Employability Qualities Interactive Starter | KS3, KS4 & Post-16

5–15 minute Pick Up & Play careers activity

In a teacher led game show style game, Learners work individually, in teams or as a whole class to find matching qualities, with teacher prompts turning each match into a short careers discussion.

Learners explore seven personal qualities:
Reliability • Enthusiasm • Self-Motivation • Honesty • Resilience • Collaboration • Empathy

The activity is engaging, visual, and flexible for tutor time, careers lessons, or enrichment sessions.

Includes:

• one-page Pick Up & Play Activity Plan
• Qualities Memory Game
• teacher questioning prompts
• 5, 10 and 15-minute delivery options
• no printing required

Learning outcomes:
By the end of the activity, learners will be able to:

• identify seven personal qualities valued in the workplace
• explain what some of these qualities mean in practice
• give examples of how the qualities can be demonstrated at school, college, work or in everyday life

Best for:
Careers lessons • Tutor time • Drop-down days • Careers fairs and carousel activities • Work experience preparation • Interview preparation • Transition sessions • Employability programmes • Lesson starters • Refreshers

Designed by Gem Hallett, former teacher and lecturer and creator of Future Ready.

Liked this 10-minute activity? The complete Personal Qualities lesson pack includes the full lesson, learner reflection, classroom digital posters and interactive activities.

Please leave a review to help other teachers find us!