Choosing a Course
Deciding your future can be a really frightening experience. Therefore, it is crucial that you access as much help and support as possible to ensure that the decision you make is well informed.
In years gone by, it would have been a much more straightforward decision, however, in the digital world that we now live in, the careers that you may end up following will not yet exist. In fact, most of the job vacancies that exist today, did not exist 5 years ago. It is, therefore, important to make sure that you access every possible source of support available to help you decide which path is right for you.
In School
Pupil Support Teacher
Subject Teachers
Careers Adviser
At Home
Parents / Carers
Siblings & Extended Family
Friends & Family Friends
Online
| My World of Work | www.myworldofwork.co.uk/ |
| Young Scot Website | www.youngscot.org |
| Be What You Want | www.bewhatouwant.org.uk |
| PlanIT Plus | www.planitplus.net/Schools/OptionsS3 |
| University/College Websites | Look at individual website |
| Apprenticeships in Scotland | www.apprenticeshipsinscotland.com |
| UKCES | www.gov.uk/UKCES |
| The Student Room | www.thestudentroom.co.uk/ |
| Skills For Care | www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Home.aspx |
| CITB | www.goconstruct.org |
| ECITB | www.ecitb.org.uk |
| Summit Skills—Careers | www.summitskills.org.uk/careers |
| SEMTA | www.semta.org.uk/careers |
| Police Scotland | www.scotland.police.uk/recruitment |
| Creative Skillset | wwwcreativeskillset.org |
| ISMM | www.ismprofessional.com/ |
| Careers That Move | www.careersthatmove.co.uk/home |
| UCAS | www.ucas.com |
| Big Ambition | www.thetechpartnership.com/tech-future-careers/ |
| MappIT | www.mappit.org.uk |
| Adzuna | www.adzuna.co.uk |
Pathways
At Larbert High, pupils start planning their destination beyond school as part of the Broad General Education.
Activities integrated into the curriculum make pupils more aware of the opportunities and challenges in different careers. Our young people have opportunities to personalise their curriculum within broad parameters from S3 onwards, with increasing specialisation as they progress through the Senior Phase.
The pathways model (on the right) helps them to consider their options at this stage and plan their priorities.
This website presents the stories of our learners’ journeys towards a life beyond school. We have focussed on some current and former pupils in the Senior Phase, in order to help young people, parents, carers and friends reflect on the possibilities. Hearing about others’ ideas and stories can help pupils plan more confidently and in a more informed way.
Learner Journeys working in partnership with Larbert High School Skills Framework
"The development of skills is essential to learning and education to help young people to become successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors. All children and young people are entitled to opportunities for developing skills for learning, life and work."
Building the Curriculum 4
It is our aim to ensure that all pupils are able to confidently articulate the skills for learning, life and work that they have developed, not only through the curriculum, but also through their wider achievements. Our revised Larbert High School Skills Framework uses the SDS Meta-Skills Framework and has been designed with our learners at its centre. It provides a clear and shared language that supports pupils to understand what skills are, how they are developed over time and, crucially, how to evidence and articulate them when moving towards a positive destination.
Informed by national and local labour-market intelligence, our Skills Framework reflects the skills most valued by employers, further and higher education, and training providers. While grounded in the SDS Meta-Skills Framework, these have been translated into a clear and pupil-friendly set of nine Larbert skills: Communication, Creativity, Curiosity, Leadership, Collaborating, Focusing, Adapting, Initiative and Critical Thinking. These skills provide a shared language that pupils, staff, parents and partners can consistently use to recognise, develop and articulate skills across learning, wider achievement and future pathways.
Our Skills Framework ensures coherence across the curriculum and wider achievement, allowing pupils to recognise how skills are developed in different subjects, interdisciplinary learning, leadership opportunities and extracurricular experiences. It supports pupils to make meaningful connections between what they learn in school and how these skills transfer to future pathways.
Through learner conversations in S1 to S6 and through planned learning in MESP, pupils are given regular opportunities to reflect on the skills they are developing and to identify their latest and best achievements. With support from teachers, pupils engage in purposeful dialogue around the language of skills and, over time, develop the confidence and strategies needed to talk about their strengths, progress and next steps. Pupils are also encouraged to set personal, skills-based goals linked to both their curriculum learning and wider achievements.
Larbert High School’s Skills Framework provides pupils, parents, partners and staff with a clear and accessible ‘one-stop-shop’ outlining the skills required for learning, life and work. Each skill is clearly defined and supported by success criteria that illustrate progression and development over time. The framework promotes consistency, shared understanding and high expectations for all learners and is available on our website at www.larberthigh.com.