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What is coding?
Even if your students don’t want a job in the IT industry, employers are on the lookout for people who can demonstrate ‘computational’ thinking and problem-solving skills.
Know your iRights
Find out which resources support the five key principles that empower and enable young people to be creative, knowledgeable and fearless online.
What is coding?
Check out our guide for support on delivering coding in your classroom to build key digital skills.
Growth mindset toolkit
Develop core transferable skills and the kind of mindset that will support students as they transition from education into the world of work.
Green Jobs of the Future
Explore the jobs of the future, the core transferable skills they require and the importance of green jobs
Embedding employability across the curriculum
It’s a fast-moving world for students, and it’s crucial that educators remain up to date on what external help there is out there to open up the world of work to students – and LifeSkills can help.
Charities working with Barclays LifeSkills
Tailored training and connecting adults with work through our charity partners.
The essential skills for enterprise success
For young people today, aspiring to set up a business is becoming more and more popular and it’s not hard to see why. In a world of increasing economic uncertainty, carving out your own path can seem like a more rewarding prospect.
Importance of a good CV and cover letter
Are CVs and cover letters still important? We explore CVs, cover letters and digital profiles and provide a CV Builder so you can get started.
Creativity
Introduce and practise creative thinking skills that can help students stand out at school and at work.
Adaptability
Adaptability skills can help young people manage unexpected changes in their working life. Read more about adaptive thinking in this lesson.
Leadership
Good leadership styles and effective teamwork can help students excel in their future workplace. Read more about team leader skills in this lesson.
Problem solving
Help students develop problem solving skills utilising a clear 6-step process adapted from computational thinking used for coding.
Aiming high (proactivity)
Being proactive can help students aim high for opportunities, as well as help them on the way to achieving their future goals.
Staying positive (resilience)
Staying positive and learning through experience are key to succeeding in challenging situations. Try this lesson and help your students succeed at work.
Dealing with financial dilemmas
Encourage students to consider attitudes to money, common money-related mistakes and threats, and how to safeguard financial information.
Managing money and budgeting
This lesson covers how understanding budgeting and saving regularly can help with effective money management.
Listening and speaking (communication)
Understanding the different types and styles of communication is crucial to success in the workplace. Discover how to develop these skills in young people.
Being enterprising
This lesson highlights how a mix of skills, a positive mindset and perseverance can help pupils to be more enterprising.
Help your students become expert problem solvers
Find out about the 6-step process we’ve created to help support young people in developing their problem solving skills.