Virtual Work Experience – Barclays LifeSkills

Help students understand the range of opportunities available to them through Higher Education – and inspire them to continue learning at this level.

We’re here for candidates with any long-term health condition or disability – be it physical or mental health, sensory or cognitive. We’re not a charity. Or driven by profit. We are a social enterprise that exists to ensure:

• Inclusive employers can reach and retain a skilled and diverse pool of talent.
• Talented disabled candidates can access a range of opportunities with employers who put talent first.

People know about the business benefits gained from an inclusive workplace.

This resource is designed to support Careers Leaders and other staff involved in the transition process from Key Stage 2 into Key Stage 3, exploring opportunities to embed careers activities and parental engagement across the full range of transition opportunities.

It takes you through the three phases:

1. Decision making (Y4,5,6) while children and parents /carers are still considering their options
2. Decision made (Y6) once the children have been allocated their secondary school
3. Started (Y7) once the children have started their secondary school.

These resources help Careers Leaders to plan, implement and impact evaluate a progressive and embedded approach to Benchmarks 5 and 6. The resource supports a meaningful approach and is underpinned by the following core guiding principles:  

• Start early to develop a progressive approach that allows for multiple encounters and experiences across all key stages 
• Be intent and outcome led 
• Be responsive to learner need, evaluation data and regional/labour market context