Whether you’re a teacher of STEM, information technology, humanities, careers or social studies, we want to help you with all of these challenges and put the ‘wow’ into classrooms. We want to support you with resources that aim to engage all students regardless of their gender, ethnicity or background. There are multiple organisations and global initiatives that are focused on this mission, and our aim is to bring these resources together so that you can access them quickly and easily – For Free
Whether you’re a teacher of STEM, information technology, humanities, careers or social studies, we want to help you with all of these challenges and put the ‘wow’ into classrooms. We want to support you with resources that aim to engage all students regardless of their gender, ethnicity or background. There are multiple organisations and global initiatives that are focused on this mission, and our aim is to bring these resources together so that you can access them quickly and easily – For Free
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 Music, Art and Drama.
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 Aaron Williamon, Rosie Perkins and Neta Spiro of the Centre for Performance Science, at the Royal College of Music in the UK, who are exploring the impacts of the arts and culture on health and well-being.
• This resource also contains interviews with Rosie and Neta, providing insights into careers in music and health research and performance science.
• The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on the team’s research, and tasks them to design a survey to examine how their peers engage with the arts.
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).
If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, art and design clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 design.
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 Dr Lisa Landrum, an architect at Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada. She is encouraging architecture students to design buildings that promote social and environmental justice and to develop an architectural policy for Canada.
• This resource also contains an interview with Lisa and offers an insight into careers in architecture. If your students have questions for Lisa, they can send them to her online through the Futurum Careers website.
• The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Lisa’s research and challenges them to explore how architecture influences their life.
This resource was first published by 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).
If you like these free resources, or have suggestions for improvements, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Suitable for teachers, this French language article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, art clubs and at home. This resource is a CPD teacher toolkit.
• This teaching resource explains the work of Canadian psychology researchers Dr Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise, Dr Catherine Herba and Dr Jonathan Smith. They are exploring how creative arts can help children address eco-anxiety and equipping teachers to better support their students’ climate concerns.
• This resource also contains advice for teachers. If you have questions for the team you can send them online through the Futurum Careers website. Catherine, Catherine and Jonathan will reply!
• The activity sheet contains instructions for conducting creative art activities in your classroom to help your children explore their eco-anxiety…
• The article and activity sheet are also available in English.
This resource was first published by 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).
If you like these free resources, or have suggestions for improvements, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this French language article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, art clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 French, art, psychology and environmental science.
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 clinical psychology researchers Dr Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise and Terra Léger-Goodes. They are investigating how creative arts can help children cope with eco-anxiety.
• This resource also contains an interview with Catherine and Terra and offers an insight into careers in clinical psychology.
• The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Catherine and Terra’s research and challenges them to conduct their own artmaking activities while reflecting on eco-anxiety.
• The article and activity sheet are also available in English.
If you like these free resources, or have suggestions for improvements, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
This resource was first published by 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).
Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, art clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 art, psychology and environmental science.
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 clinical psychology researchers Dr Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise and Terra Léger-Goodes. They are investigating how creative arts can help children cope with eco-anxiety.
• This resource also contains an interview with Catherine and Terra and offers an insight into careers in clinical psychology. If your students have questions for Catherine and Terra, they can send them to them through the Futurum website.
• The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Catherine and Terra’s research and challenges them to conduct their own artmaking activities while reflecting on eco-anxiety.
• The article and activity sheet are also available in French.
This resource was first published by 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).
If you like these free resources, or have suggestions for improvements, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Suitable for teachers, this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, art clubs and at home. This resource is a CPD teacher toolkit.
• This teaching resource explains the work of Canadian psychology researchers Dr Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise, Dr Catherine Herba and Dr Jonathan Smith. They are exploring how creative arts can help children address eco-anxiety and equipping teachers to better support their students’ climate concerns.
• This resource also contains advice for teachers. If you have questions for the team you can send them online through the Futurum Careers website. Catherine, Catherine and Jonathan will reply!
• The activity sheet contains instructions for conducting creative art activities in your classroom to help your children explore their eco-anxiety…
• The article and activity sheet are also available in French.
This resource was first published by 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).
If you like these free resources, or have suggestions for improvements, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
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 Psychology and Art.
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
• While art and science are often separated in academia, there is a lot to be learnt by considering them together. This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Dirk Bernhardt-Walther and Dr Claudia Damiano, at the University of Toronto in Canada, and Dr Pinaki Gayen, at Visva Bharati University in India, who are combining their expertise in cognitive neuroscience and visual art to investigate patterns in how abstract art conveys specific emotions.
• This resource also contains interviews with the team. If you or your students have a question for them, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. The team will reply!
• The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on the research, and tasks them to perform their own cognitive neuroscience experiment.
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).
If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, art and design clubs, and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 art, design, textiles and business studies.
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 Dr Samii Kennedy Benson, Assistant Professor of Apparel Merchandising and Textiles at Southern University and A&M College, Louisiana, USA. She has established the FAB Lab (Fashion and Apparel Business Laboratory) to teach students the design, sewing and entrepreneurial skills they need to develop a successful fashion business.
• This resource also contains interviews with Samii and members of the FAB Lab and offers an insight into careers in fashion entrepreneurship. If your students have questions for Samii, they can send them to her online. All they need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Samii will reply!
• The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Samii’s research and challenges them to design their own fashion brand.
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).
If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
For teachers of social sciences, humanities and the arts, this CPD resource and student activity sheet aims to increase the visibility of these subjects.
SHAPE stands for Social sciences, Humanities, and the Arts for People and the Economy/environment. It aims to help us understand the collective power and importance of these subjects, which are integral to solving global issues.
This resource describes the successes of a recent pilot programme for SHAPE in Schools, which was introduced to 11 secondary schools in the UK. A suite of resources were developed for this programme, which are cited in the activity sheet and freely available for teachers to use.
With STEM subjects being promoted by both national and regional campaigns, SHAPE subjects (and their teachers) can feel like they have been side-lined. It is vital to address this by building an appreciation of the importance of SHAPE subjects and help nurture the next generation of talented SHAPE professionals. STEM and SHAPE are not adversaries, but allies, and SHAPE in Schools aims to make this apparent.
Building on the positive response to the pilot programme from teachers and learners, the SHAPE in Schools team is now looking to make their resources widely available so that teachers and learners can access them themselves.
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).
If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
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, STEM clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Art and Design.
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 Dr Harriet Atkinson, from the University of Brighton in the UK, who is uncovering the role of modernist artists between 1933 and 1953 in Britain – how the influences of refugees, the outbreak of World War II and eventual victory all affected exhibitions, and how these in turn affected the people who saw them.
• This resource also contains an interview with Harriet. If you or your students have a question for her, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Harriet will reply!
• The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Harriet’s research, and tasks them to look deeper into how art has influenced public opinion.
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).
If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!