Our resources are written by experienced sixth form practitioners, capitalising on their backgrounds in pastoral care, careers education, honing study skills and building wider awareness of the world in readiness for adult life.
Our resources are written by experienced sixth form practitioners, capitalising on their backgrounds in pastoral care, careers education, honing study skills and building wider awareness of the world in readiness for adult life.
This resource begins with a survey to ascertain prior understanding of apprenticeships, then moves to the apprenticeship Ppt. The Ppt is adaptable and there is a follow-up quiz to check understanding. It also includes links to relevant sites for further information
This lesson includes teaching notes, PowerPoint, preliminary and plenary quizzes on Forms and built in discussions to get students thinking about the cost of living and what they need to bear in mind when planning their career from a financial point of view and weigh up the pros and cons of university and apprenticeships, but also consider the value of job satisfaction. The presentation includes links to support further reading and research to help students consider their choices.
This resource is a lesson on the value of language learning for the UK economy and beyond. It includes discussion points and could be used to inspire students to contemplate MOOCs in a language or language courses at university.
The resource includes Teaching Notes which have a link to duplicate a survey on Forms to ascertain how students appreciate (or don’t) language learning. There is also a worksheet for the Hellos activity, though this could be replaced with post-its.
The lesson is wholly adaptable, so look through it to see what you think will work best for your time slot and students.
This bundle includes 4 lessons focussing on the positive impact of friendship, smiling, kindness and volunteering. While 2 of them also fit with awareness days they can easily be adapted to fit anywhere in your programme.
This presentation is designed to coincide with Global Entrepreneurship Week, but could also be used as part of your careers programme and could be an ideal precursor to welcoming a talk from a local entrepreneur. It involves students researching a chosen entrepreneur, so they will require access to the internet. The teaching notes include a link to a preliminary quiz and there are printable worksheets to support discussion and research activities. The teaching notes and Ppt also include suggestions of further activities or links to share with students.
This lesson links to Human Rights Day on 10 December and helps students to find out more about the history and the future of the move to ensure Human Rights around the world. There are numerous opportunities for discussion and the teaching notes include a link to duplicate a survey on forms to begin to get students thinking about the topic.
Throughout life everyone experiences grief at one time or another, but that doesn’t mean we are ready for it or know how to deal with it. This lesson allows students to talk about the causes of grief, the emotions it brings up and the variety of reactions people can go through. It also allows students to consider how they can support others and what to do if they are struggling themselves.
The teaching notes include a link to duplicate a preliminary survey on Microsoft Forms and the case study in the PowerPoint is also included as a printable.
This is part of our Dealing with… series, so please explore which other lessons you may find useful.
This bundle covers lesson/assembly resources for:
Women in Stem
National Apprenticeship Week
Valentine’s Day
International Mother Language Day
Fairtrade Fortnight (also in the March bundle)
Is Kindness the New Super Power (for Random Acts of Kindness Day)
Support your students and sixth form/college teachers to kick off sixth form with strong organisational habits. Use this pack to set the tone for all departments to set out expectations and help students to step up to sixth form. This pack is also available as part of our Sixth Form Induction Pack.
This pack includes, PowerPoint which can be adapted to any subject setting out expectations for organisation, a front of folder guide to How to Study, tips and Reminders and an editable front of folder Organisation Guide, including an index, guidance on how to use it and table for regular folder checks, as well as a Cornell Notes template sheet.
This PowerPoint presentation is an opportunity for students to expand their awareness of where studying Biology A level or related level 3 subject could lead them. The Teaching Notes include a link to duplicate a preliminary quiz on Forms to get students thinking and the presentation includes opportunities for discussion, but also optional videos to include and links to further reading as well as guidance on how to expand experience. We have another presentation on Working with Animals, so that is not touched on so much here, but the 2 presentations are available as a 2 pack as well as individually from our shop.
This presentation would be suitable for Biology departments to use to promote careers and work towards Gatsby Benchmark 4 (it can be divided into sections), for Biology Week in October or for a sixth form careers session.
This presentation raises awareness of gambling, understanding addiction and how to get help. The Teaching Notes include links to 2 quizzes on Forms, an introductory one to introduce the topic and a plenary quiz to check understanding and give the opportunity for further questions. The presentation includes optional discussion points and videos with timings to help you work out what will fit your session.
This pack includes 2 lessons which could be used to build Gatsby Benchmark 4 for Biology, as part of Sixth Form tutor time or Careers time
Careers in STEM - Biology related careers
Careers with Animals - Exploring Job Sectors
This is a series of lessons, with discussion elements, links to further reading and introductory quizzes and plenary slide for each to check understanding.
Gambling Awareness
Road Safety and Driving Etiquette
Vaping
Pornography
Is Kindness the New Superpower?
Friendship
Alcohol
Drug abuse and addiction
Toxic Masculinity
Smoking and tobacco
With news reports and research commenting on the negative effects of young people viewing pornography, this is a presentation to look at the topic, underline the legal position and discuss healthy relationships and consent. It comes with an introductory and a plenary quiz on Forms (links to duplicate in the Teaching Notes) to ascertain understanding before and after the presentation. There are optional discussion points and sources are credited in the Notes and final Sources slide.
This is part of our Making Safe and Healthy Choices series.
This presentation could be used as a starter during Women’s History Month, as examples of resilience, in Science, Music or English to exemplify what is possible. It outlines the contribution and legacy of the Curie family, in particular focusing on Marie Curie and her daughters. Marie Curie is a name known to most, but her 2 daughters and their spouses created their own body of work and lasting achievement.
Our students are preparing for leaving home and facing all kinds of challenges, so this presentation is designed to help them to understand more fully the implications of drinking alcohol. It includes a PowerPoint presentation with optional discussion points and a video exercise with accompanying worksheet. The Teaching Notes include links to a preliminary and plenary quiz to duplicate on Forms to ascertain perceptions and ascertain the effectiveness of the lesson, as well as ascertaining what follow-up would be suitable.
This is part of out Making Safe and Healthy Choices series, so please check out our shop for other lessons on the topic and bundle deals.
This bundle gives insights into amazing contributions women have made and could be used to support Gatsby Benchmarks 3 and 4, Women’s History Month. It includes:
Women in Stem, which is a complete lesson and includes a preliminary quiz, which is then discussed as part of the lesson.
The Curie Women - the legacy of Marie Curie and her daughters
NASA Women - individual slides could be used as starters in Maths or Science lessons
Formidable Female Composers - this includes links to the music of the women mentioned and could work as a complete lesson or using individual slides and the relevant links as starters to inspire and support GB 3 and 4.
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin - the breakthrough astronomer - this presentation could be used to support GB 3 and 4 in encouraging students to see the value in determination and what a woman can achieve despite the obstacles in her way
Sofonisba Anguissola - an introduction to a woman who made her own career in a time where court artists were predominantly men. This could support art and design with GB 3 and 4.
