Careers Overview

Careers Roadmap – Years 7 to 11*

Through Personal Development:

  • Teamwork and enterprise skills
  • Aspirations and career goals
  • Careers and career stereotypes
  • British economy
  • Capitalism and consumerism
  • Keeping money safe (opening a bank account)
  • Cost of living and savings

In Brighter Futures: Health Care Careers

  1. Local market info: Derby Health Sector
  2. Doctor (GP / specialist)
  3. Nursing (paediatrics / adult / learning disability / mental health/ midwifery)
  4. Dentist / Dental nursing
  5. Emergency Call Handler
  6. Theatre (surgeon / ODP)

Through Personal Development:

  • Equality of opportunity
  • Stereotypes and discrimination in work and pay
  • Types of work: employment / self-employment / voluntary
  • Online safety and well-being
  • Data privacy and financial security

In Brighter Futures: Public Sector Careers

  1. Local market info: Derby public sector
  2. Police / Armed Forces
  3. Social worker
  4. Charity worker
  5. Civil service (General / Intelligence)
  6. Teaching (EY / primary / secondary / college / lecturing)

Through PD:

  • Personal strengths (SWOT analysis)
  • GCSE’s and options
  • Education pathways (T-Levels / A-Levels / Apprenticeships etc…)
  • SMART Goals
  • Positive online presence and digital footprint
  • Leadership styles
  • Workplace and employability skills

In Brighter Futures: Creative Careers

  1. Journalism
  2. Game design and coding
  3. Architecture
  4. Advertising and marketing
  5. Designer (fashion / theatre / interiors)
  6. Theatre and Media careers (acting / musician / lighting tech)

Through Personal Development:

  • Financial decision making and budgeting
  • Tax and payslips (loans / pension / NI / Gross vs. Net)
  • The impacts of poor financial decisions (Credit scores / Debt)
  • Types of employability contract (zero hours / part time / full time)
  • Pay-scales and career progression
  • CV Writing
  • Occupational health and HR
  • Continuing professional development and promotion

Through Brighter Futures: STEM Careers

  1. What are STEM careers?
  2. Engineer (electrical/mechanical)
  3. Scientist (bio/chem/physicist)
  4. Marine biologist and Sonar
  5. Manufacturing in Derby
  6. Computer science / software / AI

Through Personal Development:

  • Career journey
  • Behaviours for work
  • Recognising and building personal skills (SWOT)
  • Education pathways (T-Levels / A-Levels / Apprenticeship etc…)
  • Professional improvement and Continuing Professional Development
  • Essential organisational roles (HR/Project Management/accountancy)

Through Brighter Futures:

  1. Post-16 Pathways
  2. CV Writing
  3. Applications / Covering Letters / Linked Bio
  4. Interview Skills