Career and study orientation offers pupils the opportunity to plan and reflect on their own professional future. This is a longer process, which should be supported by the school in different grades. It should begin with self-exploration, continue with research into future options and offers and culminate in the decision for a career path via the work placement.
The Klax School promotes the development and strengthening of the so-called "four competences for the 21st century" with special offers in the field of art and digital: Creativity, Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Communication. For this purpose, the school has its own Makerspace, where students learn skills and abilities in dealing with ideas and production processes using the latest technology in specialised subjects (Maker & Design, Computer Science, WAT). On the other hand, this also takes place in the form of Open Labs.
With the present school-internal BSO curriculum, the Klax School wants to support the students in developing their strengths and competences beyond the classroom and offer them a meaningful orientation in the field of BSO.
The BSO-Team
- BSO-Coorindtaor: Heiko Mattschull
- Vocational and Study Guidance Counsellor: Julia Westermann
- Advisor to the Vocational Schools: Frau Güttler
- Responsible for the Work Experience: Class leaders 9th grades
- Subject Teacher WAT: Eshan Safadi
- Leader Makerspace: André Timm
- Media Pedagogue: Adam Kosjanik
- Exams Coordinator MSA: Ute Krug
- Exams Coordinator Upper School: Jörg Mandler
General Measures for BSO (cross-grade)
- Participation in Student Working Groups (Climate Working Group, Maker Working Group, Documentation Working Group...)
- Regular school-wide Maker & Coding lessons
- Participation in the elective subject Art (Maker and Design 7th-10th grade)
- Use of the Open Labs in the media and maker area to implement own ideas
- School-wide project day Climathon / in connection with Cleanup Day in September
- School-wide autumn project week on old and new crafts, product development, presentation and marketing
- School-wide maker fair: Presentation of own products and ideas / at the end of each half year
- School-wide project day from Year 5 onwards on Girls & Boys Day on the 4th Thursday in April
- Weekly workshops for pupils and teachers to enhance media and maker skills
- Participation in competitions (e.g. robotics)
- Attendance at BSO events and fairs (Vocatium, STUZUBI)
Special Events with the Involvement of External Partners
- School's own Future Day for career and study orientation from Year 7 onwards on 29 April with partners from business and science
- Involvement of external partners in project weeks (e.g. STAEDTLER company), workshops on business processes and problems (digitalisation, sustainability)
- Involvement of external partners in subject lessons (e.g. GFBM Academy - Computer Science / Robotics)
- Organisation of exchange rounds with external partners (e.g. Springer Akademie / professional field of online journalism)
BSO Information for Students / Parents / Teachers
- Regular publications on the school's internal channel "Digital Schoolyard - BSO" (MS Teams)
- Regular information on the information boards in the school building (in front of the cafeteria)
- Regular provision of information brochures / booklets via the information board? and the coordinator for BSO
- Regular publications on the school website (BSO channel)
- Regular monthly letter to parents
- Monthly consultation hours with the Youth Employment Agency at school
- flexible appointments between pupils and BSO coordinator via MS teams
- flexible appointments between parents and BSO coordinator via the secretary's office
Year 8
| Event | Period | Person responsible |
|---|---|---|
| BVBO you modules skills assessment, vocational field identification Adventure course with various game stations "Talent Parcour" |
2nd Semester (2 days) | Implementation by educational service provider e.g. Studio2B |
| Determination of competences and interests in the subject lesson WAT Presentation and independent use of the planet-beruf.de portal |
2nd Semester | WAT Teacher |
| Analysis of strengths and weaknesses and exploration of suitable occupational fields Presentation and independent use of the platform check-u.de |
WAT Teacher | |
| Preliminary information about the work placement Infoschreiben mit Terminen, Ablauf, Anforderungen |
2nd Semester | BSO Coordinator Class Leader |
| „How to write an application“ | 2nd Semester | Class German Teacher WAT Teacher |
| Preparation for job interviews (role play job application training) | 2nd Semester | WAT Teacher |
| Visit to the career information centre (BIZ) | 2nd Semester | Careers Advisor WAT Teacher |
Year 9
| Event | Period | Person responsible |
|---|---|---|
| Final preparation of the work placement | ||
|
Start of 1st Semester | Class Leader WAT Teacher |
| During the internship | ||
Work placement with at least one visit by teacher
|
After the Autumn holiday (3 Weeks) | Class Leader WAT Teacher |
| Follow-up of the work placement | ||
|
1st Semester until Christmas | Class Leader WAT Teacher |
Year 10
| Event | Period | Person responsible |
|---|---|---|
| Perspective talks (individual talks) with the Youth Employment Agency | At the beginning of each half year | Youth Employment Agency Scheduling coordinator BSO |
| Parent Information Evening MSA – what next? | End of the 1st Semester | Youth Employment Agency Scheduling coordinator BSO |
| Offers of advice on previous application documents, if necessary assistance with revision | Whole School Year | Youth Employment Agency BSO Coordinator |
| Offers to prepare for job interviews | Whole School Year | Youth Employment Agency BSO Coordinator |
| Get to know economic and business factors (financing, profit and loss account, pricing). | 2nd Semester | WAT Teacher |
| Getting to know entrepreneurial activities in different sectors (procurement, warehousing, service provision, industrial production, sales, accounting, financing, sales, human resources). | 2nd Semester | WAT Teacher |
| Getting to know the principles of business organisations (legal form, business vision) | 2nd Semester | WAT Teacher |
| Getting to know the principles of "good work" (co-determination, working time models, trade unions, ergonomics, etc.) | 2nd Semester | WAT Teacher |
Years 11/12/13
| Event | Period | Person responsible |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation - Pathways after the Abitur | At the beginning of the school year Grade 13 | Youth Employment Agency |
| Perspective talks | At the beginning of the school year Grade 13 | Youth Employment Agency |
| Advisory talks | 2nd Semester Grade 12 | Youth Employment Agency |
| Optional: Advisory tests related to the field of study | 2nd Semester Grade 12 | Careers Advice Tutor |
