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World of Work

Secondary Phase

Secondary Phase

We provide a range of activities and events that support your careers education programme. Our approach helps your school meet statutory requirements, achieve quality standards, and prepare students for their future pathways.

How do we
support schools?

Careers events programme
We offer a range of age appropriate employer led careers sessions. We handle the organisation, employer recruitment, logistics and follow up, leaving you to focus on student preparation and learning outcomes

Local employer network access
Direct connections to our established network of employers across all sectors.

Gatsby Benchmark achievement support
We work with your careers team to help you achieve the Gatsby Benchmarks.

Also see Careers Education Support

Key Stage 3

Career Zone

Small group sessions lasting 15 minutes where professionals provide hands on insight into their field.

  • Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
  • Benchmark 5: Encounters with employers and employees
  • Benchmark 6: Experiences of workplaces (simulated through hands-on / insight activities)

Career Speed Dating

Fast paced networking sessions where students spend approximately 5 minutes interviewing various professionals from a range of sectors.

  • Benchmark 5: Encounters with employers and employees
  • Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers (through real world application)
  • Benchmark 3: Addressing the needs of each pupil (pupils develop questioning and communication)

Career Workshops

Hour long practical sessions delivered to full classes in a carousel format. These workshops focus on specific sectors or jobs.

  • Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
  • Benchmark 5: Encounters with employers and employees
  • Benchmark 6: Experiences of workplaces (immersive, sector specific activities)

Enterprise Activity

Team based business simulation developing entrepreneurial skills.

  • Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers (business, finance, marketing)
  • Benchmark 5: Encounters with employers and employees
  • Benchmark 6: Experiences of workplaces (entrepreneurial simulation)

Key Stages 4 & 5

Mock Interviews

Real interview practice with professional feedback, preparing students for applications.
  • Benchmark 5: Encounters with employers and employees
  • Benchmark 3: Addressing the needs of each pupil (personalised feedback)
  • Benchmark 8: Personal guidance (elements of tailored advice, though not a full guidance session)

Careers Fair

Showcase events featuring businesses, apprenticeship providers, training organisations, colleges, and universities.
  • Benchmark 5: Encounters with employers and employees
  • Benchmark 7: Encounters with further and higher education
  • Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information

Think Law & Engineering

Legal and engineering pathway exploration for targeted career planning.
  • Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers (students see how academic subjects connect to legal careers)
  • Benchmark 5: Encounters with employers and employees (insight into legal professionals and sector knowledge)
  • Benchmark 6: Experiences of workplaces (practical exposure through case studies, legal tasks, or simulated activities)
  • Benchmark 7: Encounters with further and higher education (highlighting university, apprenticeship and professional routes into Law and Engineering)

More from World of Work

Primary Phase

To support NTLT primary schools deliver careers education, we have developed a series of workshops for use in the classroom. All workshops contain play based activities, can be used with a full class and come with an easy to follow lesson plan.
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Information for Businesses & Volunteers

The WOW Programme is designed to support meaningful and quality careers interventions in Trust Partner Schools in North Tyneside. One of the key ways in which we do this is to engage with businesses to bring to life the world of work for children and young people.
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