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You r F u t u r e s Ac t i on P l an .
Writing an action plan is a good way to focus your ideas and decide
on what steps you need to take to move towards your career and
life goals. What kind of career do you want to have? What kind of
lifestyle do you want to live? These aren’t always easy questions
to answer but writing your Futures Plan is a way to get you thinking
about this.
Where am I now?
Use this section to summarise the things you are doing at the
minute. What are you studying at school, what subjects are you
enjoying? What interests do you have outside of school? What
makes you different to others around you? Talk about what you
think your skills and qualities are. What are you good at?
Where I want to be?
What are your dreams for the future? Do you have some ideas of
the type of career you want to do? What jobs or industries have
you read about or seen that interest you? What do you want to
achieve in life? Have you thought about the implications of your
career? Will that mean staying at school for 6th form, going to
college or even to university? Perhaps you’re not sure on some
of this. Write down thoughts you have so far.
How I plan to get there?
This is the part where you need to detail the steps you need to take.
What actions do you need to take between now and the future you
have planned out? What advice might you need and from whom?
What qualifications do you need to achieve? What skills do you need
to develop? Would any work experience help? Or building a por tfolio
of work? Do you need to attend a career event or get an interview
with your school careers adviser? Try and state the action and
timescales by which you need to complete these tasks. What could
be a short term goal, medium term and what are your long term goals?
What happens next?
Once you have completed the plan you can submit it electronically.
Mrs Sheard will then get back to you by Email within 6 weeks with
some ideas, suggestions, advice and guidance. Please be aware
that if you are in Year 7 to 11 and wish to request a guidance
interview these will take place after school at 3pm or 3.30pm.
How long will it take to complete?
It all depends on you. You should spend at least 20-30 minutes on this.
Ready to go?
Star t my Plan