There is an increasing amount of evidence that awareness of the ‘World of Work’ from a young age increases motivation and attainment at school.
At Wheatlands Primary School we are striving to develop our children’s aspirations and cultural capital through their knowledge of the world as it is key to having an effective impact on their futures.
One of the ways we aim to achieve this is by using ‘SPARK’, a website which connects the National Curriculum and digital skills to the world of work, as its resources and services are all aimed at achieving this outlined vision.
Wheatlands have also taken up the offer of support for our school in the Buddy Mentoring scheme which will be delivered by the North East STEM Hub and their army of industry Ambassadors. Our pupils will work closely with a Mentor from industry to develop skills, broaden their horizons and learn about the world of work. Delivered as group mentoring, participants will also experience peer to peer support from older pupils who act as STEM buddies to challenge perceptions of STEM subjects and careers.
Year 4 and Year 6 have been partaking in ‘Building our Futures’, an exciting new STEM focused career related learning programme which has been designed specifically for our local primary school pupils. The programme will give our pupils the opportunity to meet and work with local employers, giving them an insight into future local labour market requirements and introduce them to the range of exciting local occupations that are available on their doorstep. In their classroom based workshops they will learn and practice the essential employability skills needed to succeed in the world of work.
