Description
Becoming Independent – Cre8tive Careers New Unit
This is a 8 lesson Careers / PSHE unit for secondary schools. These New lessons are mapped to both the new CDI framework and the skills builder framework. Every lesson comes with Homework opportunities and will help support your school in achieving Gatsby Benchmark 4.
Contents
8 Lesson Packs (See below for Contents)
1 x Post 16 Careers Quiz
1 x Health & Wellbeing Escape Room
Lesson Topics
- Post 16 – Actions have Careers Consequences
- Post 16 – Consumer Rights in the UK
- Transition – Moving out of home become independant
- Transition – Leaving education going to work
- The UK welfare benefits explained inc (Role of a Job centre)
- Trading and investment over time (mini simulation – Lesson)
- Post 16 – Maintaining a healthy diet on a BUDGET
- Post 16 – The Gig Economy Explained
Each Lesson Pack Contains:
- 1 Fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Outcomes, Confidence Checkers, Assessment of Learning, Variety of Tasks, Video Embedded URL Clips, Engaging Premium Quality Slides, Extra Support careers Websites, Challenging & Thoughtful Questioning)
- Student Worksheet(s) are included with some lessons
- Homework Activity
- Assessment Opportunity (Confidence Checker)
- Teacher Notes (On some slides)
- Focus on literacy
- 1 Hours worth of activities – including timings for every activity
**Learning Outcomes for the unit **
To understand what actions could lead to what consequences. To consider how these consequences may affect your career. To understand how to make positive choices.
Understand my rights as a consumer Understand the responsibilities of businesses Understand what support I can access as a consumer
Understand costs of moving out Understand how to manage my monthly bills Understand where to go for help
Understand ways to manage my money when in work Understand which skills from education link to work Understand ways to make a good impression on my first day
Understand the range of benefits available Understand when and how I can claim benefits Understand the role of the job centre
Understand what trading and investment is To consider what makes a good investment Understand the risks of investing and trading
Understand what a healthy diet consists of Understand the information on food labels Understand ways to eat healthily for less
To understand what different types of working contracts there are in the UK. To consider the advantages of working in the “Gig Economy”. To consider the disadvantages of working in the “Gig Economy”.
