Careers-Related Learning

At Rosa Street, we strive to develop an approach to careers-related learning that enables pupils to engage progressively in a wide range of experiences in relation to the world of work. We believe career-related learning for primary aged pupils should be focused on exploration, developing understanding and challenging stereotypes for all pupils.

Research demonstrates that stereotypes can develop in pupils from an early age and that this can have a negative impact on engagement in learning and career aspirations in later life. Therefore, we prioritise career related learning and developing high aspirations for all pupils. Our career-related learning addresses two fundamental areas:

• Developing knowledge about work e.g. by learning and exploring a range of careers, partaking in opportunities that are available and making links with a wide range of industries.
• Developing skills to become lifelong learners e.g. social and emotional skills, enterprise skills and team-building skills.

We are delighted that our school has been selected to take part in an exciting programme to improve careers education in primary schools across the England, called ‘The Start Small, Dream Big’ programme. Our goal is to encourage children from all backgrounds to dream big about their future careers and gain an understanding of the type of jobs available.

Year 6 FBM Market Makers Project

Year 6 took part in a 10-week project with Future Business Makers which taught them all of the skills needed to start your own business. This included designing the cards, marketing our stall, budgeting effectively and selling the product at market.

Not only did we win the best designed stall, but we were also crowned ‘Entrepreneurs of the Year’, making us the overall champions! We were also the only school to sell every single item. The children were incredible and learned lots of new skills that could help them with a whole range of future careers from graphic design to business leadership. Well done Year 6!

Year 4 Maritime

Year 4 learnt about different careers within Maritime. As it was World Boating Day, we met women that work in this industry.

Year 2 Midwife Visit

In Science, Year 2 have been learning about humans and what they need to survive. We talked about how babies need different things to adults. A midwife visited us to tell us all about her work and what babies need to stay healthy. We explored some of the equipment she uses to do this in her job. She wears a special uniform which she brought for us to try on.

From Ideas to Screens – Amazon

Year 3 and Year 5 joined a Zoom call this morning all about careers with Amazon. We met people who worked in Amazon Music and the Twitch streaming system. It also discussed a range of marketing jobs and what their day-to-day looked like, as well as how AI is helping them in their jobs.

National Careers Week

This week is National Careers Week. In Reception, we have explored lots of different careers. We then thought about what we want to be when we are older and drew a picture of this. 

Theatre Nurse Visit

Reception had Amy, a theatre nurse, visit us in class and told us all about her job. She kindly brought in different hats, gloves, and overalls to try on. She told us all about the importance of good hygiene to stop the spread of germs. We talked about washing hands and she brought a special light to show if our hands were clean.

Barclay’s Life Skills

This week is National Careers Week.

Yesterday, Year 4 completed Barclay’s Life Skills: Exploring Careers and Workplace Skills. We looked at a wide range of careers. We found out what people enjoyed about their job, what they did day-to-day and routes into these jobs. Did you know you can do an apprenticeship to become a civil engineer?

There are lots of skills that we already have that would help us in these careers!

Tech We Can – Safer Internet Day

Year 4 loved taking part in Tech We Can Safer Internet Day – Tech for Online Safety. We not only found out about different ways that we can stay safe online, but we also looked at jobs people have that help keep us safe online. There are lots of careers that help keep people safe while online. Have you heard of them all? We hadn’t.

Barclays

The school had a visit from the Barclays team. The staff were fantastic, and the whole school were able to complete lots of exciting things as well as visit their bus.

AESC

Years 4, 5 & 6 had AESC in to visit, a STEM company in the North East. The children loved the exciting activities they planned. Children made a potato clock battery, a windmill to create their own power and we then looked at the health and safety element of their job. We were able to try on different protective equipment that is used to keep them safe, look at the flow of electricity and try our windmills out outside. 

Zookeeper

Reception were super lucky to have a Zookeeper, called Josh, come to visit us this week to tell us all about the animals he looks after at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster. He spoke to us lots about the polar bears he looks after and how they are adapted to living in the Arctic. We got to hold a model of a polar bear’s skull and feel how sharp its claws are too. We also, got to dress up and feel how warm a polar bears fur is to help keep it warm in the snow. We asked Josh lots of interesting questions about his job and lots of us are interested in becoming a zookeeper now!

Northern Gas (Global Warming)

Reception had a visitor come into class to tell us all about ways to protect our planet. We looked at how things we do such as leave taps running and not recycling our rubbish can hurt our planet. We found out that Global Warming is the about the world getting hotter and the impact this has on the polar bears’ homes.🐻‍❄️ We then all carried out an experiment to see what happens to ice in warm and cold water. The ice in the warm water melted quicker and the polar bear ended up with no home. We will all try to do our bit to save our planet! 🌎

Dentist

Reception have had a visit from a local dentist to talk to us about her job and looking after our teeth. We found out what a Dentist does and what they have to wear in their job. We also found out how to properly clean our teeth, what foods are good to eat and what things we need to avoid