Year 7

Dreams, goals and how to get there

What’s a career? Look at the careers noticeboards, ask your form tutor in PSHE, speak with Mr Oliver.
What are the jobs of the future? What jobs will we have in the future and what skills will we need for them?
What’s your dream job? Think about what you, and your classmates would be really good at doing as a career.
What motivates you to do something? What are the benifits to hard work?

I can identify my dreams and goals and recognise that these may change over time.
I can identify some of the skills that may benefit my future, including employment.
I can use my experiences, including mistakes and setbacks, to make appropriate changes to my plans and behaviour.
I can explain how responsible choices enable me to move towards my dreams and goals.
I can give an example of when an irresponsible or unsafe choice could affect a person’s dreams and goals.
I can give an example of when an irresponsible or unsafe choice could affect a person’s dreams and goals.
I understand that the choices I make affect my relationships, health and future.

Will it be easy? What if it’s not? Managing setbacks.
What are your motivations? What matters most to you in our job? Money? Making a difference? Being able to travel?
What is a network of support? Who is supporting me?

I can describe what prejudice and discrimination are.
I know what bystanders are and their impact on bullying.
I can explain some ways the Equality Act protects against prejudice and discrimination.
I can challenge my own and others’ attitudes and values, and accept difference in others.
I can understand the wide range of roles in society and the variety of individuals that operate within them.
I understand what stereotyping means and its potential impact.
I can define stereotyping and explain why it is unhelpful.
I can challenge prejudice and discrimination assertively.
I understand that positive and negative discrimination can take different forms and how it can affect people’s lives.
I know what the Equality Act is and can give some examples of protected characteristics.
I can understand what bullying is and what it is not and some of the motivations behind bullying behaviours.
I understand how respect has an impact on relationships.

Do you want to go to university? Discover what options you have after you finish college.
Could you be an apprentice? Research what an apprenticeship is and what professions offer them.
What could you learn over the summer holidays? Plan how to make the most of the summer holidays.

I can understand that discernment is an important skill when being a consumer of media.
I know that the media can have a positive or negative impact on a person’s self-esteem or body image.