Resources : Careers Leads

CareerMag Careerometer

Careermap’s Careerometer is a live and interactive tool that gives up-to-date labour market information (LMI) to support discussions on careers. The tool also allows comparing and contrasting LMI on two different job roles.

Black Country Careers Hub SEND resources

The Black Country Careers Hub have developed a number of resources to support those working with young people with SEND in the different settings. Many of these resources are featured in the My Skills My Future programme.

Ambitious About Autism Toolkits

The resources will help employers to develop their awareness and understanding of autism. They will support the hiring and retaining of talented autistic young people.

All About Me

Developed by Green Corridor College this resource is part of the My Skills My Future programme.

Activity linked to TV SEND

Developed by the Inspiring Worcestershire Careers Hub team this resource has been specifically designed to be used as a discussion activity with SEND students around a TV programme linked to the world of work.

SEND A- Z of jobs activity SEND

Developed by the Inspiring Worcestershire Careers Hub team, this activity will enable SEND students to begin to learn how to research information regarding different job roles of interest to them.

SEND Same and Different

Learn more about the various aspects of early career development for 18-year olds with SEND and provide more targeted support with this model.

SEND Journey/Roadmap

Take a step in the right direction: help all stakeholders understand your SEND careers programme by using this template to present it visually.

SEND Careers Health Check

This interactive checklist will support you to think about the Careers provision you have within your SEND setting.

SEND – My Skills My Future

This programme has been collated from resources across our partners and network to support young people with SEND under the 2 groups identified in the SEND toolkit. It contains lessons around employability skill development , employer projects and engagement videos all to support young people in their next steps.

SEND Outreach Campaign E Pack

This is the electronic version of the SEND Outreach Campaign. It contains lots of useful resources for Career Leaders in a SEND setting.

Evenbreak – Career Advice Guide for Disabled People

Relevant and accessible careers support for disabled candidates looking for new or better work, delivered by careers professionals with lived experience of disability.

Evenbreak – Accessible job search site for disabled people

Evenbreak exists to solve a couple of big problems Employers told us they struggled to attract disabled candidates.

Ambitious About Autism – Education

Every child deserves a rich and fulfilling education - but many autistic pupils need extra support to thrive at school. In this section you will find information about how to access this support, as well as advice on how to communicate with schools and understanding exclusions guidance.

Natspec

Natspec is the membership association for organisations which offer specialist further education and training for students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities.

Using the Gatsby Benchmarks for students with SEND

Good career guidance ensures that all young people, whatever their needs, background or ambitions, know the options open to them and can make the informed choices needed to fulfil their potential.

Stage 3 : Evaluation and Review – Resource 7 : Gathering feedback and learnings from activities

Stage 2: Planning and Implementation – Resource 6 : Guidance on choosing and planning an activity

Stage 2: Planning and Implementation – Resource 5 : Gaining Support from different stakeholders

Stage 2: Planning and Implementation – Resource 4 : Tips for effective communication

Stage 1 : Awareness and Engagement – Resource 3 : Engaging with a School, Special School or College

Stage 1 : Awareness and Engagement – Resource 2 : The benefits and challenges

Stage 1 : Awareness and Engagement – Resource 1 : The Careers Landscape

Supporting Employers: Working with Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

Business Studies : Tesco Finance – Initiative for The Future Investment Business Case

We challenge you to change the future of retail. The challenge involves the creation of an investment business case, and accompanying presentation, within a number of fictitious retail scenarios.

Sport : Sporting performance resource STEM learning

How can we enhance sporting performance? is a collection of practical STEM subject activities linked to employability skills. Students will consider how sport is a fundamental part of our society and how it could change in the future. Exploring how technology and innovation could help us get the most out of our favourite sports. From creating a smart trainer to investigating how to make sports clothing waterproof and breathable.

Design Technology / Engineering : Skills Miner – Minecraft game

Skills Miner is a collection of four custom levels inside the Minecraft game. The players complete tasks, solve puzzles, and find logical solutions to problems. The intention is to uncover engineering skills in players, award them online badges, and direct them to meaningful “real-life” content to inspire a generation of engineers.

Food Technology : IGD Educator Hub

Our free lesson plans, activities and videos will develop students’ employability skills to help them prepare for the world of work and increase students’ awareness of the variety of roles within the food and grocery industry.

Creative Subjects : FutureGoals Spotlight resource

Students will work in small teams to complete a wide range of tasks in order to stage the biggest and best festival ever! Working alongside leading practitioners, a series of free resources, lesson plans, films and activities have been created to bust the myths surrounding careers in the creative sector and provide a wider understanding of the less traditional, yet in-demand, roles.

Creative Subjects : Discover Creative Careers

Funded by DCMS and led by industry, the Discover Creative Careers website is an online portal packed with information, resources, events to help young people explore roles in the creative industries

Modern Foreign Languages : AET and EKFB: Careers in MFL (French) resource

What is included: Fully resourced lesson plans for Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 with comprehensive teacher notes, student facing slides and guidance on extension and differentiation

Health & Social Care / Biology : WOW Show careers guides

Watch two exciting new WOW Show programmes about careers in the NHS.

Health & Social Care / Biology : Allied health website and webinar

How do you get into specific roles within the health industry?

Geography : Water all around us

A suite of 12 STEM based online sessions.

Geography : My Environment My Future

My Environment My Future provides 6 lesson plans to enrich the teaching of the Urban Environments module in GCSE Geography.

Geography : AET and The National Trust: Careers in Geography resource

Year 7 resource: Customised maps for different users and places
Year 8 resource: More bluebells or more visitors - tough choices!
Year 9 resource: GIS and Carbon Capture: A 21st century approach to a 21st century challenge
Year 10 resource: The Decision Maker: Choosing a sustainable future for the Buscott & Coleshill Estates

English : KS3 Stoke City Football Club English and Maths lesson

These resources have been developed by Stoke City Football Club to support embedding Careers within the curriculum in KS3.

English : KS3 English Careers in the Curriculum Resource

This fully resourced unit of work (8 – 10 lessons) is designed for learners in Year 7-8 and explores the world of work through an English lens.

English : National Teen Book Club

A first of a kind programme, bringing together 11 to 19-year-olds from hundreds of state schools and colleges, across every corner of the UK, to a shared virtual Book Club.
Over four weeks, young people will connect online from home, or from school or college with an educator, for our weekly event every Wednesday, 3.30pm to 4.30pm. 

English : AET and Tesco: Careers in English resources

Year 7 resource – looking at energy reduction in Tesco stores
Year 8 resource – ensuring inclusion and diversity in recruitment
Year 9 resource – can we identify trends and predict the future (Tesco marketing)
Year 10 resource – How can we evaluate the best moral position to take? (Tesco climate change managers)

Maths : Seddon lesson plans

These lesson plans, developed with Seddon Construction, support the implementation of careers into the curriculum in Maths in year 11.

Maths : KS3 Stoke City Football Club English and Maths lesson

These resources have been developed by Stoke City Football Club to support embedding Careers within the curriculum in KS3.

Maths : Where Maths meets the World of Work

The AMSP has created exciting sets of resources to support Maths teachers to link curriculum learning to careers and which showcase the maths in different careers. Each resource contains a video paired with activities, so your students can get a real taste of what the job may entail.

Maths : Learn about careers in Financial Banking

Maths : AET and Pinewood Year 9 resource

Filling a Film Studio

How can you maximise revenue through occupancy?

This lesson could be placed at the end of a Mathematics unit on Percentages

Maths : AET and Pinewood Year 8 resource

How big is the table, how small is the White Rabbit’s house?

How can we use ratio & proportion when building sets & props?

Maths : AET and Pinewood Year 7 resource

This lesson could be placed at the end of a Mathematics unit on data and statistics

Introduction to Pinewood Studios: what happens at the studios etc. What are the different roles involved in making a TV show? What is Audience share analysis? Why is it important?

What does it mean to re-commission a series?

Maths : AET and Pinewood Year 10 resource

This lesson could be placed at the end of a Mathematics unit on Geometry & Shape.

What does the role of a set designer involve?

Why is it important for them to create 2D drawings before they start building a set?

 HS2 STEM Lessons inc SEND offer

HS2 have developed a new collection of STEM lessons and activities, to support teachers who would like to bring a careers context to curriculum learning. 

Futurum Careers: Online Resource and Magazine

Futurum Careers is a free online resource and magazine aimed at introducing 14-19-year-olds worldwide to the world of work in STEM. careers resources that can be used in the classroom, at home and in STEM and SHAPE clubs.

Augment ourselves resource – KS3

How could we augment ourselves? is a collection of practical STEM subject activities linked to employability skills and careers. Students will consider how amazing the human body is and look at how it could be adapted. The activities explore how science and engineering can be used to augment humans, from using nutrition to improve brain functionality to exploring wing designs to make humans fly.

Animal Adaptations – STEM subject activities – KS2 and year 7

Animal Adaptions is a collection of practical STEM subject activities linked to employability skills. Pupils look at how animals have adapted to cope with all sorts of conditions. They explore communication strategies, travel, camouflage and life in challenging settings, and look at the way humans can learn from animals

Sector Spotlight Sessions

This resource was developed by Changing Education to shine a spotlight on different sectors in a quick and easy to use way.  There are over 80 videos covering a number of different sector areas and job roles within each sector to choose from. Each video is between 2 and 5 minutes long and puts a spotlight on a particular sector area.

LMI lessons key stage 4

Bring your lessons to life and highlight the specific subjects and skills that are vital for future employment. 

LMI lessons key stage 3

Enhance the curriculum and provide real-world examples of how specific subjects and skills are vital for future employment.

Amazing Apprenticeships – Subject Posters

Leader of Enterprise and Employability 

Fullhurst Community College 

Shropshire Careers Vimeo Channel

40 videos made by local employers and businesses, showcasing professions and employability skills, making links to school subjects

Kickstart Careers Coaching – What’s the Point in……?

To help your students to understand the value of GCSE and A level subjects, I’ve spoken to a number of professionals who use the skills, qualities and knowledge they gained from specific subjects at school in the work they do today. Download your FREE resources now:

BBC Bitesize – Careers

This well-known resource can be used to help contextualise the world of work alongside curriculum study – and support young people in making informed decisions

My Learning, My Future

My Learning, My Future is a suite of Benchmark 4 resources to support subject teaching staff, from over 20 subjects at KS3 & 4, to engage students in curriculum learning by highlighting the relevance of their subjects to future careers and opportunities.The aim of the resources is for students to see the relevance and value of subject curriculum teaching and learning and to be explicitly supported in making connections between subjects and pathways to positive transitions.

CEIAG cross curricular audit – Black Country

This resource, developed by the Black Country Skills Factory, helps Careers Leaders identify whether or not careers are embedded within curriculum subject areas.

Careers in the curriculum. What works?

The Gatsby report identified eight benchmarks of good career guidance, one of which was linking curriculum to careers. Careers in the curriculum describes a range of interventions which allow students to encounter career learning as part of their everyday school curriculum, but what impact is it having and what are the lessons for best practice?

Gatsby Benchmark 4 Webinar Careers in the Curriculum Modelling Tool

Watch this webinar and use the accompanying Careers in the Curriculum Modelling Tool Guide to support embedding Careers in the Curriculum

Hailsham Community College case study

Hailsham Community College in East Sussex is using a student-designed logo to promote its careers activity and the role of careers champions in departments. The light bulb image has been turned into a window sticker for local businesses to advertise their support for the school. The graphic appears on teachers’ lanyards, identifying staff who are “Careers Champions”.  The design is also used to highlight careers content in lessons, in communications to parents and when branding events.

Linking Careers to the Curriculum

A guide to engaging students and supporting progress by embedding teaching in the context of the world of work. This guide and recording have been written to support colleagues in engaging curriculum teachers and employers in co-creating high quality teaching and learning resources that are embedded in the context of the world of work.

Careers in Food & Drink

Brought to you by The National Skills Academy for Food and Drink, Tasty Careers is here to help you find a Tasty Career in the Food & Drink Industry.

MSMF Employer projects: GM Monk Electricians

Developed by the team at GM Monk Electricians this easy to use project is designed to support understanding of a task performed by an Electrician and is part of the My Skills My Future programme 

MSMF Employer projects: Catcote Academy

This page contains resources for the Employer project section of the My Skills My Future programme designed by the team at Catcote Academy a Special 

MSMF Employer Videos: SONY

This resource contains links to a series of videos to support understanding around SONY as an employer as part of the My Skills My Future programme 

FutureGoals Spotlight resource

Students will work in small teams to complete a wide range of tasks in order to stage the biggest and best festival ever! Working alongside leading practitioners, a series of free resources, lesson plans, films and activities have been created to bust the myths surrounding careers in the creative sector and provide a wider understanding of the less traditional, yet in-demand, roles.

Discover Creative Careers

Funded by DCMS and led by industry, the Discover Creative Careers website is an online portal packed with information, resources, events to help young people explore roles in the creative industries, starting with an interactive careers finder tool connecting to more than 520 job profiles and an opportunity directory of events, resources, skills competitions, virtual work experience and more