Post-16 Options CompassDecision time begins
Why this matters
Year 11 opens with the most consequential decision so far. This module gives them a structured decision compass: four directions (sixth form, FE college, apprenticeship, employment with training), with guiding questions for each. By the end, every student has a 'leaning' and a list of evidence to gather.
Learning objectives
By the end of this lesson
I can describe the four main post-16 directions
I can identify my current leaning with three reasons
I can list three pieces of evidence I still need before deciding
ActivityActivity 1: Four directions intro
On your own20 min
Walk through sixth form, FE college, apprenticeship, employment-with-training. For each: who, when, money, opens what doors.
ActivityActivity 2: My current leaning
On your own25 min
Pick the direction you currently lean toward. Three reasons it feels right. Two doubts.
ActivityActivity 3: Evidence I still need
On your own15 min
Three things you still need to know to decide. Where will you find each? When by?
Success criteria
How we'll know it worked
Decision compass complete with leaning + evidence list
Compass saved to Chapter for the Y11 1-to-1
Chapter Student Game
Action
Save your Post-16 Decision Compass to Chapter
Skills: Planning, Problem Solving
Complete your Post-16 Decision Compass and save to Chapter. Your careers adviser will use it in your 1-to-1.
What's next
Frame as 'leaning' not 'commitment'. Decisions evolve through Y11. The compass guides the BM8 1-to-1.