Employability: Personal Qualities Employers Value | KS3, KS4 & Post-16

Ready-to-use employability lesson helping KS3, KS4 and post-16 learners recognise, discuss and evidence seven personal qualities valued in the workplace.

This 30 to 40 minute careers, PSHE or tutor-time lesson helps learners explore what personal qualities look like in practice, recognise examples from their own experience and identify one quality they would like to develop.

The lesson focuses on:
Reliability • Enthusiasm • Self-Motivation • Honesty • Resilience • Collaboration • Empathy

Included:

• complete teacher lesson plan with timings, prompts and assessment opportunities
• My Work-Ready Qualities learner reflection sheet
• 7 Classroom Digital Posters designed for projection or interactive whiteboard use
• access to the interactive Qualities Flashcard Game
• access to the interactive Qualities Memory Game
• Pick Up & Play guidance for using the games as starters, retrieval practice or refreshers
• adaptation and inclusion guidance
• 30-minute shortened lesson option
• follow-on activity for building evidence of employability qualities

No printing required for the Classroom Digital Posters or interactive activities.

Careers curriculum links
England: Supports careers and employability learning by helping learners recognise, describe and evidence personal qualities and behaviours relevant to the workplace and connect their experiences with the world of work.

Wales: Supports Careers and Work-Related Experiences by helping learners recognise employability attitudes, behaviours and qualities, reflect on their strengths and consider how these contribute to work readiness and future progression.

Scotland: Supports career education and Career Management Skills by helping learners recognise, describe and evidence qualities relevant to learning, life and work.

Useful for:
Careers lessons • PSHE • Tutor time • Work experience preparation • Transition activities • Employability programmes • World of Work and Careers Week

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