Key Stage 3

To ensure the students at Wycombe High School are prepared and equipped for life after school and have the skills and knowledge to research their chosen career path, below is an overview of some of the activities we conduct from Year 7 to Year 9.

Year 7

  • PSHEE Careers Focus Day – Living in the Wider World 
  • Introduction to research, questioning, the world of work and stereo types.
  • Inspire & Career Talk with WHS alumnae, alongside other inspiring women talking about their own career journey with a Q&A and networking option
  • Fortnightly Careers Tutor programme for Year 7
  • Full access to Unifrog and eClips

Year 8

  • GCSE options presentation – subjects offered and how to make your GCSE decisions
  • GCSE Option Fair with subject leaders
  • 1:1 career interviews with external careers adviser (Adviza)
  • Careers guidance drop-in at break or lunch time 
  • PSHEE Career Focus Day – Living in the Wider World
  • Careers and transferable skills
  • Research, career plans and future aspirations
  • Personality profile and an assessment of strengths and interests
  • Local Labour Market (LMI) Information and an awareness of career opportunities
  • Personal finance and the importance of budgeting
  • Inspire & Career Talk with WHS alumnae, alongside other inspiring women talking about their own career journey with a Q&A and networking option
  • Fortnightly Careers Tutor programme for Year 8
  • Full access to Unifrog and eClips

Year 9

  • PSHEE Career Focus Day – Living in the Wider World
  • Employment law, your rights and the national minimum wage
  • Career and qualification options with an introduction to apprenticeships, work experience and voluntary work
  • Organisation and study skills, individual learning styles and preferences
  • Research using careers library resources and careers software available at WHS
  • 1:1 career interviews with external careers adviser (Adviza)
  • Careers guidance drop-in at break or lunch time
  • Fortnightly Careers Tutor programme for Year 9
  • Full access to Unifrog and eClips

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