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Skills, Work & The Future – Careers Unit for Secondary Students (7 Lessons + Assessments)
A complete, ready-to-teach careers education unit designed to prepare secondary students for the world of work, future choices, and life beyond school. Mapped to the latest DfE guidance, PSHE Association themes, and Gatsby Benchmarks.

What’s Included:
✔️ 7 Fully Resourced Lesson Packs
✔️ 7 Homework Tasks
✔️ 7 End-of-Lesson Confidence Checker Assessments

Lesson Topics:

Why Attendance Matters – School & Workplace
AI & The Future of Work – Opportunities & Challenges
Pathways After School – Choosing What’s Right for You
Understanding the Gatsby Benchmarks (Student Version)
What is Work? Exploring Jobs, Careers & Motivation
Digital Skills for the Future
LMI Demystified – Understanding Labour Market Information
Each Editable PowerPoint Includes:

Clear Learning Outcomes
Confidence Checkers & Built-in Assessments
A Variety of Engaging Tasks & Activities
Video Clips with Embedded Links
Teacher Notes & Support Materials
Key Questions to Challenge & Extend Thinking
Aligned to PSHE Core Themes & Gatsby Benchmarks
Learning Outcomes:

Recognize the importance of attendance and its real-world implications
Explore how AI may shape future career landscapes
Make informed decisions about post-16 education and pathways
Understand how the Gatsby Benchmarks support career readiness
Define and reflect on the meaning of work, jobs, and careers
Identify essential digital skills and their relevance in modern workplaces
Understand and apply Labour Market Information (LMI) to personal career planning
Key Vocabulary:
Attendance, Punctuality, Automation, AI, T-Levels, Apprenticeships, Gatsby Benchmarks, Motivation, Digital Literacy, Labour Market Information

We sell Complete Careers Units - Take a look at some of them here:
CAREERS KS3 UNIT
Careers, Employability Skills + Enterprise Unit
Careers and Gatsby Benchmarks Quizzes
Post 16 Options and Careers Lesson
Careers and Employment Activities and Cardsorts
Skills and Qualities Careers Quiz
Careers - Writing a Personal Statement
Careers - Student Workbook
Careers - Interview Preparation Lesson

Be Ofsted and DfE PSHE ready with our resources! Product Code: C8/CCB/

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