Trentham Academy

   The Trentham Doctorate

Trentham Academy

Activity Discovery

To demonstrate listening, why not try one of the following activities?

Attend a careers fair in school

2 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Aiming High
Speaking
Listening
Attend a careers fair out of school

5 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Aiming High
Speaking
Listening
College life: Stoke 6th Form - what do you take away from the session? What advice are you taking away about choosing your options in the academy and then your future? Upload your worksheet for the session.

1 Doctorate point

Speaking
Listening
Ambitions in careers - Reflection on: what it means to be ambitious in thinking about their future. Why is it important to have life goals?

1 Doctorate point

Aiming High
Speaking
Listening
Apprenticeship assembly – what do you understand about the pathway of apprenticeships? What apprenticeships have you looked at during World of Work week 2026?

2 Doctorate points

Careers
Working Independently
Aiming High
Listening
External visitors talks – Civil Services – what do you think about a job as a civil servant (Home Office/Army) – share at least two pieces of information regarding a job as a civil servant .

2 Doctorate points

Careers
Working Independently
Aiming High
Listening
NCW Virtual careers fair – what did you look at in terms of industry and specifically jobs? Share at least two pieces of information regarding a job/pathway you have researched during this task.

2 Doctorate points

Careers
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Listening
Green Careers – What did you look at during your talk with Tom Gordon from the National Grid? Is this a career for you? – explain why/why not

2 Doctorate points

Careers
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Listening
College workshops – what college have you had a talk from during World of Work week 2026? What are your thoughts on this chosen pathway? What would you study at college and where will this take you in the future?

2 Doctorate points

Careers
Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Listening
Finance for Life – What do you understand about the term “budgeting”? Why is it important to budget for the future?

2 Doctorate points

Careers
Working Independently
Problem Solving
Listening
Wednesday diary entry

2 Doctorate points

Careers

Crafting my future

Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Speaking
Listening
Working under Pressure
Thursday diary entry

2 Doctorate points

Careers

Crafting my future

Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Speaking
Listening
Working under Pressure
Friday diary entry

2 Doctorate points

Careers

Crafting my future

Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Speaking
Listening
Working under Pressure
Virtual Work Experience – what VWEX have you had an opportunity to explore? What did you think of this as a career option? What are your next steps?

2 Doctorate points

Careers

Crafting my future

Working Independently
Aiming High
Speaking
Listening
Virtual Insight Day – what Insight Day did you take part in? Is this area of industry of an interest to you moving forward? What are your next steps?

2 Doctorate points

Careers

Crafting my future

Working Independently
Aiming High
Listening
Work Experience – what did a typical day look like? What did you enjoy about being on work experience? What challenged you whilst on placement? Would you pursue a career in this area of industry in the future?

2 Doctorate points

Careers

Crafting my future

Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Speaking
Listening
Working under Pressure
From a classical piece of music as the soundtrack - create a storyboard.

3 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Creativity
Listening
Holocaust speaker

1 Doctorate point

Working Independently
Listening
Other form role

2 Doctorate points

Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Eco club member

3 Doctorate points

Teamwork
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Literacy Ambassador

3 Doctorate points

Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Numeracy Ambassador

3 Doctorate points

Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Transition Leader

3 Doctorate points

Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Sports Leader

3 Doctorate points

Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Junior Leadership Team

5 Doctorate points

Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Peer Mentor

3 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Represent the academy in communication to parents and the community

4 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Support the academy on Open Evening

2 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Create your own club in school

5 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Learn key phrases of another language to help a new student feel welcome

3 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Mental Health Ambassador

5 Doctorate points

Teamwork
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Working under Pressure
MESME Maths Circles Group

6 Doctorate points

Teamwork
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Creativity
Speaking
Listening
Listen to the lyrics of a foreign song and see if you are able to identify any vocabulary

3 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Listening
Watch a foreign sporting match with the commentary in a different language and identify new phrases you have picked up

4 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Listening
Go onto Linguascope click on the appropriate language flag of language you are studying and learn 5 new phrases. Remember to screenshot your work as evidence

1 Doctorate point

Working Independently
Aiming High
Listening
Create a presentation to highlight the importance of learning an additional language

5 Doctorate points

Teamwork
Aiming High
Creativity
Speaking
Listening
Learn how to say 'hello' in a new language to you

1 Doctorate point

Speaking
Listening
See a live band or artist

3 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Listening
Listen to an entire album not on the listening list from the 70's

2 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Listening
Listen to an entire album not on the listening list from the 80's

2 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Listening
Listen to an entire album not on the listening list from the 90's

2 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Listening
Listen to a classical piece of music. Record what your thoughts are

2 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Listening
Listen to an album by the Beatles and record your thoughts about the best tracks

2 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Listening
Careers fair – who did you speak to whilst at the careers fair 2026? Where do your interests lie at the moment? What are your next steps?

3 Doctorate points

Careers
Working Independently
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Speaking
Listening
Attend a West End show

3 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Aiming High
Listening
Watch a Musical Theatre performance

3 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Aiming High
Listening
Watch a clip of Diversity’s BGT audition and compare with their returning BGT performance in 2020. What are the differences and similarities? How has the quality of the performance changed?

1 Doctorate point

Working Independently
Listening
Watch our performers in a school performance

2 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Listening
Watch a pantomime

3 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Aiming High
Listening
Watch the series 'Planet Earth' by David Attenborough

5 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Aiming High
Listening
Assist in the organisation and leadership of the birthday celebration of a person, beginning with notifying the tutor

2 Doctorate points

Teamwork
Problem Solving
Creativity
Leadership
Listening
Support the academy in open evening

3 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Support the academy transition or other videos

3 Doctorate points

Teamwork
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Creativity
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Tutor Assembly to your House

2 Doctorate points

Teamwork
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Creativity
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Attend Mike Haines assemby

1 Doctorate point

Working Independently
Aiming High
Listening
Present to an audience in a group in either subject or tutor time

1 Doctorate point

Working Independently
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Creativity
Listening
Present to an audience independently in either subject or tutor time

4 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Aiming High
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Start Duke of Edinburgh

5 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Creativity
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
ITV Rundown News

1 Doctorate point

Working Independently
Teamwork
Speaking
Listening
Stoke On Trent Youth Council

5 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Teamwork
Aiming High
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Interview for a prefect role

4 Doctorate points

Careers

Crafting my future

Working Independently
Aiming High
Problem Solving
Speaking
Listening
Be part of raising money for charity

5 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Creativity
Speaking
Listening
Sports Leaders Level 1

7 Doctorate points

Teamwork
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Leadership
Listening
Working under Pressure
Sports Leaders Level 2

8 Doctorate points

Teamwork
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Problem Solving
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Working under Pressure
Be part of a sports team outside of school

2 Doctorate points

Teamwork
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Working under Pressure
Compete for you region in an activity.

2 Doctorate points

Teamwork
Aiming High
Staying Positive
Leadership
Speaking
Listening
Working under Pressure
Halle visit - name 3 different types of employment you observed whilst at the Halle concert. Research one further and write a short reflection on whether or not you would like to do this job in the future - upload evidence of your research and reflection

2 Doctorate points

Careers
Working Independently
Creativity
Speaking
Listening
Watch The Secret Life of the Zoo / Planet Earth / Blue Planet

3 Doctorate points

Working Independently
Aiming High
Listening

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