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Financial Planning for My Future – 7-Lesson Careers & Finance Unit
Cre8tive Careers | Grades 9–11 | Financial Literacy + Employability Skills
Prepare your students for the real world with this fully resourced 7-lesson Careers & PSHE unit focused on financial planning, job readiness, and life after school. Aligned with the CDI Career Development Framework and the Skills Builder Framework, this unit supports Gatsby Benchmark 4 and comes packed with real-life learning.
Perfect for high school students exploring the realities of credit, paychecks, mortgages, and applying for their first job.

📦 What’s Included:
• 7 x Complete Lesson Packs
• 1 x “Positive Female Role Models” Assembly
• 1 x Careers & Finance Quiz
• 1 x Health & Wellbeing Escape Room Challenge

🧭 Lesson Topics:

1. Buy Now, Pay Later Schemes – Risks & Temptations
2. Building Your Personal Brand
3. Mortgages Explained – Rent vs. Buy
4. Understanding Your First Paycheck
5. Credit Cards & Borrowing – Smart or Risky?
6. From School to Work – First Job & Workplace Expectations
7. Applying for Jobs – Ads, Assessments & Interviews

🧠 Each Lesson Pack Features:
• Fully Editable PowerPoint Presentation
• Video Links + Guided Questions
• Student Worksheets & Literacy Focus
• Homework Activity
• Confidence Checker & Assessment Opportunities
• Teacher Notes & Timed Activity Breakdown

🎯 Learning Outcomes:
• Understand modern finance tools like BNPL schemes and credit
• Decode payslips and understand job satisfaction factors
• Learn how to craft a personal brand and present yourself professionally
• Prepare for job interviews and real-world applications
• Know how to transition from education to employment with confidence
• Grasp key financial decisions: mortgages, credit, and budgeting

🗝️ Keywords:
Buy Now Pay Later, Personal Branding, Credit Risk, Mortgage Basics, Payslip Breakdown, Career Readiness, First Job, Employability Skills, Teen Finance, Financial Literacy

This resource is ideal for Careers Leads, Life Skills Teachers, Advisory Classes, or PSHE Coordinators aiming to give students a practical and engaging financial education.

Why not try out some of our other highly rated Secondary Careers Units:
☞ Year 7 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit
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☞ Year 9 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit
☞ Year 10 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit
☞ Year 11 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit
☞ Year 12 Gatsby Benchmark Finance & Careers in Context Unit
☞ Year 13 Gatsby Benchmark Finance & Careers in Context Unit