Year 8
Year 8 Careers Entitlement
During Year 8 students will be working with their own tutor group and year group on a range of careers related activities. The key area will be for students to research a variety of careers and pathways suitable to their own individual ambitions.
Year 8 students will be doing the following:
- Work on transferable skills, e.g. team working, determination, resilience, self-confidence etc. as part of their personal development in preparation for the world of work.
- Attendance at PSHE days – Guest speakers from the world of work.
- Sports activities representing school.
- Reviewing the assessment point data to understand how to develop in the future.
- Careers research on a variety of websites.
- Exploring career pathways
- Charity Fund Raising.
- Ambassador training
- Enrichment activities.
- Student voice
- Guest speakers.
- Access and activities on the Unifrog careers platform.
Latest News
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Annual Kirk Hallam Careers Fair (Careers - 18/03/2025) - Options Evening 2025
Thursday 13th March 2025 5 - 7 pm (Personal Development - 11/03/2025) - School trip to Cornwall
Year 11 and Year 13 students enjoyed a half term adventure in Cornwall. (Humanities - 04/03/2025) - Think, Reflect, Succeed workshop at University of Derby
Independent learning skills workshop (Personal Development - 27/01/2025) - KHCA wins Inclusion Award!
Our Inclusion strategy and bespoke offer wins a prestigious Trust award. (Personal Development - 02/12/2024)