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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home.

This resource links to KS4 and KS5/Grade 9-10 and Grade 11-12 Biology and PSHE.

It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks (UK):
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers

• This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Paul Nathan from The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto in Canada. He is using large datasets to gain a better understanding of the late effects of childhood and adolescent cancer, with the aim of improving outcomes and support for survivors.

• This resource also contains an interview with Paul, and offers an insight into careers in paediatric oncology. If your students have questions for Paul, they can send them through the Futurum Careers website.

• The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Paul’s research and challenges them to plan a podcast to raise awareness of the immediate and late effects of childhood and adolescent cancer.

This resource was first published by Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).

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