Search results for ‘Key Skills

Exploring personal strengths for employment lesson (SEND and ALN)

This lesson is designed to help students with SEND/ALN identify their strengths, skills and personalities to help them on their career journey

Online reputation and social networking lesson (SEND and ALN)

This lesson is designed to help students with SEND/ALN understand how to use their online reputation to create a positive impression with potential employers.

Dealing with financial dilemmas

Encourage students to consider attitudes to money, common money-related mistakes and threats, and how to safeguard financial information.

Confidence when returning to work

Adaptability skills can help young people manage unexpected changes in their working life. Read more about adaptive thinking in this lesson.

The career journey

Identify the core transferable skills students need to develop, to aid them on their career journey.

Safe and sensible spending

Teach KS2 and P4-7 students about safe and sensible spending with this interactive activity and lesson plan, which can be used in class or remotely.

Maths in everyday life

Teach your learners about the importance of maths in everyday life, within the workplace across different roles and beyond.

Salaries and payslips

A knowledge of salary and payslips is the first step to better managed finances. Read how to introduce young care leavers to minimum and living wage here.

Introducing insurance

The world of insurances can be scary for young care leavers. Introduce them to insurance benefits, terms and concepts with this tailored activity.

Understanding behaviours for work lesson (SEND and ALN)

This lesson is designed to help students with SEND/ALN identify the types of behaviours that will help them make the right impression in the workplace.

Financial fraud, scams and identity theft

Introduce young care leavers to the different types of financial fraud and scams. Help them understand how to protect themselves with this activity.

Using numbers in hobbies and sports

These activities explore the value of maths and how it’s useful in everyone’s daily life, not just for school. They show pupils how they use maths in hobbies and sports.