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Next Steps: Careers & PSHE Unit – 7-Lesson KS4 Careers Education Bundle (Cre8tive Careers Series)

Prepare your KS4 students for life beyond school with this fully resourced 7-lesson Careers & PSHE unit, designed to help learners explore workplace realities, develop future-planning skills, and build awareness of wider social and economic issues.
Mapped to the latest CDI Framework and the Skills Builder Framework, and supporting Gatsby Benchmark 4 (Linking curriculum learning to careers), this unit is perfect for use in Year 10 & Year 11 PSHE, tutor time, drop-down days or careers education programmes.

📘 Included in This Bundle:
• 7 x Fully Editable Lesson Packs (1 hour+ each)
• 1 x Skills & Qualities Quiz
• 1 x Maths Careers Posters Set
• 1 x Business Escape Room Challenge

🧠 Lesson Topics:

1. Smashing the Glass Ceiling – Challenging low expectations and raising aspirations
2. Discrimination in the Workplace – Understanding types and knowing your rights
3. Preparing for Work Experience – Expectations, etiquette, and confidence
4. Making the Most of a Careers Interview – Preparation, goals, and reflection
5. Racism & Statues in Britain – Understanding historical context and modern debates
6. What is a Recession? – Economic impact and individual responsibility
7. Cryptocurrencies – Opportunities and risks of digital finance

📦 Each Lesson Includes:
• 1 x Fully Editable PowerPoint with Timed Activities
• Learning Outcomes & Confidence Checkers
• Student Worksheets (where applicable)
• Embedded Video Links & Critical Thinking Tasks
• Assessment Opportunities (AfL)
• Homework Task for Follow-Up
• Literacy Focus & Key Vocabulary
• Teacher Notes for Guidance

🎯 Learning Outcomes Across the Unit:
• Develop high aspirations and challenge limiting beliefs
• Understand legal and social implications of workplace discrimination
• Prepare effectively for work experience and job interviews
• Explore key social issues like racism, economic recession, and digital finance
• Learn to reflect on personal strengths, goals, and next steps

🔑 Key Vocabulary Includes:
Aspirations, Glass Ceiling, Discrimination, Equality
Work Experience, Etiquette, Interview Prep, Growth Mindset
Colonialism, Racism, Recession, Crypto, Blockchain

This unit is ideal for schools looking to embed careers education meaningfully across the curriculum, whilst also tackling important social and economic themes that matter to young people today.
Use for KS4 PSHE, Careers Education, Drop-Down Days, or Enrichment Weeks.

Why not try out some of our other highly rated Secondary Careers Units:
☞ Year 7 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit
☞ Year 8 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit
☞ 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