Our resources are written by experienced sixth form practitioners, capitalising on their backgrounds in pastoral care, careers education, honing study skills and building wider awareness of the world in readiness for adult life.
Our resources are written by experienced sixth form practitioners, capitalising on their backgrounds in pastoral care, careers education, honing study skills and building wider awareness of the world in readiness for adult life.
This pack includes 2 lessons which could be used to build Gatsby Benchmark 4 for Biology, as part of Sixth Form tutor time or Careers time
Careers in STEM - Biology related careers
Careers with Animals - Exploring Job Sectors
Support your students and sixth form/college teachers to kick off sixth form with strong organisational habits. Use this pack to set the tone for all departments to set out expectations and help students to step up to sixth form. This pack is also available as part of our Sixth Form Induction Pack.
This pack includes, PowerPoint which can be adapted to any subject setting out expectations for organisation, a front of folder guide to How to Study, tips and Reminders and an editable front of folder Organisation Guide, including an index, guidance on how to use it and table for regular folder checks, as well as a Cornell Notes template sheet.
This PowerPoint presentation is an opportunity for students to expand their awareness of where studying Biology A level or related level 3 subject could lead them. The Teaching Notes include a link to duplicate a preliminary quiz on Forms to get students thinking and the presentation includes opportunities for discussion, but also optional videos to include and links to further reading as well as guidance on how to expand experience. We have another presentation on Working with Animals, so that is not touched on so much here, but the 2 presentations are available as a 2 pack as well as individually from our shop.
This presentation would be suitable for Biology departments to use to promote careers and work towards Gatsby Benchmark 4 (it can be divided into sections), for Biology Week in October or for a sixth form careers session.
This resource is a lesson on the value of language learning for the UK economy and beyond. It includes discussion points and could be used to inspire students to contemplate MOOCs in a language or language courses at university.
The resource includes Teaching Notes which have a link to duplicate a survey on Forms to ascertain how students appreciate (or don’t) language learning. There is also a worksheet for the Hellos activity, though this could be replaced with post-its.
The lesson is wholly adaptable, so look through it to see what you think will work best for your time slot and students.
This short presentation introduces students to Sofonisba Anguissola, an accomplished woman painter from the 16th/17th century. At a time when men dominated the professional art world, Sofonisba made a career at the Spanish court and beyond, was mentored by Michelangelo and blazed a trail as a leading portrait painter. This presentation could support Gatsby Benchmarks 3 and 4 and demonstrates what dedication in the face of obstacles can achieve.
This bundle combines getting the academic year off to a good start with prime dates in September and contributes both to building study skills and resilience and to building awareness of the wider world and how students can contribute as citizens of the adult world.
This resource is designed to coincide with World Rivers Day in September, but in recognition that this is a busy time of year could fit in with other parts of your Careers/PSHE programme. It deals with looking at careers and job sectors based around rivers and opening students up to the idea of considering their work environment and that jobs they may have considered can be applied in multiple settings. It includes teaching notes with a link to duplicate a short preliminary survey on Forms, a printable bingo card to link to the presentation on jobs and job sectors and a printable Exit Ticket to check understanding.
This resource/lesson looks at the trillion dollar maritime industry and the vital role it plays for the UK economy, the importance of being an island nation, helping students to consider what possibilities are available in this area, where to find out more and to get them thinking about the subject.
The Teaching Notes include a link to a survey on Forms to duplicate to get students thinking about the topic in advance.
While it could fit with World Maritime Day on 30 September, it could also fit at any time in your careers programme and could link with having a speaker from the industry or with World Oceans Day. Links to further reading about maritime careers is included on the final slide.
These resources can be used for events in October such as World Artist Day, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Space Week, Osteoporosis Day, Smile Day and World Financial Planning Day, World Sight Day
This presentation is designed to coincide with Global Entrepreneurship Week, but could also be used as part of your careers programme and could be an ideal precursor to welcoming a talk from a local entrepreneur. It involves students researching a chosen entrepreneur, so they will require access to the internet. The teaching notes include a link to a preliminary quiz and there are printable worksheets to support discussion and research activities. The teaching notes and Ppt also include suggestions of further activities or links to share with students.
This bundle includes a variety of lessons useful to creating your own business, but also towards developing skills for employment and preparing for the world of work in general.
This lesson is designed to coincide with International Girls in ICT Day in April, but could be adapted to fit at other junctures in your Lifeskills/Careers/PSHE programme. The lesson includes the Ppt with links to suggested videos, discussion points and food for thought. The teaching notes include a link to duplicate a preliminary survey on Microsoft Forms to introduce the themes of the lesson and the final slide includes additional reading, sources and information. This lesson will also support Gatsby Benchmark 3 “Addressing the Needs of Each Pupil”.
This bundle includes a series of lessons to help young people prepare for living independently and having to deal with all kinds of new experiences, including:
Student finance and financial planning, cooking for yourself, managing your studies and exam stress, building your skills for employment and aiming to become a responsible citizen.
Our Planet, Our Impact is a growing series of lessons to support environmental awareness in a variety of scenarios, including Green Careers, preparation for university and contributing to make change.
A lot of April is taken up with Easter holidays, so this is a smaller bundle, but bear in mind that the Stephen Lawrence Day lesson includes 2 other free lessons.
These lessons mostly tie to April dates, but the Leaving home one links both with Earth Day and preparing Y13 students for leaving home and the Girls in ICT links to the International Day, but could be included wherever suits you best in your programme.
This resource looks at the field of working with children and young people and includes preliminary survey on Forms, Ppt with discussion areas and printable discussion sheet in addition to teaching notes. It is a complete lesson, intended for post 16 students, so could be part of the PSHE or Careers programme, to widen awareness as they think about their post-18 options.
This bundle includes 10 complete lessons, with fully adaptable Ppts. Each lesson includes teaching notes and a link to an introductory quiz on Forms and all end with a plenary or follow-up quiz.
Careers with Animals
Brand YOU
Communication Skills
Work Experience
Working with Children
Careers in STEM - Biology related careers
Just added - Green Careers - Our Planet, Our Impact
Maritime Careers - World Maritime Day
Rivers and Careers - Our Planet, Our Impact
What am I worth? Careers Literacy
This lesson includes teaching notes, PowerPoint, preliminary and plenary quizzes on Forms and built in discussions to get students thinking about the cost of living and what they need to bear in mind when planning their career from a financial point of view and weigh up the pros and cons of university and apprenticeships, but also consider the value of job satisfaction. The presentation includes links to support further reading and research to help students consider their choices.
As part of our careers literacy resources, this presentation discusses the real prospect of workplace conflict, how to prepare to find out more about a company ethos, who to talk to in case of difficulty and the value of tackling problems. The teaching notes include a link to duplicate a quiz on Forms to prepare students for the session and to gauge their prior understanding. THe presentation includes optional discussion elements and links to further information.