑ Linking curriculum learning to careers

Any trips, visits or visitors that have an element of associating a subject area with a career / pathway 

☑ Encounter with employer and employees

Any trips, visits or visitors that have an element of students meeting/coming into contact with companies, businesses and/ or their staff

☑ Experiences of a workplaces

Any trips, visits or visitors that have involve students getting any kind of experience of a workplace 

☑ Encounters with further and higher education

Any trips, visits or visitors that have involve students finding out about college or higher education

Careers Teaching Resources

KS3 - Years 7, 8 & 9

• https://resources.careersandenterprise.co.uk/key-stage-3

• Year 9 Resources (on DMS Sharepoint drive)

KS4 - Years 10 & 11

• https://resources.careersandenterprise.co.uk/key-stage-4

• Year 10 Resources (on DMS Sharepoint drive)

Post 16

• https://resources.careersandenterprise.co.uk/further-education-and-skills

Careers-area specific:

• Enterprising Personalities

• Personal Statements

• Teamwork

• Work Experience

• Workplace Skills