Work Experience
Subject: Personal, social and health education
Age range: 14-16
Resource type: Lesson (complete)
NEW DfE 2026 GUIDELINES COMPLIANT (see lesson plan included for details). An updated, 2026 version of our popular work experience lesson. Covers why we do work experience, the Dos and Dont’s, top tips for making it successful, how to make the most of your time and much more. Includes case study tasks, analysis tasks, clip tasks, creative tasks - everything you need to cover the subject in an hour and perfect for non-specialists!
This lesson is taken from the new EC Publishing Complete 2026 PSHE Package which can be found at the EC Publishing website. Everything is editable and easy to pick up and run with and includes future DfE updates too.
This has been written to cover the 2026 PSHE guidance from the DfE and PSHE Association for Careers / PSHE. Includes detailed lesson plan.
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