Curriculum Map

UCAS sessions for all year 13 students planning to apply to university

Students will:

·         Receive IAG about university the process

·         Receive help and advice of selecting appropriate courses

·         Produce high quality personal statements

·         Apply for university before the required deadlines

Mental Health support team looking at managing stress and Anxiety.

Students will participate in discussions around mental health. They will consider triggers for poor mental health and look at their understanding of depression & anxiety. They will participate in activities designed to help them consider how to reduce their stress and anxiety and how to care for themselves and each other to ensure they have positive mental health.

Mental Health Ambassador Training

Opportunity for students to train for a recognised award as a Level 2 Mental Health Ambassador and work with younger students in school

What Career Live/What University Live

Virtual Event – students will be expected to log on and will be given information how to do so.

Students will understand:

The different post 18 options available to them

The different types of sectors that deliver apprenticeships

The different courses available at university and the entry requirements needed

Acquire additional information on applying for universities or apprenticeships

Motivational Speaker

All students will attend a session with a motivational speaker. They will have the opportunity to ask questions and get involved in the discussion.

Sexual assault ambassador training

For students to understand the impact of sexual assault and harassment. Students will undertake a full day of activities including exploring services available to men and women who are sexually assaulted. Looking at the reasons people do not report sexual assault and harassment and what we can do to support people who have been sexually assault or harassed.

C-Card & Sexual health

Students will attend a session learning about contraception. They will also discuss sexual health and look at STI’s.

Apprenticeship Assembly

Students will attend an assembly about Apprenticeships. They will learn about what type of jobs you can do via an apprenticeship. They will also have the opportunity to sign up for more specific sessions including police apprenticeships and how to sign up for an apprenticeship.

Breck Foundation

Students will attend a session by the Breck Foundation about online safety to educate them on the dangers that children and young people face online from grooming, exploitation and abuse, as well as from exposure to inappropriate or harmful content.

On the ball

Students will attend a session learning about testicular cancer. It will look at what the early indicators are. Who is most likely to get it and how to check regularly to ensure that any issues are found and addressed early.

Road safety

Students will attend a presentation and discussion with members of the fire service and road policing team. They will learn about the risk of driving the fatal 4 and what to do if you have concerns about a driver. They will engage in discussions to ensure they understand the risk and what can be done to mitigate as many of them as possible.

Mental health Ambassador

Students will have the opportunity to undertake mental health training. This will allow they to take on the role of mental health ambassador within the school, volunteering in the Chat Bar.

Cookery classes

Year 13 will be given the opportunity to book into an optional session on how to cook on a budget.

Student Finance

All year 13’s going to university will attend a session regarding student finance. It will look at how to apply. There will also be a video uploaded onto the website for parents.

Is It Worth it?

This is a presentation delivered by the police educational awareness team. It looks at awareness and understanding of consent as well as focusing on risk taking behaviours and the consequences of them, such as knife crime, drugs, CSE, CCE and the stages of grooming.

Boobettes

The Boobettes will be visiting to deliver a talk on breast cancer. This will look at what the symptoms of breast cancer are, how both men and women can get breast cancer. It will look at how to check you breasts and what to do if you find a lump.

Budgeting at University

This will be a session looking at how to budget when you’re at university.

UCAS Day

This will allow all students to explore UCAS, they will be encouraged to set up a UCAS account and put basic information in. They will have the opportunity to consider different courses and look at the different types of universities.

UCAS Exhibition

All Year 12 students will attend the UCAS Exhibition to look at different universities. This includes Russell Group universities as well as city and Campus universities. Students will have the opportunities to explore courses available at different universities.

University Open Day

All Year 12 Students will go to an open day at Nottingham Trent university. This will allow them to be in a university environment and see what it is like. They will have a campus tour and be able to look at accommodation. They will also look at different departments and gain more information about the courses available.