These carefully curated resources are aimed at various stakeholders to help bring together the worlds of education and employment – and to ensure adherence to the Gatsby Benchmarks. Many have been developed by employers themselves. Simply filter the resources below to get started.
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PMLD World of Work Lesson Ideas
Developed by Black Country Careers Hub.
A sensory pack of career lesson ideas for PMLD Learners for them to explore the world of work. The suite of lesson ideas focuses on the experience gained through completing activities as opposed to the “end product” that is produced. It focuses upon developing children’s communication, engagement and experiences of the world of work.
Talking Futures: Further Education planning tool
This dedicated FE guide contains suggestions for how you can work with other departments across your college to maximise the reach and impact of parental engagement in careers.
Talking Futures: Informal Q and A
A parent-friendly session where families can explore careers or education options with the school/college.
Talking Futures: Inspiration and Upskilling - Building a skills challenge
A family teamwork challenge to explore how different skills and strengths can suit a range of career and education options.
Talking Futures: Inspiration and upskilling - conversation starters
An informal activity to help parents and students discuss skills and careers options with support from school/college.
Talking Futures: KS4-5 Students careers conversations activity
An activity to give students the confidence to initiate careers conversations at home.
Talking Futures: Parents Careers Presentation
A flexible PowerPoint presentation to introduce careers and education options to parents from Year 7 onwards.
Talking Futures: SLT Careers meeting
A flexible PowerPoint presentation and handout to help secure the support of the SLT (and governors) for parental engagement activities.
Talking Futures: Students Careers Presentation
A flexible PowerPoint presentation template to introduce careers and education options to students and demonstrate the role their parents can play in their decision making. Includes homework activity for KS3-4 students.
Talking Futures: Whole-staff CPD session
A two-part session to train all staff in parental engagement in careers and to get staff to work with parents directly to find out what they need.
This editable training presentation can be delivered during an INSET or other CPD session to upskill all staff.
Teacher Encounter Resources
A meaningful teacher encounter with employers/employees is one in which teachers/staff can develop their knowledge and understanding of sectors, careers and routes available to students at key transitions. These resources have been developed by the Careers and Enterprise Company to support the development of those opportunities.
Teacher Encounters – Resources for Schools and Colleges
A teacher encounter provides an opportunity for teachers to engage directly with employers to see and learn about the different career pathways relevant to their subjects, and to observe how their subject is applied practically in business.
The benefit of Teacher Encounters as part of a whole school approach to teacher development, watch this video.