talkingJobs: Lesson Plans

Group Work for Personal Advisors and Client Advisors

The group work documents listed beneath are also suitable for use in FE College, Job Centre, Connexions Centre and Community venue environments.

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Stereotyping

KS 3/4, FE, NEET and Post 18
Small group/class size
Suggested timings: 1 hour

	Aims:	To develop an understanding of how stereotyping might influence our educational/careers choices To explore attitudes and values in relation to gender and work To work together with others
	Setting:	Classroom, Job Centre, Connexions Centre, Community venue
	Learning Outcomes:	This activity is linked to outcome 4 and 5 of the KS3 CEG National Framework: "recognise stereotyped and misrepresented images of people, careers and work and how their own views of these issues affect their decision making" ï¿½Recognise and respond to the main influences on their attitudes and values in relation to learning, work and equality of opportunityï¿½

Aims:

To develop an understanding of how stereotyping might influence our educational/careers choices
To explore attitudes and values in relation to gender and work
To work together with others

Setting:

Classroom, Job Centre, Connexions Centre, Community venue

Learning Outcomes:

This activity is linked to outcome 4 and 5 of the KS3 CEG National Framework:

"recognise stereotyped and misrepresented images of people, careers and work and how their own views of these issues affect their decision making"

ï¿½Recognise and respond to the main influences on their attitudes and values in relation to learning, work and equality of opportunityï¿½

Personal Qualities and Skills

KS 3/4, FE, NEET and Post 18
Small group/class size
Suggested timings: 1 hour

	Aims:	To understand the relationship between personal qualities and skills To understand how personal qualities and skills relate to real jobs To work together with others
	Setting:	Classroom, Job Centre, Connexions Centre, Community venue, one-to-one
	Learning Outcomes:	This activity is linked to outcomes 1 and 2 of the KS3 CEG National Framework: ï¿½Undertake a realistic self-assessment of their achievements, qualities, aptitudes and abilities and present this in an appropriate formatï¿½ ï¿½Use the outcomes of self-assessment to identify areas for development, build self-confidence and develop a positive self imageï¿½. Only the first lesson plan is free

Aims:

To understand the relationship between personal qualities and skills
To understand how personal qualities and skills relate to real jobs
To work together with others

Setting:

Classroom, Job Centre, Connexions Centre, Community venue, one-to-one

Learning Outcomes:

This activity is linked to outcomes 1 and 2 of the KS3 CEG National Framework:

ï¿½Undertake a realistic self-assessment of their achievements, qualities, aptitudes and abilities and present this in an appropriate formatï¿½

ï¿½Use the outcomes of self-assessment to identify areas for development, build self-confidence and develop a positive self imageï¿½.

Only the first lesson plan is free

Job Qualities and Skills Lesson 1

KS 3/4, FE, NEET and Post 18
Small group/class size
Suggested timings: 1 hour

	Aims:	To develop career-related vocabulary To identify job groupings To encourage lateral thinking regarding jobs To enhance job awareness To work together with others
	Setting:	Classroom, Job Centre, Connexions Centre, Community venue
	Learning Outcomes:	These activities are linked to outcome 9 of the KS3 CEG National Framework: 'Use appropriate vocabulary and organise information about work into standard and personally devised groupings' Only the first lesson plan is free

Aims:

To develop career-related vocabulary
To identify job groupings
To encourage lateral thinking regarding jobs
To enhance job awareness
To work together with others

Setting:

Classroom, Job Centre, Connexions Centre, Community venue

Learning Outcomes:

These activities are linked to outcome 9 of the KS3 CEG National Framework:

'Use appropriate vocabulary and organise information about work into standard and personally devised groupings'

Only the first lesson plan is free

Job Qualities and Skills Lesson 2

KS 3/4, FE, NEET and Post 18
Small group/class size
Suggested timings: 1 hour

	Aims:	To work together with others To organise jobs into categories To develop career related vocabulary To encourage lateral thinking regarding jobs To enhance job awareness To test previous understanding about job families
	Setting:	Classroom, Job Centre, Connexions Centre, Community venue
	Learning Outcomes:	These activities are linked to outcome 9 of the KS3 CEG National Framework: 'Use appropriate vocabulary and organise information about work into standard and personally devised groupings' Only the first lesson plan is free

Aims:

To work together with others
To organise jobs into categories
To develop career related vocabulary
To encourage lateral thinking regarding jobs
To enhance job awareness
To test previous understanding about job families

Setting:

Classroom, Job Centre, Connexions Centre, Community venue

Learning Outcomes:

These activities are linked to outcome 9 of the KS3 CEG National Framework:

'Use appropriate vocabulary and organise information about work into standard and personally devised groupings'

Only the first lesson plan is free

Job For Life

KS 3/4, FE, NEET and Post 18
Small group/class size
Suggested timings: 1.5 hours

	Aims:	To think about how ideas about the world of work and careers change To recognise who might help the career decision process To develop an understanding that a job may not always be for life To introduce the concept of lifelong learning and career change To work together with others
	Setting:	Classroom, Job Centre, Connexions Centre, Community venue
	Learning Outcomes:	This activity is linked to outcome 6 of the KS3 CEG National Framework: 'recognise that work is more than paid employment and that there is considerable variation in the value individuals and society attach to different kinds of work' Only the first lesson plan is free

Aims:

To think about how ideas about the world of work and careers change
To recognise who might help the career decision process
To develop an understanding that a job may not always be for life
To introduce the concept of lifelong learning and career change
To work together with others

Setting:

Classroom, Job Centre, Connexions Centre, Community venue

Learning Outcomes:

This activity is linked to outcome 6 of the KS3 CEG National Framework:

'recognise that work is more than paid employment and that there is considerable variation in the value individuals and society attach to different kinds of work'

Only the first lesson plan is free

Have you got an attitude?

KS 4, FE, NEET and Post 18
Small group/class size
Suggested timings: 1 hour

	Aims:	To explore how our attitudes and values can influence our careers To consider the impact family background and education can have on careers To work together with other people
	Setting:	Classroom, Job Centre, Connexions Centre, Community venue
	Learning Outcomes:	This activity is linked to outcome 4 of the KS3 CEG National Framework: 'Explain why it is important to develop personal values to combat stereotyping, tackle discrimination in learning and work and suggest ways of doing this' Only the first lesson plan is free

Aims:

To explore how our attitudes and values can influence our careers
To consider the impact family background and education can have on careers
To work together with other people

Setting:

Classroom, Job Centre, Connexions Centre, Community venue

Learning Outcomes:

This activity is linked to outcome 4 of the KS3 CEG National Framework:

'Explain why it is important to develop personal values to combat stereotyping, tackle discrimination in learning and work and suggest ways of doing this'

Only the first lesson plan is free

CV Workshop

KS 3/4, FE, NEET and Post 18
Small group/class size
Suggested timings: 1 hour

	Aims:	To understand the need for CVs and compare and evaluate different CVs To understand the difference between a speculative and a targeted CV To write a targeted CV
	Setting:	Classroom, Job Centre, Connexions Centre, Community venue
	Learning Outcomes:	This activity is linked to outcome 13 of the KS3 CEG National Framework: "Understand and follow application procedures recognising the need for and producing speculative and targeted CVs, personal statements and application letters for a range of different scenarios" Only the first lesson plan is free

Aims:

To understand the need for CVs and compare and evaluate different CVs
To understand the difference between a speculative and a targeted CV
To write a targeted CV

Setting:

Classroom, Job Centre, Connexions Centre, Community venue

Learning Outcomes:

This activity is linked to outcome 13 of the KS3 CEG National Framework:

"Understand and follow application procedures recognising the need for and producing speculative and targeted CVs, personal statements and application letters for a range of different scenarios"

Only the first lesson plan is free

Work Life Balance

KS 3/4, FE, NEET and Post 18
Small group/class size
Suggested timings: 1 hour

	Aims:	Explore attitudes and values to work and money Develop an understanding of independent living To work together with others
	Setting:	Classroom, Connexions Centre
	Learning Outcomes:	These activities are linked to outcome 14 of the KS4 CEG National Framework: 'Take finance and other factors into account when making decisions about the future' Only the first lesson plan is free

Aims:

Explore attitudes and values to work and money
Develop an understanding of independent living
To work together with others

Setting:

Classroom, Connexions Centre

Learning Outcomes:

These activities are linked to outcome 14 of the KS4 CEG National Framework:

'Take finance and other factors into account when making decisions about the future'

Only the first lesson plan is free