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Help your child build the skills employers need as AI transforms work
Help your child build the skills employers need as AI transforms work

Find out about a new and exciting national competition designed to help young people build the skills they need to succeed.

Family number confidence 7-11
Family number confidence 7-11

Help your child understand just how important confidence with numbers is in growing financial confidence. Includes a worksheet.

Family number confidence 11-16
Family number confidence 11-16

Help your child understand how confidence with numbers is important in developing their financial confidence. Includes a worksheet.

Wheel of strengths
10 - 15 minutes
Wheel of strengths

Knowing what job to do is a big decision that young people face. Support your young adult explore employability options based on personality traits, skills and interests.

Saving money and sticking to a budget
15 - 20 minutes
Saving money and sticking to a budget

Saving money and keeping to a budget are skills you’re never too young to learn. Help your child understand the importance of money management. Includes worksheet.

Managing stress and nurturing wellbeing
10 - 15 minutes
Managing stress and nurturing wellbeing

Life can present challenges that add stress and pressure no matter what age you are. Help your young adult deal with these and nurture their wellbeing.

The skill of staying positive (resilience)
10 - 15 minutes
The skill of staying positive (resilience)

Support your child to have a positive outlook to face challenges and change with confidence. This activity shows you how to help them turn negatives into positives.

Recognising fraud and staying safe online
10 - 15 minutes
Recognising fraud and staying safe online

Fraudsters are getting smarter so it is important that everyone knows how to recognise the risks and stay safe. These resources will help your young adult do just that.

CVs and job applications
10 - 15 minutes
CVs and job applications

Creating a great first impression when applying for jobs is key. These resources can help your young adult create a standout CV and prepare for the job application process.

Preparing for interview success
10 - 15 minutes
Preparing for interview success

Interviews can be a stressful experience for anyone. Help your young adult feel prepared and go to interviews with confidence with these resources.

Virtual interviews: making a great first impression
15 - 20 minutes
Virtual interviews: making a great first impression

Support your child to ace interviews and impress potential employers with our interactive tool. Includes a worksheet.

Preparing for the move to secondary school
5 minutes
Preparing for the move to secondary school

The move from primary to secondary school is exciting, but can also be scary for some children. Explore our tips and guidance to help them prepare for this change.

Developing a positive mindset
20 minutes
Developing a positive mindset

Staying positive isn’t always easy, especially in times of change. Passing on ways to help children keep a positive outlook can help them as they move towards their working life.

Wellbeing: Dealing with pressure
15 - 20 minutes
Wellbeing: Dealing with pressure

Most of us know the importance of wellbeing, but how can we overcome life’s pressures? Watch our short film on coping strategies for young people. Includes worksheet and film.

Taking on new challenges
20 - 25 minutes
Taking on new challenges

Find out how building self-confidence can help your child see challenges as opportunities. Includes worksheet.

Top tips for saving
10 minutes
Top tips for saving

Saving money is an important skill to master. Sharing tips for saving money can help prepare your child for unexpected costs in the future. Includes worksheet and tool.

Identifying fraud and scams
20 - 30 minutes
Identifying fraud and scams

Being aware of hackers and scammers is more important now than ever. Discover our top tips and tricks to help your child stay safe online. Includes worksheet.

Spin the Wheel of Strengths
30 - 40 minutes
Spin the Wheel of Strengths

Identify your child’s strengths and potential career paths. Help your child by supporting them explore the skills required for their dream job.

Creating a stand-out CV
20 - 30 minutes
Creating a stand-out CV

CVs can be the first point of contact with potential employers. Encourage your child to create one which stands out with our tool. Includes a worksheet, tool and film.

Communication top tips
20 - 30 minutes
Communication top tips

Help your child develop active listening skills and communication know-how. Includes worksheet and film.

Problem solving
10 - 20 minutes
Problem solving

Learning how to problem solve can really help your child. We’ll show you ways to help them prepare for their young adult years and working life. Includes worksheet and film.

What makes a winning CV?
35 - 40 minutes
What makes a winning CV?

A CV can be a brilliant way to get noticed by potential employers. But what makes a great CV? Help your child understand with this activity. Includes worksheet and tool.

Adapting CVs and writing impressive cover letters
20 - 30 minutes
Adapting CVs and writing impressive cover letters

Support your child to know how tweaking their CV and writing cover letters for specific roles can help them be successful.

Preparing for different kinds of interview
15 - 20 minutes
Preparing for different kinds of interview

Getting ready for a range of interviews can help to boost confidence. Encourage your child to understand the different types, and be familiar with the STAR model.

Racial equality at work
15 - 30 minutes
Racial equality at work

Understanding the issues surrounding inclusion and opportunity in the workplace is important for young people taking their first steps into the world of work.

Inclusion and opportunity
15 - 20 minutes
Inclusion and opportunity

Help inspire your child to challenge stereotypes by meeting a woman starting a career in a male-dominated environment. Includes worksheet.

Making the most of money
10 minutes
Making the most of money

With so many choices of how to spend our money, helping your child recognise what value for money is is an important skill for life.

Budgeting basics
10 - 15 minutes
Budgeting basics

Budgeting is one of the most important skills to master when managing money, introducing this to children when they are young will help set them up for their adult life.

Needs and wants tool
10 - 15 minutes
Needs and wants tool

This interactive tool helps young people think about the differences between needs and wants, and how these might affect spending habits.

Saving money and budgeting
Saving money and budgeting

Money management is an important skill for everyone. These resources will help your young adult understand the benefits of saving and budgeting.

Setting goals and building aspirations
40 - 120 minutes
Setting goals and building aspirations

Support your young person with their future ambitions for secondary school by setting goals now.

Responding to different people
40 - 120 minutes
Responding to different people

Help your young person identify how they communicate to help them respond to feedback at school and beyond.

Becoming financially independent
40 - 120 minutes
Becoming financially independent

Help your young person become more confident in dealing with money as their responsibility increases.

Spin the wheel of numbers
Spin the wheel of numbers

The Wheel of numbers is a fun activity to support your child see all the ways numbers are important in our everyday lives.

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