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Careers Education: Practical Support for Effective Teaching and Learning with Pupils Aged 11-18 book cover

1st Edition

Careers Education Practical Support for Effective Teaching and Learning with Pupils Aged 11-18

By Kelly Allchin Copyright 2026
228 Pages
by Speechmark

228 Pages
by Speechmark

228 Pages
by Speechmark
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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 roles that don't yet exist. It's tricky stuff!... Read more

Table of contents

Introduction

·       Introducing a career identity

·       Encouraging pupils to consider their future

·       Getting to grips with what’s out there

·       The importance of understanding pathways

·       Breaking down barriers to careers education and understanding

·       Employability skills

·       The role of social media and popular culture

·       Getting to grips with the Gatsby benchmarks

·       The importance of a collaborative PSHE teacher and DSL/pastoral relationship

·       More on SEND

·       Supporting EAL and NTE learners:

·       Using careers education to tackle NEET

·       Promotion of lifelong learning

·       Understanding available pathways

·       Valuing all employment

·       Cultivating a positive online brand

·       The importance of role models and real models

·       Engaging with parents/carers

Key Stage 3 Lessons

·       What are skills and qualities?

·       What might key stage 4 look like?

·       What choices are available to me at KS4?

·       Why is it important to be open to different pathways?

·       What are personal barriers to careers and how can we begin to overcome them?

·       Why is it important to be able to work with others?

 

Key Stage 4 Lessons

·       What do you enjoy?

·       What might 21 look like?

·       What choices are available to me at post-16? 

·       How can I develop a positive mindset about different pathways?

·       How might stereotypes become barriers?

·       What does it mean to be a leader?

 

Key stage 5 lessons

·       What motivates you?

·       What might 30 look like?

·       What is lifelong learning?

·       How can I turn a setback into a success?

·       Are career influences always positive?

·       What makes me employable?

 

Key Stage 3 Form Time Sessions

1.      Super Hero

2.      My Emoji Story

3.      Options Speed Dating

4.      Two Truths and a Detour

5.      Barrier Ladder

6.      Back-to-back Drawing

 

Key Stage 4 Form Time Sessions

1.      My Enjoyment Map

2.      A Day-in-the-life of 21-Year-Old Me

3.      Would you Rather

4.      Circles of Control

5.      Breaking Down Stereotypes

6.      Leadership Trait Auction

 

Key Stage 5 Form Time Sessions

1.      My Why

2.      The Dream Job

3.      Lifelong Learning Grid

4.      Awesome Alphabet

5.      The Pressure Debate

6.      Desert Island Survival

Appendix

Biography

Kelly Allchin has worked in education for 18 years and have led on Personal Development as a member of the Senior Leadership Team. Her school has been accredited numerous awards due to the innovative and successful personal development program offered, including Citizenship School of the Year, SMSC Gold Mark and the Quality in Careers Standard.

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