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Money skills lesson four: Digital payments
Help students explore technology that supports money management and consider the impact of technology on the future of personal finance.
Exploring personal strengths for employment lesson
Help students understand that sensible career choices lie where their strengths, interests and personality meet.
Money skills lesson two: Money and work
How to read a payslip, calculate take home pay, introduce loans and pensions, and understand employee benefits beyond salary.
Primary School Exploring careers and workplace skills
Explore careers with primary aged children and teach them about workplace skills with this free lesson plan from Barclays LifeSkills.
CV skills lesson two: Fine-tuning your CV to stand out to employers
Learn how to write job applications, CVs and covering letters that work.
Building a positive online reputation
Help students understand the importance of netiquette and support them in building a positive online reputation.
Online reputation in the workplace
Help students understand how social media can be effectively used to build their personal brand and promote themselves to employers.
Money skills lesson two: Value for money
Help students budget, plan for their future and get value for money on purchases.
Networking skills lesson
Explain the benefits to and different types of networking, top tips and how inclusive behaviour can support networking skills.
Self confidence
Help students to overcome challenges and think confidently. This lesson will help your student learn how to do this.
Recognising skills for success in the workplace lesson
The activities on this page support your students to identify why these skills are important, which ones they already possess and how they can demonstrate these on their CV.
The career journey
Identify the core transferable skills students need to develop, to aid them on their career journey.
Wellbeing toolkit
Explore a suite of activities on the importance of mental wellbeing, top tips for maintaining positive mental wellbeing, and the effects it has on future success and career prospects.
Budgeting and planning for the future
Budgeting is crucial for planning the future effectively. Use this tailored activity and introduce young care leavers to how to do a personal budget.
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.
Steps to starting a business
Practise using enterprise skills to set up a business and apply a recommended approach to taking forward a business idea.
Ways to save money
Discover how to help young people who have experienced care to reduce spending and live independently. Click here to access this tailored activity.
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.
Let’s talk careers quick-fire activity
Quick-fire activity to encourage peer-to-peer careers conversations that identify the skills needed to achieve student goals.
School leaver resources
Whether it’s work, training or further/higher education, use these resources to help school leavers plan for their next steps and achieve their goals.