Employability Skills

Sentinus offers a suite of employability programmes for young people. Each of these can be tailored to suit the needs of students at a local level and can be delivered in either a half day or full day format.

Interview Skills – new activity based Interview skills workshop is ideal for all year 12-14 students it is a program designed to help pupils’ market themselves effectively in an interview situation. It aims to address issues including comprehensive answers to behaviour-based questions, Comprehensive completion of job applications, verbal and non-verbal communication, and preparation for an interview including promoting a positive attitude and personal appearance. If a school decides not to invite interviewers to the school or not to use the presenter in the afternoon session, this can easily be delivered as a half-day program, if required application forms can be completed or amended on the day.

Induction / Teambuilding Workshops – a variety of team building and year group induction workshops in May, June and September, these are bespoke workshops so please let us know what your requirements are. These workshops can also be adapted for any visiting primary schools in May or June.

Prefect Training – a course to promote leadership, community and outstanding Role Modeling for students who will act as Mentors, Prefects or represent the school council. Features a range of practical and table-based team building activities.

Mental Well-being Workshop – this workshop has been designed specifically for year 12-14 students only and lasts for 1 hour. It is based on the books written by Dr Harry Barry the workshop will cover the following areas:

Mental/Emotional Distress
Stress
Management of Anxiety
Depression
Cognition
Prevention
Lifestyle changes
Technology
The importance of sleep
Emotional Resilience
Exercise
A healthy priority list
Unconditional Self-acceptance

Career Planning for Years 10-11 – this course aims to help pupils develop the skills and knowledge required to identify prepare and plan for their future through focusing on knowledge of themselves, careers, research, personal skills, goal setting and action planning and time management. This is a half-day programme.

Career Planning UCAS Year 13/14 – a half day introduction to UCAS using a simple guide to get students started on their statement, the presentation suggests areas to be covered and the importance of fully completing the form with detailed knowledge of the course applied for. This can be delivered in 2-4 periods depending on content and if you wish the students to physically start their statements. Normally delivered to Year 13 in April/May or Year 14 in the new term.

Learning Skills – ideally for year 10-14 this is a program which assists young people identify their own learning styles by adopting appropriate learning techniques. Through a series of practical, interactive activities the students gain an understanding of how the brain works and how to develop strategies which will allow them to use both the right and left hand sides of the brain. This can be delivered as a half-day program. This workshop can be extended to include Parents during an evening workshop.

Experiences of Work – aimed at Years 10-14 the main aim of the programme is to raise awareness of careers within specific areas. It normally last 2-3 periods and involve a selection of power-point presentations covering not only the academic requirements for careers but will also cover the other essential employability area’s including skills, attitude, determination, presentation, research and personality.

Business Insight – deally for year 10-13 gives pupils opportunity to explore and experience Business through a highly participative game where essential interpersonal skills are identified and developed. Students will work in teams of 6 and form a company, develop a logo and jingle and present their company if time allows, they may also complete a production exercise. This can be modified if required to a half-day program.

Motivational Experience of Work Presentation/Parents Presentation/Induction Day – This is an ideal motivational workshop to help students and Parents understand and accept responsibility for their own learning and that of their children. It will also provide an insight into the world of work. The workshop covers a wide range of employability skills as well as an insight into personal study skills. The workshop can form part of your ongoing careers lessons, an induction day or open evening and has been used very successfully at parents’ meetings with groups as young as Year 8. The programme is designed to suit full year groups, seated theatre style in a lecture or assembly hall, using only a screen and projector. It is an ideal in-school workshop for Years 10 – 13. The workshop lasts 45-60 minutes but can be adapted to suit each school’s individual timetable and includes a detailed look at the student’s approach to their own personal study plan. The workshop also covers local and national Labour Market Information to help students identify suitable long-term career options, including the skills, qualities, job description, range of pay, and the educational requirements for a wide range of career choices which students can access on a home computer. Workshop includes: