support for teachers
Below are useful websites to support teaching staff in linking careers to the curriculum as well as upcoming live careers broadcasts which might be complementary to lessons:
Live Broadcasts:
Speakers for Schools live broadcasts are a great way for students to hear directly from leading figures from a range of industries, and have the opportunity to ask questions via a moderated Q&A. Click HERE to see an example of the types of talks that are available and click HERE to go to the broadcast recordings page to access the talks.
The list can be filtered according to age of student, industry, area of interest.
Curriculum Support:
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MY PATH – subject specific videos for linking careers to curriculum for KS3 & KS4
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Indigo – career of the month posters
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Planit: School Subject Careers Posters
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TEACHERS AND ADVISERS HUB
Including:
Outreach available for your school or college
Careers advice/guidance
Resources & Training Sessions -
Career Wave! https://www.careerwave.co.uk/useful-career-resources-by-subject-area/
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Teachers – invite volunteers from the world of work to take part in career activities at your school - icould.com
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Free Careers Lesson Plans! Download lesson plans and careers education guides to help young people build their Young Professional skills. YouthEmployment.org.uk
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The WOW Show! Brings the world of work alive in your classroom. Designed to support teachers and Careers Leaders in achieving four of the eight Gatsby Benchmarks. Free resources and plans!
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Barclays Life Skills: Lesson plans: Our free lesson plans are our most popular educator resource, with thousands of downloads every month. Each lesson consists of a simple plan with supporting presentation slides that can be adapted to suit most learning environments.
Use the Category and Age range buttons to find content to meet your teaching needs, additionally you can also use the below filters to meet more specific requirements:
Quick activity: short classroom activities (15 minutes or less), for group and independent learning including films and interactive worksheets. These are located on their corresponding full length lesson plan pages.
Remote learning: teaching resources designed for remote learning, including films and interactive worksheets. These are located on their corresponding full length lesson plan pages.
Care leavers: lesson plans specially designed to meet the needs of care leavers.
SEND adapted: lesson plans adapted for young people with special educational needs and disabilities.