Pupil Resources

Aims

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All activities organised and planned follow the overall objective of enabling learners to become effective career decision makers, empowered to manage their own career development successfully, confidently and with due respect and care for their own needs, those of others and of their wider communities. The three aims encouraged are:

Aim 1: Self-Awareness and Development

Identifying, assessing and developing the skills and qualities necessary for our pupils to choose and implement an appropriate career plan.

Aim 2: Career Exploration

Acquiring and evaluating information, and reviewing experiences to identify and investigate appropriate career pathways and learning opportunities in education, training and employment, locally, nationally and internationally.

Aim 3: Career Management

Developing skills in career planning, and employing effective career decision-making strategies to manage transition and make suitable career development choices, with the appropriate support, advice and guidance.

Our Approach

The Department is committed to the development of realistic self-awareness and the need to support pupils in making informed choices regarding their future. A targeted programme, which encourages our pupils to start thinking about their career choices, is introduced from Form 1 onwards. To achieve this, careers education is delivered initially through the Employability strand of Learning for Life and Work and then through discrete Careers periods in the timetable.

Form 3

Our Form 3 pupils will receive an independent personal careers interview from the Careers Service NI. Alternatives to A Levels will also be considered with help, support and guidance given to those who choose a different educational pathway. We actively encourage our pupils to attend talks from our local Further and Higher Education Colleges to learn more about post 16 alternatives.
Form 5

Our Form 5 pupils will receive an independent personal careers interview from the Careers Service NI. Alternatives to A Levels will also be considered with help, support and guidance given to those who choose a different educational pathway. We actively encourage our pupils to attend talks from our local Further and Higher Education Colleges to learn more about post 16 alternatives.
Sixth Form

Our Form 6 pupils will receive an independent personal careers interview from the Careers Service NI. Alternatives to A Levels will also be considered with help, support and guidance given to those who choose a different educational pathway. We actively encourage our pupils to attend talks from our local Further and Higher Education Colleges to learn more about post 16 alternatives.

Get in touch

Our office is open 8:15am - 4:15pm Monday to Friday.

info@bfsra.belfast.ni.sch.uk