Cisco have developed a new series of free 1 hour STEM lessons suited for Years 7-9, as part of their Cisco Pathways programme. Centred on the theme of driverless cars, the lessons include a mix of interactive activities and share insight into the world of STEM careers.
This collection of resources includes 3x teacher guides, including lesson overviews, activity guides and accompanying worksheets and 3x PPT presentations.
The resources are free to download. They have been designed for use with Years 7-9. They align with a range of subjects, including computer science, physics, technology, law, and engineering.
TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) have developed a self-led, digital work experience pack based on their award winning ‘Digital Explorers’ programme
In this pack you will find information, tasks, resources, videos, and challenges which will give learners the tools to take part in the TCS Digital Explorers programme at their own time and pace, as well as broaden their knowledge of the tech industry. Students who complete and submit their project work by 16 December 2022 via social media will receive a certificate to recognise their achievement.
What does it include?
An exciting and challenging self-led virtual work experience pack
A self-led digital project to design an app, set by TCS employees
Access to daily activities and videos, which break the project down step by step
Video talks with various STEM experts
Accompanying worksheets
Develop key workplace skills (problem solving, project management)
Year groups aimed at
Year 12 students interested in IT, computing, digital, technology, business, or project management. Also suited to Years 10, 11 and 13 students.
If you would like the accompanying teacher pack for this resource or have any further questions please contact Connectr.
These free Career in the Curriculum resources will help you achieve Gatsby Benchmark 4 by linking actual jobs at National Grid to the KS3 and KS4 Geography curriculum.
These resources help students understand how the subject-specific skills and knowledge that they develop in their geography lessons will support them for future careers. We’d recommend printing these to be displayed in classrooms, presenting them at open evenings, or using them to support students when choosing their options.
We understand that Gatsby Benchmark 4 can be difficult for schools to fulfill or evidence across all subjects. These resources are designed to equip teaching staff with a better understanding of specific and real-life jobs at National Grid, and how these relate to their own teaching specialisms, to share this with students.
KS3: Students will find out how their human and physical geography knowledge, especially about how human processes interact with environments, would be useful for them to become a Project Manager in the Built Environment at National Grid.
KS4: Students will be informed that their knowledge of the people and environment, specifically about how humans use and modify ecosystems, would enable their career as a Sustainability Strategy Manager at National Grid.
Resources are also available for the following KS3 and KS4 subjects:
Art and Design
Computing
DT
English
History
Maths
Science
If you’d like to access more school resources by National Grid, or if you’d like to speak to National Grid ambassadors about their role and work, sign up to the free Careers Hub platform here.
These free Career in the Curriculum resources will help you achieve Gatsby Benchmark 4 by linking actual jobs at National Grid to the KS3 and KS4 History curriculum.
These resources help students understand how the subject-specific skills and knowledge that they develop in their history lessons will support them for future careers. We’d recommend printing these to be displayed in classrooms, presenting them at open evenings, or using them to support students when choosing their options.
We understand that Gatsby Benchmark 4 can be difficult for schools to fulfill or evidence across all subjects. These resources are designed to equip teaching staff with a better understanding of specific and real-life jobs at National Grid, and how these relate to their own teaching specialisms, to share this with students.
KS3: Students will find out how the skills they develop in asking perceptive questions and thinking critically would support them to become an Incident Support Specialist at National Grid.
KS4: Students can see that critically and constructively analysing source material helps them develop the skills that they would need to become a Governance, Risk & Compliance Manager at National Grid.
Resources are also available for the following KS3 and KS4 subjects:
Art and Design
Computing
DT
English
Geography
Maths
Science
If you’d like to access more school resources by National Grid, or if you’d like to speak to National Grid ambassadors about their role and work, sign up to the free Careers Hub platform here.
These free Career in the Curriculum resources will help you achieve Gatsby Benchmark 4 by linking actual jobs at National Grid to the KS3 and KS4 Maths curriculum.
These resources help students understand how the subject-specific skills and knowledge that they develop in their Maths lessons will support them for future careers. We’d recommend printing these to be displayed in classrooms, presenting them at open evenings, or using them to support students when choosing their options.
We understand that Gatsby Benchmark 4 can be difficult for schools to fulfill or evidence across all subjects. These resources are designed to equip teaching staff with a better understanding of specific and real-life jobs at National Grid, and how these relate to their own teaching specialisms, to share this with students.
KS3: Students will be informed about how their mathematical fluency, especially in moving freely between different representations, could support them to become a Finance Business Partner at National Grid.
KS4: Students can identify how solving problems through mathematical models would help build the skills that they would need to become a Senior Project Manager at National Grid.
Resources are also available for the following KS3 and KS4 subjects:
Art and Design
Computing
DT
English
Geography
History
Science
If you’d like to access more school resources by National Grid, or if you’d like to speak to National Grid ambassadors about their role and work, sign up to the free Careers Hub platform here.
These free Career in the Curriculum resources will help you achieve Gatsby Benchmark 4 by linking actual jobs at National Grid to the KS3 and KS4 English curriculum.
These resources help students understand how the subject-specific skills and knowledge that they develop in their English lessons will support them for future careers. We’d recommend printing these to be displayed in classrooms, presenting them at open evenings, or using them to support students when choosing their options.
We understand that Gatsby Benchmark 4 can be difficult for schools to fulfill or evidence across all subjects. These resources are designed to equip teaching staff with a better understanding of specific and real-life jobs at National Grid, and how these relate to their own teaching specialisms, to share this with students.
KS3: students will be informed about how public speaking skills would be useful as a Performance and Innovation Analyst at National Grid.
KS4: students will see how being taught how to write accurately and fluently would support a career as an External Affairs and Communications Manager at National Grid.
Resources are also available for the following KS3 and KS4 subjects:
Art and Design
Computing
DT
Geography
History
Maths
Science
If you’d like to access more school resources by National Grid, or if you’d like to speak to National Grid ambassadors about their role and work, sign up to the free Careers Hub platform here.
These free Career in the Curriculum resources will help you achieve Gatsby Benchmark 4 by linking actual jobs at National Grid to the KS3 and KS4 Computing curriculum.
These resources help students understand how the subject-specific skills and knowledge that they develop in their Computing lessons will support them for future careers. We’d recommend printing these to be displayed in classrooms, presenting them at open evenings, or using them to support students when choosing their options.
We understand that Gatsby Benchmark 4 can be difficult for schools to fulfill or evidence across all subjects. These resources are designed to equip teaching staff with a better understanding of specific jobs at National Grid, and how these relate to their own teaching specialisms, to share this with students.
KS3: Students will see how the knowledge they develop in using technology safely, responsibly and securely would support them to become a Cyber Security higher Apprentice at National Grid.
KS4: Students will find out how their analytic and problem-solving skills would help them in a career as a Principal Software Engineer at National Grid.
Resources are also available for the following KS3 and KS4 subjects:
Art and Design
DT
English
Geography
History
Maths
Science
If you’d like to access more school resources by National Grid, or if you’d like to speak to National Grid ambassadors about their role and work, sign up to the free Careers Hub platform here.
These free Career in the Curriculum resources will help you achieve Gatsby Benchmark 4 by linking actual jobs at National Grid to the KS3 and KS4 Design and Technology (DT) curriculum.
These resources help students understand how the subject-specific skills and knowledge that they develop in their DT lessons will support them for future careers. We’d recommend printing these to be displayed in classrooms, presenting them at open evenings, or using them to support students when choosing their options.
We understand that Gatsby Benchmark 4 can be difficult for schools to fulfill or evidence across all subjects. These resources are designed to equip teaching staff with a better understanding of specific jobs at National Grid, and how these relate to their own teaching specialisms, to share this with students.
KS3: Students will see how the technical knowledge they develop, specifically to understand and use the properties of materials, would help them to become a Power Systems Engineer at National Grid.
KS4: Students will be taught how the technical principles they develop, especially those in energy generation, would help them to become a Lead Safety Engineer at National Grid.
Resources are also available for the following KS3 and KS4 subjects:
Art and Design
Computing
English
Geography
History
Maths
Science
If you’d like to access more school resources by National Grid, or if you’d like to speak to National Grid ambassadors about their role and work, sign up to the free Careers Hub platform here.
**These free Career in the Curriculum resources will help you achieve Gatsby Benchmark 4 by linking jobs at National Grid to the KS3 and KS4 Art and Design curriculum.
These resources help students understand how the subject-specific skills and knowledge that they develop in their Art and Design lessons will support them for future careers. We’d recommend printing these to be displayed in classrooms, presenting them at open evenings, or using them to support students when choosing their options.
We understand that Gatsby Benchmark 4 can be difficult for schools to fulfill or evidence across all subjects. These resources are designed to equip teaching staff with a better understanding of specific jobs at National Grid, and how these relate to their own teaching specialisms, to share this with students. **
KS3: Students will see how the analysis and evaluation skills they are taught in Art and Design would support them to pursue a career as a Social Media Officer at National Grid.
KS4: Students will find out how refining their work in Art and Design will develop experimentation and evaluation skills which they could then use as a Brand and Marketing Manager at National Grid.
Resources are also available for the following KS3 and KS4 subjects:
Computing
DT
English
Geography
History
Maths
Science
If you would like to access more resources by National Grid, or speak to ambassadors from National Grid, sign up to the free Careers Hub here.