A handout/worksheet style session designed to remind students of standard and expectations of speculative letter writing/cover letter writing to support their CV when applying for jobs. Will need a accompanying powerpoint to support delivery.

Lesson Objectives: To identify the common places to look for jobs. To identify the less common places to look for jobs. To be able to provide their own evidence for jobsearch trackers. Aimed at job searchers/seekers over the age of 16. Comes with student and teacher handout. Would benefit from a powerpoint presentation to aid in delivery.

Designed as part of an Adult Employability Skills course. This session was designed to provide students with an awareness of discrimination, equality and equal opportunities to empower them with knowledge of their rights. This resource would benefit from a powerpoint presentation which could be based on the information in the worksheet. There are student activities throughout which will be suitable for an array of learners.

Designed for 18+ learners applying for jobs. Series of handouts with guidance and activities throughout. Would benefit from a PowerPoint to help with session delivery and planning.

An array of handouts and activities designed to make adult learners consider conflict management with an employability focus. Learners will work with the Four-Step Process of Conflict Management. Could be adapted for staff training.

A handout and array of group activities aimed at apprentices/adults on Assertiveness. There are an array of group activities/reflections task with employment based scenarios. May benefit from a PowerPoint to accompany. Could be delivered over several sessions.

Lesson Focus: To be able to use psychological theory to explain why misconceptions of disability exist. Some student activities, contentious questions and relevant theory throughout. Originally aimed at Access to HE Learners but would also be appropriate for other courses. You may wish to use additional student focused activities to compliment this.

Session designed for a one hour tutorial during Ofsted week to a group of age 16+ learners but would be suitable for a wider age range. LO's Describe what stress is Discuss outside influences on coping with stress State causes of stress Describe a different perspective of stress Discuss the benefits of stress Student activities throughout which are encouraged to help students consider the benefits of stress and how to use it to their advantage. Particularly useful before exams.

A PowerPoint featuring a full lesson with student centred activities to cover the following.. LO1: REFLECT ON YOUR OWN COMMUNICATION SKILLS LO2: Identify the reasons for effective health communication LO3: Explain the importance of effective communication in health and social care Students will also be able to utilise presentation skills, note-taking and referencing skills throughout and was originally aimed at pre-university course learners. You will need to have some coloured card of which you will cut each sheet into various regular shapes for students to participate in a silent jigsaw activity whereby they will only be able to use non-verbal communication. You will also need some case studies of cases of poor communication which fit the needs of your learners. These are easily accessible via the internet-if you need help, please contact me.

This lesson was delivered as part of a 1 hour tutorial designed to provide students with a taster of what employability skills, what are employers looking for and to encourage them to start considering what skills they already have. Features teacher prompts and student centred activities. You will need a classroom with computers and internet access for this lesson. Might work well at the start of the year for a taster of what skills students should expect to develop on whatever courses they are studying. Can be made subject specific.

A teacher-led presentation on Alternative Health and Complementary Lesson which could be delivered prior to students embarking on independent activities (these would have to be created). Originally aimed at Access to HE but could be tailored to suit a range of courses. Students should be able to describe and evaluate various aspects of Alternative Health Care by the end of the session.

A range of resources and lessons originally designed to go towards the Access to HE Study Skills unit. However, these could be ammended for other pre-university courses e.g. A-level. Activities and guidance sheets include evaluation web pages, a library visit activity focusing on library research skills, time management reflection, CV writing, SWOT analysis production and some interview focused activities.

Social Skills activity where students label the facial expressions with the correct feelings.

Originally intended for year 9 students. Students will act as a project manager imagining that a local company has received for a new entertainment complex. The complex will have a shopping area with all the main high street stores and a multi-storey car park. The complex will also have an entertainment zone including cinema, bowling, arcades etc Students task is to project manage the new cinema and help them to overcome some of the problems they will face. Tasks Include: 1) Project front cover (Estimated amount of time 20 mins) 2) A plan of the project (Estimated amount of time 60 mins) 3) Designing (and testing) a logo for the cinema (Estimated amount of time 120 mins including homework) 4) Creating a staff database to store useful information about staff (Estimated amount of time 180 mins) 5) Creating a booking system (spreadsheet) that controls the booking of a screen and indicates how much revenue (money) will be taken if certain seats are sold (Estimated amount of time 180 mins) 6) Designing and creating a 30 second advert for the cinema that will appear on local television (Estimated amount of time 180 mins) 7) Completion of final report (Estimated amount of time 120 mins) 8) A project review evaluating your performance as a project manager (Estimated amount of time 40 mins) You may wish to produce some tutorial lessons on certain areas such as databases, spreadsheets and movie maker dependent on student prior knowledge. At the end of the project students will write a project report which will involve screen shots of their work and annotation of what they have done. The project without tuition will take approximately 15 hours.

This lesson aims to provide them with an awareness so they are able to answer theory questions. I then arranged for St John Ambulance to come in to deliver a basic first aid course to students to gain their certificate. This could be amended to be delivered in tutorial or detail added to make it applicable to higher level BTEC or A-Level courses. This PowerPoint contains activities on how to call 999 and what to say, DR ABC protocol, risk assessment, basic treatment of unconsciousness, burns, bleeding, fractures, anaphylaxis and choking. Their are practical activities throughout with instructions which include scenarios. You would benefit from basic first aid supplies e.g. gloves, bandages etc. CPR is not included in the lesson content due to health and safety implications and not having access to a resuscitation mannequin at the time of delivery. Teacher will need some basic prior knowledge to deliver this lesson.

Leaflet Activity Handout which provides students instructions on completing a task on hand washing, uniforms, personal hygiene, PPE etc. This was originally created for a year 9 LA GCSE Health & Social Care group but can be amended to suit other abilities/ages.

A PowerPoint and Poster Activity Handout which features a quiz, a poster activity on healthy eating and a celebrity client advice plenary. LO's: You will be able to describe key elements of the most important nutrients You will be able to describe the positives of having a balanced diet Some of you will be able to identify client’s needs and how to make a diet healthier This was originally created for a LA Year 9 group but can be adjusted to suit other abilities and delivered over an hour. You will need poster materials e.g. pens/paper and internet access to deliver this lesson.

This lesson considers to important questions...How does an individuals psychological state impact on their health and well-being? and How might a professional deal with this to support the individual? Originally designed for Access to Health Professions students, this lesson contains activities and scenarios of a medical/healthcare nature.

A two part workshop style lesson based on presentation skills which was delivered across two days. It uses a health context, however, this can be adapted to any other subject area. The main lesson objectives are: To recap prior learning. To identify at least 3 poor presentation skills (starter activity). To reflect on areas of self-improvement in relation to presentation skills (self-audit). To utilize a strategy for planning an effective presentation. To deliver a professional presentation which delivers a clear message. The powerpoint contains student prompts for a carousel activity which will introduce them to the AMPM technique, and guidance on how to incorporate data into their presentations. All resources have been included, however you will also need two pieces of flipchart paper to enable students to mindmap 'Medium' and 'Message'. There is also minimal cutting needed for the presenter card sort which has also been included. The worksheet entitled 'audience' has also been included which completes the carousel activity. English, Maths, Employability and Equality & Diversity skills have been embedded throughout.

Presentation crammed with icebreakers, team building activities, and activities to introduce students to concepts such as E&;D, employability, policies etc. Some activities designed to enable students to find their way around buildings etc. Therefore, you will need to design a simple clue sheet about your organisation. Can be adapted to meet your organisations needs. This was taught over a full day but can be divided up across tutorial/form tutor time etc.