How do young people manage their career pathways?

Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online.

This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Business, Economics and Sociology.

It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers

• This teaching resource explains the work of Professor Jason Heyes, from the Sheffield University Management School, in the UK, who is investigating the difficulties faced by young people moving between jobs, and which policies are most effective to improve their opportunities.
• This resource also contains an interview with Jason’s colleague, Stefanie, providing an insight into careers in employment relations.
• The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Jason’s research, and tasks them to think about how they would negotiate a pay rise with their boss.

This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).

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