Work skills is a key
element to Key stage 4 at The Polygon. The development in learning the skills
to be able to progress after school is vital for the pupils to identify that
there are many options.
Anyone can achieve highly when they put their mind
to it and to have the patience to build and to organise what will be their next
steps. To be able to identify the logistics and differences between the options
will help the young person to choose what is the best pathway plan for them.
Every week in September the two classes have been
focusing on the advantages and differences between taking on an apprenticeship
or going to college, depending on the strengths and attributes the young person
has. They then looked at what they would like to do and the route they would
need to take to ensure they could fulfil the elements to achieve this
particular pathway.
Developments in finding out what their strengths are
meant they were then able to list a few ideas from an official generated career
wheel, along with their own interests to compare. To their surprise, finding
out that their skill set could go in to other avenues rather than just what
they expected.
In doing these studies and research, the pupils are
able to access and move forward to a pathway beyond the school environment. To
then get ready to move on to working or further education.
Whichever the path they choose to take , The Polygon
provides a very supportive system from the Work Skills teacher, Mr Rooke who
liaises with outside career development and institutes to ensure all options
and opportunities are provided to the pupils.
We will ensure that pupils are all given the same
opportunities as any other child in the city. Also setting up work experience
to give pupils a taster into the real world and what to expect.
The next steps will be to produce a CV, along with
college applications, these are absolutely vital to ensure pupils are ready to
take on the next steps in life.
The
school also contact alumni to find out how they are progressing over the years.
The school is very interested to find out how past pupils are progressing and
will provide advise to pupils and parents if they wish after they have left
