Careers Education

What do you want to be when you grow up? What a huge question to answer, with so many variables to think about. Yet we ask this of young people from a relatively early age!

Students need to make decisions about options, post-16 pathways and potential career routes within a fast-paced and ever-changing modern world where they may one day work in jobs that don't yet exist. It's tricky stuff! This toolkit offers a clear and practical guide to helping students navigate the big topic of careers through high-quality PSHE, moving beyond narrow job titles to explore who they are and the kind of life they hope to lead.

This book provides teachers with easy-to-follow lessons and form time activities that explore:

• Students' career identity, including their skills, qualities, areas to develop, and what motivates them in terms of their career aspirations.
• The type of future students envision for themselves, both in terms of education, training, and future career paths, and how they might achieve these aims.
• The different types of qualifications and training routes available to them across Key Stages 3, 4, 5 and beyond, as well as Labour Market Information.
• The different pathways available, including traditional and vocational routes.
• A range of barriers that could be holding them back from achieving their career potential.
• Personal employability skills and how these link to future career goals.

Careers education, when broken down into manageable steps, is a hugely exciting topic both to teach and to be taught. Essential reading for teachers delivering careers education, pastoral staff, and school leaders, this book provides the perfect resource to simplify planning while preparing pupils for a changing future.