Employer engagement

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.

Sustainable Futures is a free careers programme for UK secondary schools and colleges that equips young people to thrive in a future green economy, regardless of their career path.

CareermapTV is a broadcasting channel that runs across several different social media platforms and it is your ultimate destination for all things careers and education. From recorded live webinars from top employers to comedic, relatable career reels, we’ve got everything you need to inspire your students in their career journey.

Working with small children is a big deal.

Developed by the Department for Education as part of the ‘Do Something BIG, work with small children’ campaign, this resource includes information for young people on all areas of early years and childcare work, the different routes into the sector and real-life stories.  

Careers Collective were commissioned in 2022, by the Construction Industry Training Board to create a film and learning materials for schools (mainstream and specialist) that showcased their industry and the multiple pathways and careers that are open to students; in particular ways of achieving robust and valued qualifications without going to university.

A short session which offers students the chance to discuss job specifications and begin to think about their own skills and interests in relation to their future careers.

Talentino programmes have been helping to improve career outcomes for young people with a range of learning difficulties in a mixture of settings – special schools, mainstream schools, AP, PRU, SEMH, etc.

They also provide great opportunities for learning more, through their regular newsletters, annual SEND Careers Conference, and by publishing free resources.

A guide, published by Build UK, setting out the most common routes of entry into construction for young people in England leaving school, including apprenticeships, T Levels and degrees, and how they might suit different employers.

Developed by EM3 Careers Hub.

This resource is a series of podcasts lesson plans and Labour Market Information (LMI).

Developed by Somerset Careers Hub.

This resource details the ways in which Enterpriser Advisers could support schools to develop their careers programme. Ideas have been categorised under each specific benchmark.

Discover exciting careers in creative and entertainment industries: access resources, advice, guidance, and the skills and qualities needed to work in each role.