Introduction to Careers Education - Ks2 PSHE / Careers

Introduction to Careers Education - Ks2 PSHE / Careers Unit . A new Primary PSHE / Careers Unit for Key Stage 2 Students in Year 5 and Year 6.

This unit follows on to the secondary PSHE and Careers units we offer from Y7 onwards through to Y13.

Introduction to Careers Education - Ks2 PSHE / Careers

Primary Ks2 Contents
6 Lesson Packs (See below for Contents)
6 x Homework Ideas
6 x End of Lesson Confidence Checker Assessments

Primary Ks2 Lesson Topics

1. What jobs Exist in a school
2. What is a Job/Career & Why is having one important.
3. Careers key terms I need to know
4. Jobs I come across in My local area (E.g Postman, shopkeeper)
5. How can school help me get a job
6. My dream Job (Fun lesson)

Each Lesson PowerPoint 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)
• Assessment Opportunity (Confidence Checker)
• Teacher Notes (On some slides)
• Mapped against Latest DfE Guidance, PSHE Association Core themes and Requirements and the Gatsby Benchmarks in Careers Education

Learning Outcomes:
To understand main jobs in a school, to know supportive roles in a school, to understand routes into school jobs
To define job, to define career, to understand the pros of having a job
To understand key words linked to career, to be able to use key words in my writing, to understand why knowing these words is important for my future
"To be able to name 5 jobs in my local area, To understand the basic responsibilities of these job roles, To consider which job role I prefer best "
“To understand the difference between a job and a career. To know how school can help me understand more about jobs and careers. To know what we mean by “pathways”.”
To reflect on what is important to me in a job, to link my interests to work, to remove barriers and dream big

Key words
Education, College, Sixth Form, PGCE, Safeguarding, Teaching Assistant, Term-Time, SEN
Paid work, vocation, salary, meaning, lifestyle, side hustle, gig economy
Job, Role, Position, Vocation, Industry, Working Hours, Promotion, CPD, Qualifications, Interview, CV, Redundancy, HR, Application, Degree, Apprenticeship
Job role, responsibility, salary, vacancy
Career, Industry, Vacancy, Pathway
Aiming High, Imagination, Self-Belief

We sell Complete Secondary Careers 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