Careers Programme

Bowlee Park Primary School recognises the important role that is played by primary schools in enabling children to have high aspirations about their future, through independent and impartial careers advice. As a school, we endeavour to provide children with a range of meaningful experiences, visits and visitors that teach them about the world of work and provide information about future careers.

Alongside our: PSHE (Personal, Social, Health education) our effective careers support will help pupils:

• in the short term to become self-assured, confident and optimistic about their futures –becoming motivated and inspired to learn;
• develop the resilience to take calculated risks, dealing appropriately with disappointments, set-backs and challenge
• to prepare young people for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life;
• to help them to make decisions and manage transitions as learners and workers.

Our aims are:

• To aspire children to think of the future, increasing aspiration for all.
• To develop and encourage a sense of ambition towards a future career.
• To understand the basic skills and attitudes needed to be successful in the world of work and provide experiences of meaningful interaction with the world of work.
• To provide high quality information from a wide variety of sources –curriculum lessons, SCARF PSHE lessons and visitors from a variety of careers.
• To challenge all forms of stereotype (by background, gender or diversity groups) and preconceptions.
• To increase knowledge of post 11 and post 16.