Student Finance Careers Lesson. Careers and Financial education Lesson designed by a L6 Qualified Careers Guidance Leader. Editable 15+ slide PowerPoint Lesson. Lesson includes: Lesson Assessment, Student Resources, Signposting to extra support services. Bonus Homework Activity and links to our videos and much more. Careers Learning Outcomes: To understand the difference between a maintenance loan and tuition loan. To consider any financial concerns you have in relation to university. To understand the student finance application process. Some Careers and finance linked Key Terms Covered Maintenance loan, tuition loan, Bursary, Grant, Scholarship Careers and Finance Assessment Objectives I know the difference between a maintenance loan and tuition loan. To consider what barriers there may be to student finance. I understand the student finance application process. Skills Builder Framework Problem Solving & Listening CDI Framework See the Big Picture Be Ofsted and DfE compliant with our resources! Product Code:1727704053 ✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯ Each Careers Lesson Pack Contains: 1 Fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Outcomes, Confidence Checkers, Assessment of Learning, Variety of Tasks, Video Embedded URL Clips, Engaging Premium Quality Slides, Extra Support careers Websites, Challenging & Thoughtful Questioning) Student Worksheet(s) are included with some lessons Homework Activity Assessment Opportunity (Confidence Checker) Teacher Notes (On some slides) Focus on literacy 1 Hours worth of activities - including timings for every activity ✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯ Why not try out some of our other highly rated secondary careers units: ☞ Year 7 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit ☞ Year 8 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit ☞ Year 9 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit ☞ Year 10 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit ☞ Year 11 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit ☞ Year 12 Gatsby Benchmark Finance & Careers in Context Unit ☞ Year 13 Gatsby Benchmark Finance & Careers in Context Unit

For the Gatsby Careers Guidelines - A careers assembly lasting around 20-25 minutes (including short clip) with a focus on why Careers Education is so important and how students can make the most of all the opportunities presented to them whilst in school. The assembly examines the cases of two fictional ex-students, Alisha and Jack, who didn’t take Careers Education seriously and ended up paying the price for it by adding years on to their lives in the time it took them to eventually find their ideal jobs. The slides in the previews are just a sample and not the whole assembly. The assembly includes optional interactive elements, a 4 minute clip, a lot of motivational information, questions for students to answer and a little humour. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship, RE and RSE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources

New Careers lesson for 2026 (lesson plan details new guidelines covered) which focuses on what exactly it means to start a business and become an entrepreneur. Students will explore case studies of famous entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds, analyse a clip of Elon Musk giving advice to wanna-be entrepreneurs and complete interactive tasks following the exploits of Tom, a student who starts a business up whilst at school. The resources are editable, fun, creative and ready to go. Includes lesson plan. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are easy to adapt for your classes and are designed to last one hour each. This was designed for KS3 but could be used with KS4. Taken from new EC Publishing 2026 Secondary PSHE Package. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :) Or you can check out some of our most popular PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources below: Mental Health PSHE Bundle 1 Whole Year of PSHE Resources British Values Citizenship Bundle Careers, Employment and Enterprise Bundle Islam Bundle Sex and Relationships Education

Financial Education - Saving and managing money - Careers Lesson. Editable 22 slide PowerPoint Lesson, Lesson Assessment, Student Resources, Signposting to extra support services. Bonus Mindfulness Activity and much more. ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ Learning Objectives To define a variety of banking and financial key terms To understand the importance of saving money and the different methods of storing it To be able to identify the difference between essential and non- essential expenditure Some Key Terms Covered DEPOSIT BOX, BRANCH, DEBIT CARD, BANK ACCOUNT, NEEDS, WANTS, BUDGET, DEBT ** (Assessment) Objectives** I understand the meanings of a wide range of financial key terms I can evaluate different ways of storing money I  can explain the many advantages to having a bank account Each Lesson Pack Contains: ☞ 1 Fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Outcomes, Confidence Checkers, Assessment of Learning, Variety of Tasks, Video Embedded URL Clips, Engaging Premium Quality Slides, Extra Support Websites, Challenging & Thoughtful Questioning) ☞ Most lessons include a Worksheet ☞ Assessment Opportunity (Confidence Checker) ☞ Teacher Notes (On some slides) ⟴ Be Ofsted and DfE PSHE ready with our resources! Product Code: RSE/C8/LS/180 Why not check out some of our latest PSHE super bundles below: Personal Finance as a young adult Online Safety + Staying Safe Y12 Survival Kit - Personal Safety Y11 Survival Kit - Revision + Exam Stress British Values Explored Bundle PSHE - Debating Topical Issues Society, Body Image + Peer Pressure Finance Risk + Online Safety

My Skills and Careers Booklet contains 20 pages and has been updated for the 2024 academic years. This Careers booklet is packed full of varied activities, worksheets, tasks for students to undertake with regards to exploring their own skills and qualities in line with thinking about their future career opportunities. The booklet also has activities related to Labour MArket Information and exploring employment sectors whilst also considering thing like how Brexit may impact Labour trends. This Careers Booklet also comes with some of our most popular careers resources. I will detail a list below Contents included 1 x 20 Page A4 Careers Booklet of activities 1 x Student Workbooklet in PDF format 1 x Set of Careers Domino Templates 1 x Student Blank Poster Template 1 x Skills and Qualities Card Sort activity with Worksheet ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ Have a look at some of our highly popular specialist careers units: ☞ Year 7 Secondary Careers Unit ☞ Year 8 Secondary Careers Unit ☞ Year 9 Secondary Careers Unit ☞ Year 10 Secondary Careers Unit ☞ Year 11 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit ☞ Year 12 Secondary Finance and Careers Unit ☞ Year 13 Secondary Finance and Careers Unit

Preparing for work experience . Careers + PSHE Lesson designed by a L6 Qualified Careers Guidance Leader. Editable 14+ slide PowerPoint Lesson. Lesson includes: Lesson Assessment, Student Resources, Signposting to extra support services. Bonus Homework Activity and links to our videos and much more. Learning Outcomes: To understand what work experience is and why we need to prepare. To consider what the expectations will be. To understand the difference between work etiquette and working practice. Some Key Terms Covered Work etiquette, working practice, Health & Safety Assessment Objectives I know what work experience is and how to prepare. I understand what will be expected of me. I can discuss the differences between work etiquette and practice. ✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯ Each Careers Lesson Pack Contains: 1 Fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Outcomes, Confidence Checkers, Assessment of Learning, Variety of Tasks, Video Embedded URL Clips, Engaging Premium Quality Slides, Extra Support careers Websites, Challenging & Thoughtful Questioning) Student Worksheet(s) are included with some lessons Homework Activity Assessment Opportunity (Confidence Checker) Teacher Notes (On some slides) Focus on literacy 1 Hours worth of activities - including timings for every activity ✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯ Why not try out some of our other highly rated secondary careers units: ☞ Year 10 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit ☞ Year 11 Gatsby Benchmark Careers in Context Unit ☞ Year 12 Gatsby Benchmark Finance & Careers in Context Unit ☞ Year 13 Gatsby Benchmark Finance & Careers in Context Unit

NEW 2026 RSHE GUIDPSHE / CAREERS lesson all about the importance of being ambitious and aspirational, but also realistic, when it comes to setting career goals. Students will investigate how it may not be possible for everyone to become an influencer, footballer or rapper - but is is possible for all of us to attain an aspirational and ambitious career if we’re prepared to put the hard work in. Students will examine case studies about ambitious people who achieved their dreams and how they had to overcome challenges to do so. They will explore how setting ambitious but attainable goals can help them achieve their very best and explore how having a fall-back plan can be a really good idea. Students will complete clip tasks, creative tasks, debate tasks, literacy-based tasks, analysis tasks and much more. Everything is editable and ready to go - created for KS3 but could be used with a younger KS4 set too. Includes lesson plan. This lesson is taken from the new EC Publishing Complete PSHE Package which can be found at the EC Publishing website. Everything is editable and easy to pick up and run with. This has been written to cover the 2020-24 PSHE guidance from the DfE and PSHE Association for Living in the Wider World. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, The British Legion, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. Please visit our Tes store https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources for everything PSHE, RSE, RE and Citizenship. We still offer a free lesson of your choice for each time you leave a review! Just email info@ecpublishing.co.uk Check out our PSHE Packages on Tes here: Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE Complete KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete KS3 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 12,000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.

2 HOURS - Careers / PSHE Living in the Wider World lesson which covers in detail how to create fantastic CVs and cover letters when applying for jobs. Students will explore poor, mediocre and excellent versions of each of these, analysing where applicants went wrong and how they could have improved, They will explore what makes a successful cover letter and CV, in detail, and then create their own (templates are included). Includes case study examples, clip tasks, partnered activities and more. All editable and easy to pick up and teach for non-specialists. The lesson includes a detailed, editable PowerPoint, accompanying worksheets, example CVs and cover letters, paired tasks, clip task, templates and much more. Best suited to KS4 (or KS5) but nothing unsuitable for KS3. Includes detailed lesson plan. This lesson is taken from the new EC Publishing Complete 2024 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 2020-24 PSHE guidance from the DfE and PSHE Association for Living in the Wider World and the Gatsby Careers guidance. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, The British Legion, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. Please visit our Tes store https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources for everything PSHE, RSE, RE and Citizenship. We still offer a free lesson of your choice for each time you leave a review! Just email info@ecpublishing.co.uk Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 12,000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource

Careers Future Planning + Post-16 Options - For the Gatsby Benchmark Careers Guidelines. 1-2 hour fully resourced careers lesson which introduces the concept of careers, jobs and vocations before investigating the best ways students can establish the right career paths for them. The lesson sees students creating a six point plan based on the provided information, clip tasks and other activities and is perfect as an introduction lesson for a PSHE / Citizenship careers unit. This resource pack includes a one hour long PowerPoint with accompanying worksheets, well differentiated activities, literacy focus tasks, clip tasks with three-way differentiated questions and information sheets. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is useful for PSHE, Citizenship or Tutor Time. As with all our lessons, you don’t need any prior knowledge as all the information is included - you can just pick up and teach it. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: MORE PSHE RESOURCES.

Use these striking displays to promote food tech careers in the classroom! Each display includes useful information such as day to day activities, salary, required skills and relevant qualifications. Careers displays include baker, butcher, chef, barista, fishmonger, food technologist, nutritionist, farmer, street food trader, restaurant manager and environmental health professional.

Careers & Career Progression Student Workbooklet — Designed to Accompany the Full Unit This editable student workbooklet is made to be used alongside the full unit of lessons with the same title. To get the most out of this resource, you’ll need to purchase the complete unit it supports. If you’re looking for the best value, choose the bundle option — it includes the full unit plus this workbooklet at a discounted price, saving you money compared to buying separately.

Careers using Languages . A fully-resourced lesson (1 hour +) which can be used by teachers to deliver a detailed workshop / session on the importance of this topic. Learning Outcomes: I can identify different job prospects associated with studying languages I understand the skills I can develop by studying languages I understand where languages can take someone in the future Key terms Bilingual, Culture, Multilingual, Trade Manager Each Lesson Pack Contains: 1 Fully Editable Careers PowerPoint (Learning Outcomes, Confidence Checkers, Assessment of Learning, Variety of Tasks, Video Embedded URL Clips, Engaging Premium Quality Slides, Extra Support Websites, Challenging & Thoughtful Questioning) Assessment Opportunity (Confidence Checker) The lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, variety of student facing tasks and comprehension tasks These resources have been designed to be engaging, informative and pick up and teach. Why not check out some of our latest super bundles below: Personal Finance as a young Adult Online Safety + Staying Safe Y12 Survival Kit - Personal Safety Y11 Survival Kit - Revision + Exam Stress British Values Explored Bundle Society, Body Image + Peer Pressure Finance Risk + Online Safety If you need any support with this lesson or would like to find out more about what Cre8tive Resources can offer your school please email: thecre8tiveresources@gmail.com If you leave a nice review please email thecre8tiveresources@gmail.com and we will send you a free lesson as a thank you.

2 HOURS - NEW PSHE / Careers lesson for 2026, perfect for students to begin to assess and develop their personal skills, strengths, interests, qualities and values in relation to their future career paths. This lesson covers both Gatsby Guidelines and the DfE’s new 2026 RSHE Guidelines / PSHE Association’s objectives for Living in the Wider World KS3. Everything is editable. engaging and easy to follow. Lesson plan included. Students will discover their own personal skills, strengths, interests, qualities and values by assessing examples, completing progress templates, creative and fun tasks, video clip tasks, partnered activities and much more. They will then investigate the employability skills their potential future employers are looking for in the modern world, and see just how much their personal attributes have already started to apply. They will also set realistic but ambitious goals about those they wish to develop and begin thinking about how their interests and values could also help them decide upon a career path. This is taken from the new 2026 COMPLETE SECONDARY PSHE Package This contains all the new DfE RSHE 2026 topics - AI deepfakes, sextortion, chatbots, brain development, coercive control, online misogyny, harmful behaviour online and so much more. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, The British Legion, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. We also run the EC Publishing website, where you can find anything and everything for PSHE. Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 12,000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.

2 HOURS! For the Gatsby Benchmark Careers Guidelines. fully resourced careers lesson (no internet or computers needed - all job research info is provided). Students have information about 16 different types of jobs and careers in a variety of sectors (A4 info sheet on each). They then have templates to complete to research if the job is one they could potentially pursue as a career - answering probing questions about their own suitability, skills and qualities as they explore each one. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is useful for PSHE, Citizenship or Tutor Time. As with all our lessons, you don’t need any prior knowledge as all the information is included - you can just pick up and teach it. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. Check out our PSHE Packages here: Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE One Year of KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete Year 7 and 8 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack

Careers, Jobs, Work Skills + Employment Quiz. For end of term or any time! For any secondary year group as a part of a Careers unit, or as an informal PSHE / Careers assessment. This is an easy to use, Careers and Employability Skills Quiz which compliments the Gatsby Guidelines, covering questions on a range of topics, including: Job interviews and applications Life in work Employability Skills Pay and conditions Rights at work Future Careers Qualifications Apprenticeships Perfect for a Tutor Time session, end of term PSHE lesson or for using any time during a Careers unit for a bit of colourful, interactive fun. All answers included on a separate document, with full explanations. The questions are divided between multiple choice and true or false. Everything is editable, so easy to adapt for your own planning. If you like this, we also provide a complete KS3 PSHE Package for schools as well as hundreds of other lessons and PSHE assessment and PSHE audit tools. Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups including the new 2024 Complete PSHE Package. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Leave a review for this quiz and pick any resource from any of these stores, up to the value of £3, for free! (drop us an email with the one you’d like - info@ecpublishing.co.uk) English - PSHE, RE, Citizenship - Humanities - The quiz is in the Zip File labelled ‘Careers Quiz’. The image files have been uploaded just so you can see the kind of questions in the quiz as a preview. Many more free and inexpensive resources for PSHE, RE, Tutor Time, Citizenship GCSE and RSE available at my store and at my store: EC Resources

Job Interviews + Preparation. For the Gatsby Careers Guidelines - a detailed lesson containing a 1-2 hour PowerPoint, worksheets, clips, interview role play activities - for KS3/ KS4. Includes detailed lesson plan. This lesson has recently been updated for 2026, and students will spend the first part following the journey of a student called Katey, as she tries to gain a position in the tech industry. They will follow her from Year 8, how she prepared, worked hard and overcame setbacks up until the age of 22, when she finally lands a job at a small start-up. Students will then think about their own journeys, before completing job interview role play exercises and finally creating a TikTok (not on their phones) about how preparation for their eventual successful job interview actually starts now, whilst still at school, Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups including the new 2026 Complete PSHE Package. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk. This contains all the new DfE RSHE 2026 topics - AI deepfakes, sextortion, chatbots, brain development, online misogyny and so much more. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)

Interview Preparation. Careers and PSHE (Life Skills & Wellbeing) Lesson Pack. Learning Outcomes: To understand how to prepare for an interview To understand the do’s and don’ts during an interview To practice a mock interview Each Lesson Pack Contains: 1 Fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Outcomes, Confidence Checkers, Assessment of Learning, Variety of Tasks, Video Embedded URL Clips, Engaging Premium Quality Slides, Extra Support Websites, Challenging & Thoughtful Questioning) Student Worksheet(s) Mindfulness Extension Activities Assessment Opportunity (Confidence Checker) Teacher Notes (On some slides) Mapped against Latest DfE Guidance, PSHE Association Core themes and Requirements Mapped against Gatsby Benchmark in Careers standards We sell Complete Careers and Gatsby Careers Benchmark Units - Take a look at some of them here: ⇨ CAREERS KS3 UNIT ⇨ Careers, Employability Skills + Enterprise Unit ⇨ Careers and Gatsby Benchmarks Quizzes ⇨ Post 16 Options and Careers Lesson ⇨ Careers and Employment Activities and Cardsorts ⇨ Skills and Qualities Careers Quiz ⇨ Careers - Writing a Personal Statement ⇨ Careers - Student Workbook ⇨ Careers - Interview Preparation Lesson

Originally Google Slides - some text may have shifted as a result! A series of 20 min lessons to support Year 10 / Year 11 students in creating CVs and considering employment opportunities. Covers tranferable skills, online presence, interview preparation, CV writing, and careers advice.

Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Psychology and Careers. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This PowerPoint explains the work of Dr Jonathan Grainger, a cognitive psychologist who is using experimental techniques to determine how skilled readers process words and sentences. • This resource also contains an interview with Dr Grainger and advice about careers in this field. If you or your students have a question for him, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Dr Grainger will reply! • The Ppt. contains ‘talking points’ to prompt students to reflect on Dr Grainger’s work, career path and the tips he offers. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

This briefing paper covers the current and future position of carees education, information, advice and guidance in schools in England. It includes a summary of the government’s expectations on schools, good practice in delivery of CEIAG, future arrangements, based on the 2011 Education Bill and the principles that should underpin these.

A sample lesson plan from Highflyers Publishing to support careers education and guidance. This pack contains 18 'Careers Challenges' worksheets, designed to allow students the freedom to decide how they want to tackle their own career learning. (Apprenticeships, Further Education, Getting a Job, Higher Education, Work Experience, Volunteering & Gap Year, Self-employment/Entrepreneurship).