Employer engagement

On this page you will find resources developed by the East Sussex Careers Hub to support people working with young people with SEND. Some of these are featured as content in the My Skills My Future programme.

Watch two exciting new WOW Show programmes about careers in the NHS – designed for home schooling and beyond.

A Future STEM is a collection of STEM subject careers activities linked to employability skills. 

How can we enhance sporting performance? This 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.

Catalyst is a free digital magazine aimed at students aged 14-19.  Packed with thought-provoking articles on cutting-edge science, interviews and new research written by academics, scientists, engineers and educators.

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 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.

A range of e-learning bitesize resources supporting educators and careers leaders to inspire students to choose technical education and apprenticeships as prestigious career pathways. With a focus on STEM, future skills and priority skill areas, whether it’s general TVET careers education and information you are looking to provide, or sector and industry specific, our module and video resources are easy to use and take between 25-45 minutes to complete.

How can we live smarter? is a collection of practical STEM subject activities linked to employability skills. Students will consider how humans have transformed the world around them and what the future might hold for the planet Earth and the people who inhabit it. Discovering how new technology and innovations could improve the quality of our lives as well as the world we live in. From creating a game to save water at home, to investigating how we can use our living space more efficiently.  

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

Case study from the Cornerstone Employer Group at the Dorset Careers Hub – gives an overview of their recent work on Vocational pathways, including T levels, with J.P. Morgan.

Case study from the Cornerstone Employer Group at the Birmingham Careers Hub – gives an overview of their recent work on Removing Barriers: supporting SEND students, with HS2, Wilmott Dixon, Jacobs and others.