Schemes of learning
What are the schemes of learning?
Our schemes of learning build the employability and financial confidence learners need to thrive in life and work. They span all school age groups, link to the curriculum, and topics are sequenced to provide a clear progression of knowledge, reducing planning time while delivering meaningful skills development. We recognise that this may differ based on your school or region, so our content curriculum guide contains the full suite of resources for you to select from.
“Structured sequences make sure skills are built over time and nothing gets missed. It helps schools embed transferable skills consistently across the curriculum, so students see how learning connects to their future. This joined-up approach supports independence and confidence.” - Deputy Head Teacher, Wales
Helping you with your planning
In this video, you will:
- Discover how you can use them at your school or as inspiration for building your own
- Explore ways to demonstrate student progression across these key topics
Two themes to choose from
Financial education
Explore and encourage financial confidence through sequenced resources spanning ages 5-19. Topics include:
- Budgeting
- Needs and wants, value for money and planning
- Financial goals and borrowing
- Managing risk, fraud and scams
- Planning towards financial independence
Employability skills
Build an understanding of employability skills through sequenced resources spanning ages 7-19. Topics include:
- Explore enterprise, innovation and being entrepreneurial
- Understanding skills needed for different jobs and sectors
- Build aspirations and set tangible goals for their next steps
- Developing core transferable skills to work across any job and sector
- Practical steps to prepare for work
How to use the schemes of learning
The resources in the schemes of learning provide teacher guides, slides and worksheets, any additional materials required are listed. These resources can be used in many ways:
- In lessons, tutor time, or as part of a drop-down day
- You may choose to deliver them frequently (for example, weekly) or spread them across the academic year (s)
“I would advise teachers to teach the lessons as one scheme of learning over half a term, so there is progression and coverage for the children involved”. - Head of Younger Years, London
- You may wish to deliver all the resources yourself or collaborate with colleagues in other departments – they have been designed to be cross–curricular and address themes across many subject areas
- The resources include opportunities for differentiation, so you can adapt the level of support or challenge for students