Next Step Ready - Careers
What is Next Step Ready - Careers?
Next Step Ready - Careers is a careers programme that offers three, small group sessions to disadvantaged students, delivered by qualified advisers from the Careerpilot Team (costs apply)
Target groups include NEET, Refugees, Pupil Premium, students from Service Families and SEND in some contexts.
The sessions are delivered over three separate days to groups of 4-5 students at a time - 50 mins-1 hour per session - 5 sessions per day, so we can work with a maximum of 25 students over the duration of the programme.
The Next Step Ready - Careers programme supports students through the following three stages of career planning, helping them explore their motivations, develop their skills, explore their next steps and plan for their future career:
- What inspires you?
- Explore jobs and courses
- Make a plan
We are based at the University of Bath so sessions are only available in a reasonable 'travel to work' area from our base, mainly the West of England and Swindon & Wiltshire Careers Hubs areas and offered subject to availability.
How it works
- The school identifies the students who will benefit from these sessions and provides a space with a computer/laptop for each student.
- Students will be in groups of 5 for a 50-60 minute lesson and have three sessions over a period of one to three months. The sessions will be delivered to align with the career choices students are exploring or making in that year. A member of school staff will be expected to support the sessions.
- The sessions will be delivered by a qualified career adviser with either a Level 6 or 7 career guidance qualification, all work for the Careerpilot Team and are employed through the University of Bath.
- The sessions will help students through a career decision-making process and support them in understanding more about their own motivations and where these could take them. As they proceed through the 3 sessions, students will complete a workbook of their personal choices.
- In the final session, the adviser will support the students to create a next stage plan which will be written as a short report with useful and personalised links, available to the student and the link school staff member.
Download a flier for schools about the Next Step Ready project
Costs
The costs of the three small group sessions of up to a maximum of 25 students will be £1700. (that’s £68 per student for three sessions!). All materials will be provided.
Contact us to find out more or book Next Step Ready for your school - careerpilot@bath.ac.uk
Feedback on Next Step Ready
What the students say:
We've already worked with over 500 students on the Next Step Ready programme and have had some great feedback. Here are some things students found useful about taking part in Next Step Ready:
"it helped me decide what I want to do for the future"
"learning all the different things I can do involving the things I'm looking for in jobs"
"speaking with someone about my options"
"being able to check where the best place is for what I want to do"
"learning about the job I want and being open minded"
What the teachers say:
"The sessions supported students with all aspects of career planning. The students feel much more confident."
"Amazing help for students."
"The project was the first of it's kind and I think there is a definite gap in the market to help students of this background (from the refugee community) with deciding their future options, and help their understanding of British systems and the decisions they will have to be making in Year 11. Well worth doing, and the staff delivering the sessions are professional, knowledgeable and compassionate, your students will be in safe hands." Teacher in one school
Teachers agreed the Next Step Ready sessions had the following impact:
- 80% - more able to make decisions
- 100% - Know more about jobs and how to get into them
- 100% - More aware of the skills that they have
- 100% - Greater knowledge of their options
Download the impact report for Next Step Ready Careers 24-25