New Careers Assembly - Assembly Topic: Exploring what a career might look like and how school subjects can link to them - Part of a Recovery Curriculum of Assemblies for students. Each Assembly Contains: 1 Fully Editable PowerPoint (Clear structure, Assessment of Learning, Beautiful presentation, Engaging Premium Quality Slides & Thoughtful Questioning) Designed by Specialists Mapped against Latest DfE Guidance, PSHE Association Core themes and 2020 Requirements The Cre8tive Curriculum way! Our shared vision at Cre8tive Curriculum is to help teachers to equip students with the knowledge and skills to take ownership of their own learning and become independent critical thinkers. Products come ‘Ready-to-Teach’ with everything you need for educational, fun and creative lessons.

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

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. 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

Careers in Science. A fully-resourced lesson (1 hour +) which can be used by teachers to deliver a detailed lesson on Careers in Science Learning Outcomes: To understand the skills studying science provides. To understand the different careers routes linked to the three sciences. To explore a wide variety of jobs closely associated with skills that science helps to develop . Key terms STEM, Inference, Classification, Marine Biologists, Vehicle Mechanics, Aerospace Engineers , Chemical Engineers 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 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

Career Setbacks. A fully-resourced lesson (1 hour +) which can be used by teachers to deliver a detailed lesson on how to deal with Career Setbacks Learning Outcomes: To be able to explain and give examples of resilience To understand that careers will not be a straight line To consider what techniques you can use when you face a challenge Key terms Resilience, Growth Mindset, Fixed mindset, set back 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.

KS3 Careers - Careers and planning for your future. - PSHE . Careers Lesson Pack. Editable PowerPoint, Lesson Assessment, Student Resources, Signposting to extra support services. Bonus Mindfulness Activity and much more Learning Outcomes: To understand the meaning of the word career To be aware of how careers education can help you plan for the future Recognise the limitations of making career choices based on ‘dream’ ideas To be aware of what considerations are involved in making realistic choices Some Key Terms Covered Careers, Skills, Qualities, Future, Aspirations, Career, Opportunities ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ 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, Gatsby Benchmarks in Careers Education, Character Education Guidance from DfE. ⟴ Be Ofsted and DfE PSHE ready with our resources! Product Code: RSE/C8/LS/166 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

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

Budgeting for Uni Careers and Financial education Lesson designed by a L6 Qualified Careers Guidance Leader. Editable 21+ slide PowerPoint Lesson. Careers Learning Outcomes: To understand why budgeting is important. To be able to create a budget. To consider what you can to do make your money last. Some Careers and finance linked Key Terms Covered Income, outgoings, Budget, financial capacity Careers and Finance Assessment Objectives I understand why budgeting is important. I know how to create a budget. I have thought about how to make my money last throughout the month. ✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯ 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 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

Brand new for 2026. This lesson delves into the ultimate careers question - which jobs will be future-proof in a world of AI? Students will first examine their own skills and qualities and research the current climate with regard to the rise of AI use in the job market. They will then study 24 different jobs, broken down into the six sectors which are likely to value human input and characteristics in the years to come. Students will assess these jobs against their own skills and qualities, before deciding if pursuing any of these options would be a good fit for them. This lesson will likely last two hours. We are confident you’ll be pleased with this resource – however, if you have any issues at all, contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk and we’ll help you straight away. If you try to contact us through Tes we may not for be alerted for days so may not be able to help you on time. 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. 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 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 Living in the Wider World and the Gatsby Careers guidance. **We are confident you’ll be pleased with this resource – however, if you have any issues at all, contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk and we’ll help you straight away. If you try to contact us through Tes we may not for be alerted for days so may not be able to help you on time.** 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. 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, 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. 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

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

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. **We are confident you’ll be pleased with this resource – however, if you have any issues at all, contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk and we’ll help you straight away. If you try to contact us through Tes we may not for be alerted for days so may not be able to help you on time.** 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

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

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. We are confident you’ll be pleased with this resource – however, if you have any issues at all, contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk and we’ll help you straight away. If you try to contact us through Tes we may not for be alerted for days so may not be able to help you on time. 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.

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.

2 HOUR LESSON for PSHE / Careers with a focus on how the rise of AI is already affecting the job market and how it will most likely affect all of our career prospects in future. The lesson focuses on the types of jobs that are already facing redundancies, the workplaces benefiting from the technology and the more ‘future-proof’ careers that it’s advisable for students to start considering. The lesson also investigates the prospect of UBI (universal basic income) and how we may see possibly this implemented in future. The lesson includes a detailed, editable PowerPoint, accompanying worksheets, AI information pack, clip tasks, analysis tasks, creative tasks, jobs info pack and much more. Suitable for KS3 or KS4, but best suited to KS4, just because of some of the terminology. 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 RSE. Includes detailed lesson plan. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Please visit our Tes store https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources for everything PSHE, RSE, RE and Citizenship. THIS LESSON IS FROM THE EC COMPLETE SECONDARY KS3 KS4 PSHE PACKAGE 2026 We are confident you’ll be pleased with this resource – however, if you have any issues at all, contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk and we’ll help you straight away. If you try to contact us through Tes we may not for be alerted for days so may not be able to help you on time. 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 offer a Complete KS3 RE Package All of which can also be found at discounted rates on the EC Publishing Ltd website (with a quick Google). For any queries or school invoice orders contact us at 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 sharing.

Careers Education Activities and Card sorts (2 Hours worth of Material). Suitable for KS3 or KS4 students. Could be used as part of your PSHE Curriculum offer or Character Education & Careers and Finance or a nice way to link Careers with Citizenship ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ What specific expectations are addressed? -Explore Careers Education in a unique fun and exploratory way -Identify key elements to different job roles and look at the skills, qualities and experience needed to undertake a career after education finishes -Identify ways of building an accurate self-image that can guide successful career choices What is included in this product? 1 x A3 Template for School Leavers Qualities needed 1 x set of School Leavers Cards for use with the Template 1 x Stages of your life handout 1 x Rate your skills and Qualities Audit 1 x Star Qualities Skills handout (Part of a card sort) 1 x Star Qualities descriptions (2nd Part of the card sort) A wide range of activities, to suit all types of learners. Minimal preparation required – Just print and go! Discussion activities included in with every case study, challenging your most able students ❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀ 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

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).