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Resources to help subject teachers bring their lessons to life by connecting classroom learning to real careers - and to help schools deliver Gatsby Benchmarks and PSHE Programme of Study outcomes.

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Year groups

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Curriculum frameworks

	What does work actually look like? (Part 1) Most adults didn't plan their way into the job they're doing now - careers are journeys of discovery, not predictions. This activity uses astronaut Meganne Christian's story to introduce that idea, and sets up an interview homework that bridges into Part 2. Years 7-9 • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	What does work actually look like? (Part 2) Building on the homework interview from Part 1, students share what they learned from a working adult and find the same patterns Meganne described in the careers of people they know. The activity also introduces the Coffee With careers library. Years 7-9 • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	Getting started with Suggestions No one can tell you who you are or what you'll love. In this activity students take a short reflective quiz that produces a personalised list of videos and careers to explore - a starting point for discovery, not an answer about what they should do. Years 7-11 • Addressing the needs of each pupil (GB3) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	Why study GCSE Engineering? (Year 9) GCSE choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students whether Engineering is the right GCSE choice for them, drawing on the jobs it leads to, the skills it builds, and the routes it opens up - including GCSE Design & Technology where standalone Engineering isn't on offer. Year 9 • Engineering • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use History (Year 9) History opens doors to a surprising range of careers - from museum curation and archives to law, journalism, the civil service, and creative roles in film and television. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students where History can take them. Year 9 • History • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from English Language (Year 11) English Language builds a surprising range of skills - close reading, structured writing, clear speaking, and adapting how you communicate to different audiences. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills they've built and which subjects build the same ones. Year 11 • English Language • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study A-Level Economics? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level Economics or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • Economics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study A-Level Design & Technology? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level Design & Technology or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • Design and Technology • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	What's it like working for yourself? Every job has its best moments and its hardest moments. In this activity you'll hear from people who work for themselves and find out what it's really like. Years 7-13 • Business • Economics • Living in the wider world (PSHE) • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5)
	Why study A-Level History? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level History or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • History • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	What does it take to turn something you make into a business? Making something beautiful is one thing. Getting it into people's hands is something else entirely. In this activity you'll hear from a jewellery designer who does everything – from woodcutting to photography to packaging – and why finding customers is the hardest part. Years 7-13 • Art and Design • Business • Design and Technology • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	Skills you learn from Computer Science (Year 11) Computer Science builds a distinctive set of skills - computational thinking, building and iterating, working with data, systems thinking, and weighing the consequences of technical decisions. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills they've built and which subjects build the same ones. Year 11 • Computer Science • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Drama (Year 11) Drama builds a distinctive set of skills - performance and audience awareness, collaboration and ensemble work, close interpretation of texts, improvising and devising, and reflecting and refining. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills they've built and which they want to keep developing post-16. Year 11 • Drama • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study GCSE English Language? (Year 9) GCSE English Language is compulsory, but engaging with it well isn't. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students why the subject matters, drawing on the jobs it leads to, the skills it builds, and the routes it opens up. Year 9 • English Language • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Politics (Year 11) Politics opens doors well beyond Parliament - to the civil service, diplomacy, defence and intelligence, journalism and research, and a range of advocacy and policy roles. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • Politics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study A-Level Music? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level Music or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • Music • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Psychology (Year 9) Psychology connects to careers across healthcare, education, social work, research, marketing, HR, and the police - alongside many fields where understanding people matters. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students which jobs use Psychology and what those jobs involve. Year 9 • Psychology • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	What does it actually mean when the buck stops with you? When you run the business, every decision – good or bad – comes back to you. In this activity you'll hear from an entrepreneur who learned that real leadership means surrounding yourself with people who are better than you. Years 7-13 • Business • Economics • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	Why study A-Level English Language? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level English Language or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • English Language • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use English Literature (Year 11) English Literature opens doors to a surprising range of careers - from writing and publishing to journalism, law, teaching, libraries, performance, and the wider creative industries. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • English Literature • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study A-Level Law? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level Law or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • Law • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Design & Technology (Year 11) Design & Technology builds a distinctive set of skills - designing for users within real constraints, visual analysis, practical fluency across materials and tools, iterative making, and self-direction. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills they've built and which subjects build the same ones. Year 11 • Design and Technology • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Dance (Year 11) Dance builds a distinctive set of skills - physical control and technique, choreographing and composing, performance and audience awareness, collaboration, analytical writing, and reflecting and refining. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills they've built and which they want to keep developing post-16. Year 11 • Dance • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from English Literature (Year 11) English Literature builds a surprising range of skills - close reading, structured argument, comparing texts, and stepping into perspectives different from your own. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills they've built and which subjects build the same ones. Year 11 • English Literature • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study A-Level Engineering? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level Engineering or another post-16 route - including A-Level Maths and Physics, a T-Level, or an engineering apprenticeship - fits them best. Year 11 • Engineering • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Design & Technology (Year 9) Design & Technology builds a distinctive set of skills - designing for users within real constraints, visual analysis, practical fluency across materials and tools, iterative making, and self-direction. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students the skills they're building from Design & Technology. Year 9 • Design and Technology • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Psychology (Year 11) Psychology builds an unusual mix of scientific and interpretive skills - reading evidence, designing research, weighing competing explanations, understanding people and behaviour, and working ethically with sensitive material. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills Psychology builds and which other subjects build the same ones. Year 11 • Psychology • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Economics (Year 9) Economics builds a mix of analytical and reasoning skills - working with data and evidence, thinking about cause and risk, applying models to real situations, building arguments, and communicating in numbers, words, and diagrams. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students the skills they're already starting to build. Year 9 • Economics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Business (Year 9) Business connects to careers across finance, marketing, management, retail, property, and self-employment - alongside many less obvious fields where commercial thinking matters. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students which jobs use Business and what those jobs involve. Year 9 • Business • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study A-Level Politics? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level Politics or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • Politics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Geography (Year 9) Geography builds a surprising range of skills - reading data, spotting patterns, weighing evidence, and explaining complex ideas clearly. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students the skills they're building from Geography. Year 9 • Geography • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Physics (Year 11) Physics opens doors to a surprising range of careers - from every kind of engineering to medical physics, electronics, and renewable energy. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • Physics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Business (Year 11) Business connects to careers across finance, marketing, management, retail, property, and self-employment - alongside many less obvious fields where commercial thinking matters. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • Business • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study GCSE Economics? (Year 9) GCSE choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students whether GCSE Economics is right for them - or, where their school doesn't offer it, how to keep the door to A-Level Economics open through other subject choices. Year 9 • Economics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Economics (Year 11) Economics builds a mix of analytical and reasoning skills - working with data and evidence, thinking about cause and risk, applying models to real situations, building arguments, and communicating in numbers, words, and diagrams. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills Economics builds and which other subjects build the same ones. Year 11 • Economics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	What do you do when things don't go to plan? Setbacks, disappointments, and things not working out are part of every career. In this activity you'll hear from four people who faced them - and what they learned about keeping going. Years 7-13 • Dance • Art and Design • Engineering • Living in the wider world (PSHE) • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5)
	Why study GCSE Mathematics? (Year 9) GCSE Maths is compulsory, but engaging with it well isn't. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students why the subject matters, drawing on the jobs it leads to, the skills it builds, and the routes it opens up. Year 9 • Mathematics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Where does curiosity actually take you? In this activity you'll hear from three people who ended up in careers they couldn't have predicted - not by following a plan, but by staying curious. Years 7-13 • Art and Design • Business • English Literature • Living in the wider world (PSHE) • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5)
	Skills you learn from English Language (Year 9) English Language builds a surprising range of skills - close reading, structured writing, clear speaking, and adapting how you communicate to different audiences. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students the skills they're building from English Language. Year 9 • English Language • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Is it ever too late to change direction? Some people find their path early. Others take detours, go back, or start again. In this activity you'll hear from three people who changed direction - and why that turned out to be a good thing. Years 7-13 • Chemistry • Biology • Art and Design • Living in the wider world (PSHE) • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5)
	Why study GCSE Biology? (Year 9) GCSE choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students whether Biology is the right GCSE choice for them, drawing on the jobs it leads to, the skills it builds, and the routes it opens up. Year 9 • Biology • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Music (Year 11) Music builds an unusual combination of skills - listening with precision, iterative practice, performing under pressure, ensemble collaboration, structural analysis, and creative expression. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills they've built and which subjects build the same ones. Year 11 • Music • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study A-Level Accounting? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level Accounting or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • Accounting • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Mathematics (Year 11) Maths leads into careers across engineering, software and data, finance and accountancy, science, healthcare, the skilled trades, and the armed forces. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • Mathematics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use English Literature (Year 9) English Literature opens doors to a surprising range of careers - from writing and publishing to journalism, law, teaching, libraries, performance, and the wider creative industries. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students where English Literature can take them. Year 9 • English Literature • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study A-Level Dance? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level Dance or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • Dance • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Law (Year 11) Law builds structured argument, close reading, evidence handling, and the ability to apply rules to messy situations - skills students may already be developing in English, History, or Politics. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills Law builds and where they're already building them. Year 11 • Law • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use History (Year 11) History opens doors to a surprising range of careers - from museum curation and archives to law, journalism, the civil service, and creative roles in film and television. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • History • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study a Modern Foreign Language at A-Level? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether a Modern Foreign Language at A-Level or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • Modern Foreign Languages • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study GCSE Psychology? (Year 9) GCSE choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students whether Psychology is the right GCSE choice for them, drawing on the jobs it leads to, the skills it builds, and the routes it opens up. Year 9 • Psychology • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study GCSE Art & Design? (Year 9) GCSE choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students whether Art & Design is the right GCSE choice for them, drawing on the jobs it leads to, the skills it builds, and the routes it opens up. Year 9 • Art and Design • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study GCSE Electronics? (Year 9) GCSE choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students whether Electronics is the right GCSE choice for them, drawing on the jobs it leads to, the skills it builds, and the routes it opens up. Year 9 • Electronics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study GCSE English Literature? (Year 9) GCSE English Literature is compulsory in most schools, but engaging with it well isn't. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students why the subject matters, drawing on the jobs it leads to, the skills it builds, and the routes it opens up. Year 9 • English Literature • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	What if your job could take you anywhere in the world? Living on a drill ship for six weeks at a time, working 12-hour shifts off the coast of South America – travel jobs aren't always what you'd expect. In this activity you'll hear from a geologist about the reality of a career that takes you everywhere. Years 7-13 • Geography • Geology • Physics • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	Why study GCSE Dance? (Year 9) GCSE choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students whether Dance is the right GCSE choice for them, drawing on the jobs it leads to, the skills it builds, and the routes it opens up. Year 9 • Dance • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Engineering (Year 9) Engineering connects to careers across construction, transport, energy, manufacturing, healthcare, communications, the armed forces, and many less obvious fields where engineered systems matter. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students which jobs use Engineering and what those jobs involve. Year 9 • Engineering • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Mathematics (Year 11) Maths builds a surprising range of skills - logical reasoning, modelling real situations, working with data and uncertainty, and the precision habit. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills they've built and which subjects build the same ones. Year 11 • Mathematics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Do you have to be the person other people decided you are? Other people's labels can stick – the quiet one, the shy one, the one who's not strong enough. In this activity you'll hear from someone who was underestimated at school and found that the thing people saw as a weakness became her greatest strength. Years 7-13 • Dance • Drama • Physical Education • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	What does leadership actually look like? Leadership isn't about being the smartest person in the room – it's about making space for good ideas to surface. In this activity you'll hear from an entrepreneur who believes the most important thing a leader can do is make the quietest person feel heard. Years 7-13 • Business • Design and Technology • Engineering • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	Jobs that use Music (Year 9) Music leads to a wider range of careers than students or parents often realise - from performing and teaching to sound engineering, music therapy, and arts administration. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students which jobs use Music and what those jobs involve. Year 9 • Music • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Physics (Year 9) Physics builds a distinctive mix of mathematical, analytical, and practical skills - quantitative reasoning, problem-solving from first principles, and careful experimental work. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students the skills they're building from Physics. Year 9 • Physics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study A-Level Geography? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level Geography or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • Geography • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from a Modern Foreign Language (Year 11) A modern foreign language builds a surprising range of skills - speaking across cultures, reading meaning in context, communicating around what you don't know, and writing clearly to a deadline. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills they've built and which subjects build the same ones. Year 11 • Modern Foreign Languages • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Law (Year 11) Law opens doors well beyond solicitors and barristers - to policing, prisons and probation, regulation, compliance, and a range of advisory and advocacy roles. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • Law • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from English Literature (Year 9) English Literature builds a surprising range of skills - close reading, structured argument, comparing texts, and stepping into perspectives different from your own. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students the skills they're building from English Literature. Year 9 • English Literature • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Design & Technology (Year 11) Design & Technology connects to a wide range of careers - from engineering and construction to product design, fashion, and the skilled trades. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • Design and Technology • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	What would you do if you weren't afraid? Fear of judgement, fear of failure, fear of being different. In this activity you'll hear from four people who almost let fear stop them - and what happened when they didn't. Years 7-13 • Engineering • Film and Media Studies • Music • Living in the wider world (PSHE) • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5)
	Jobs that use Chemistry (Year 11) Chemistry opens doors to a surprising range of careers - from medicine and pharmacy to forensic science and materials engineering. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • Chemistry • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Geography (Year 9) Geography opens doors to a surprising range of careers - from climate science and city planning to disaster relief, cartography, logistics, and tourism. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students where Geography can take them. Year 9 • Geography • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	What does it mean to design how something feels? Brand design goes far beyond logos – it's about creating an entire personality and experience. In this activity you'll hear from a designer who completely reinvents herself for every client and learned that her biggest mistake was playing it too safe. Years 7-13 • Art and Design • Film and Media Studies • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	Skills you learn from Art & Design (Year 11) Art & Design builds a distinctive set of skills - generating original ideas, practical fluency across materials, critical and contextual thinking, iterative making, and self-direction. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills they've built and which subjects build the same ones. Year 11 • Art and Design • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Who gets to do what? Do certain jobs belong to certain people? In this activity you'll hear from three people who didn't fit the expected profile for their career - and did it anyway. Years 7-13 • Engineering • Physical Education • Physics • Living in the wider world (PSHE) • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5)
	Why study A-Level Physics? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level Physics or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • Physics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	What does it mean to tell stories for a living? The best marketing doesn't feel like marketing – it feels like a story. In this activity you'll hear from a strategist who came from English literature, not business, and found that understanding people matters more than understanding products. Years 7-13 • Business • English Language • English Literature • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	Why study a Modern Foreign Language at GCSE? (Year 9) GCSE choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students whether the language they're studying is the right one to take at GCSE - drawing on the jobs it leads to, the skills it builds, and the routes it opens up. Year 9 • Modern Foreign Languages • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from a Modern Foreign Language (Year 9) A modern foreign language builds a surprising range of skills - speaking across cultures, reading meaning in context, communicating around what you don't know, and writing clearly to a deadline. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students the skills they're building from learning a language. Year 9 • Modern Foreign Languages • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Business (Year 9) Business builds a mix of commercial and analytical skills - making decisions under uncertainty, working with numbers, spotting opportunities, persuading and listening, and understanding how organisations really work. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students the skills they're already starting to build. Year 9 • Business • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study A-Level Drama? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level Drama or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • Drama • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Dance (Year 9) Dance builds a distinctive set of skills - physical control and technique, choreographing and composing, performance and audience awareness, collaboration, analytical writing, and reflecting and refining. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students the skills they're building from Dance. Year 9 • Dance • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Accounting (Year 11) Accounting builds accuracy with numbers, the ability to read financial statements, rule-based reasoning, and the judgement to choose between acceptable methods - skills students may already be developing in Maths, Business, or Computer Science. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills Accounting builds and where they're already building them. Year 11 • Accounting • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	What does a zoologist actually do all year? A zoologist's work changes with the seasons – and involves a lot more than animals. In this activity you'll hear from a researcher whose year includes fieldwork, teaching, urban wildlife studies, and a surprising subject she says helped her most. Years 7-13 • Biology • Chemistry • Environmental Science • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	Why study GCSE Music? (Year 9) GCSE choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students whether Music is the right GCSE choice for them, drawing on the jobs it leads to, the skills it builds, and the routes it opens up. Year 9 • Music • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Chemistry (Year 11) Chemistry builds a distinctive mix of practical, analytical, and quantitative skills - designing experiments, working with data, and explaining ideas precisely. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills they've built and which subjects build the same ones. Year 11 • Chemistry • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	What does it take to stay calm and make the right call when lives are on the line? When you fly an air ambulance, there's no room for hesitation. In this activity you'll hear from one of only 36 female helicopter pilots in the UK about what it takes to make life-or-death decisions under pressure. Years 7-13 • Physics • Engineering • Mathematics • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	Jobs that use Art & Design (Year 9) Art & Design connects to a wider range of careers than students or parents often expect - from design, architecture, and fashion to film, games, and skilled trades. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students which jobs use Art & Design and what those jobs involve. Year 9 • Art and Design • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	What happens when someone tells you you're not good enough? One comment from a university lecturer – 'you're horrible at writing' – was enough to make Eloise stop completely. In this activity you'll hear from a writer who found her way back through kinds of writing she never knew existed. Years 7-13 • English Language • English Literature • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	Why study GCSE History? (Year 9) GCSE choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students whether History is the right GCSE choice for them, drawing on the jobs it leads to, the skills it builds, and the routes it opens up. Year 9 • History • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Dance (Year 9) Dance leads into a focused range of careers - from performance and choreography to teaching, dance movement psychotherapy, and applied work in community arts. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students which jobs use Dance and what those jobs involve. Year 9 • Dance • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Geography (Year 11) Geography opens doors to a surprising range of careers - from climate science and city planning to disaster relief, cartography, logistics, and tourism. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • Geography • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study A-Level Mathematics? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level Maths or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • Mathematics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study A-Level Philosophy? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level Philosophy or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • Philosophy • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Physics (Year 11) Physics builds a distinctive mix of mathematical, analytical, and practical skills - quantitative reasoning, problem-solving from first principles, and careful experimental work. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills they've built and which subjects build the same ones. Year 11 • Physics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Engineering (Year 11) Engineering connects to careers across construction, transport, energy, manufacturing, healthcare, communications, the armed forces, and many less obvious fields where engineered systems matter. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • Engineering • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Accounting (Year 11) Accounting opens doors well beyond chartered accountants and auditors - to banking, financial advice, and a range of operational and business-management roles. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • Accounting • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Philosophy (Year 11) Philosophy builds rigorous argument, logical reasoning, careful reading of difficult texts, and the ability to form a view when answers aren't settled - skills students may already be developing in English Literature, History, or Religious Studies. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills Philosophy builds and where they're already building them. Year 11 • Philosophy • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Economics (Year 11) Economics connects to careers across banking, finance, accountancy, insurance, consulting, property, and government - alongside many less obvious fields where understanding markets and decisions matters. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • Economics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	What does the work behind a creative job actually look like? Creative jobs look exciting from the outside – but what does the day-to-day actually involve? In this activity you'll hear from someone whose 'fun' job turns out to be mostly admin, editing, and the pressure of constant self-promotion. Years 7-13 • Art and Design • Drama • Film and Media Studies • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	Why study GCSE Design & Technology? (Year 9) GCSE choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students whether Design & Technology is the right GCSE choice for them, drawing on the jobs it leads to, the skills it builds, and the routes it opens up. Year 9 • Design and Technology • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	What if the real question isn't who made the mistake but why? When something goes wrong, the instinct is to find someone to blame. In this activity you'll hear from a safety investigator whose job isn't to point fingers – it's to understand what put someone in that position in the first place. Years 7-13 • Engineering • Mathematics • Physics • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	Why study A-Level Computer Science? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level Computer Science or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • Computer Science • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study GCSE Chemistry? (Year 9) GCSE choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students whether Chemistry is the right GCSE choice for them, drawing on the jobs it leads to, the skills it builds, and the routes it opens up. Year 9 • Chemistry • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Music (Year 11) Music leads to a wider range of careers than students or parents often realise - from performing and teaching to sound engineering, music therapy, and arts administration. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • Music • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	What happens when you create your own opportunity? Not everyone finds their career through a job advert. In this activity you'll hear from three people who made their own way in - through persistence, initiative, and saying yes to things they weren't prepared for. Years 7-13 • Art and Design • Drama • Film and Media Studies • Living in the wider world (PSHE) • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5)
	What if you know what you want but don't feel like the right person to do it? Anna-Marie was introverted, had no experience, and no connections. So she bought a camera and a microphone and just started. In this activity you'll hear from a presenter who proves you don't need to be a certain 'type' to do what you're drawn to. Years 7-13 • Drama • Film and Media Studies • Music • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	What happens when the thing you love most becomes the hardest thing you do? A serious injury can threaten more than your career – it can shake your entire sense of who you are. In this activity you'll hear from a Royal Ballet soloist who had to rebuild both his body and his belief that he belonged. Years 7-13 • Dance • Drama • Music • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	Skills you learn from Electronics (Year 11) Electronics builds a mix of analytical, design, and practical skills - designing systems to meet a need, analysing data, applying theory to real circuits, hands-on building and fault-finding, and technical communication. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills they've built and which subjects build the same ones. Year 11 • Electronics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Drama (Year 9) Drama leads into more careers than students or parents often expect - from acting, directing, and screenwriting to costume, stage management, and applied roles in therapy and community arts. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students which jobs use Drama and what those jobs involve. Year 9 • Drama • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Mathematics (Year 9) Maths opens doors to a wide range of careers - from engineering and software to finance, accountancy, science, healthcare, the skilled trades, and the armed forces. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students where Maths can take them. Year 9 • Mathematics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Chemistry (Year 9) Chemistry builds a distinctive mix of practical, analytical, and quantitative skills - designing experiments, working with data, and explaining ideas precisely. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students the skills they're building from Chemistry. Year 9 • Chemistry • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Philosophy (Year 11) Philosophy opens doors well beyond law and religious life - to journalism, policy, the civil service, advocacy, and the growing field of AI and tech ethics. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • Philosophy • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Music (Year 9) Music builds an unusual combination of skills - listening with precision, iterative practice, performing under pressure, ensemble collaboration, structural analysis, and creative expression. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students the skills they're building from Music. Year 9 • Music • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Electronics (Year 11) Electronics connects to careers across engineering, robotics, communications, broadcast, defence, and many less obvious fields where electronic systems matter. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • Electronics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study A-Level Biology? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level Biology or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • Biology • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study GCSE Business? (Year 9) GCSE choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students whether Business is the right GCSE choice for them, drawing on the jobs it leads to, the skills it builds, and the routes it opens up. Year 9 • Business • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Design & Technology (Year 9) Design & Technology connects to a wide range of careers - from engineering and construction to product design, fashion, and the skilled trades. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students which jobs use Design & Technology and what those jobs involve. Year 9 • Design and Technology • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study A-Level English Literature? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level English Literature or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • English Literature • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Electronics (Year 9) Electronics builds a mix of analytical, design, and practical skills - designing systems to meet a need, analysing data, applying theory to real circuits, hands-on building and fault-finding, and technical communication. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students the skills they're building from Electronics. Year 9 • Electronics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Biology (Year 9) Biology builds a distinctive mix of observational, analytical, and practical skills - careful observation, designing investigations, and reasoning about complex living systems. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students the skills they're building from Biology. Year 9 • Biology • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Geography (Year 11) Geography builds a surprising range of skills - reading data, spotting patterns, weighing evidence, and explaining complex ideas clearly. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills they've built and which subjects build the same ones. Year 11 • Geography • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Does it matter what you study? The subject that helps you most in your career might not be the one you'd expect. In this activity you'll hear from three people whose most useful learning came from somewhere surprising. Years 7-13 • Geography • History • Physical Education • Living in the wider world (PSHE) • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5)
	Jobs that use English Language (Year 9) English Language opens doors to a surprising range of careers - from journalism and publishing to law, teaching, marketing, healthcare, and the emergency services. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students where English Language can take them. Year 9 • English Language • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use a Modern Foreign Language (Year 9) A modern foreign language opens doors to a surprising range of careers - from translating and interpreting to international business, the diplomatic service, journalism, marketing, and aviation. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students where a language can take them. Year 9 • Modern Foreign Languages • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Physics (Year 9) Physics opens doors to a surprising range of careers - from every kind of engineering to medical physics, electronics, renewable energy, and skilled trades. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students where Physics can take them. Year 9 • Physics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Computer Science (Year 9) Computer Science builds a distinctive set of skills - computational thinking, building and iterating, working with data, systems thinking, and weighing the consequences of technical decisions. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students the skills they're building from Computer Science. Year 9 • Computer Science • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Engineering (Year 11) Engineering builds a mix of design, technical, and practical skills - designing solutions to real problems, drawing and modelling in 2D and 3D, working with materials and machines, applying maths and science, testing and improving, and planning a project within real constraints. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills they've built and which subjects build the same ones. Year 11 • Engineering • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	What's it like to work with people you never see in person? Remote work sounds simple until you're managing clients across time zones from another continent. In this activity you'll hear from a social media manager working from Brazil about what remote work is really like – and what it took to find a workplace that valued her. Years 7-13 • English Language • Film and Media Studies • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	Jobs that use Biology (Year 9) Biology opens doors to a surprising range of careers - from medicine and nursing to veterinary work, biomedical science, ecology, and food technology. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students where Biology can take them. Year 9 • Biology • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use English Language (Year 11) English Language opens doors to a surprising range of careers - from journalism and publishing to law, teaching, marketing, healthcare, and the emergency services. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • English Language • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study A-Level Electronics? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level Electronics or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • Electronics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study GCSE Geography? (Year 9) GCSE choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students whether Geography is the right GCSE choice for them, drawing on the jobs it leads to, the skills it builds, and the routes it opens up. Year 9 • Geography • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Chemistry (Year 9) Chemistry opens doors to a surprising range of careers - from medicine and pharmacy to forensic science, materials engineering, food technology, and environmental testing. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students where Chemistry can take them. Year 9 • Chemistry • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Psychology (Year 11) Psychology connects to careers across healthcare, education, social work, research, marketing, HR, and the police - alongside many fields where understanding people matters. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • Psychology • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study GCSE Physics? (Year 9) GCSE choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students whether Physics is the right GCSE choice for them, drawing on the jobs it leads to, the skills it builds, and the routes it opens up. Year 9 • Physics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	How do you know when you belong? Sometimes it takes one moment to realise you're in the right place. In this activity you'll hear from three people who describe the moment their work stopped feeling like a dream and started feeling real. Years 7-13 • Art and Design • Film and Media Studies • Living in the wider world (PSHE) • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5)
	Jobs that use Economics (Year 9) Economics connects to careers across banking, finance, accountancy, insurance, consulting, property, and government - alongside many less obvious fields where understanding markets and decisions matters. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students which jobs use Economics and what those jobs involve. Year 9 • Economics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Computer Science (Year 11) Computer Science underpins a much broader range of careers than most students expect - from software engineering and data science to cyber security, robotics, games, and scientific research. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • Computer Science • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	What happens when you stop following the crowd and find your own path? Tony grew up with limited options, joined the army, then fell into the film industry after a conversation at a party. In this activity you'll hear from someone who found that the best opportunities came from doing things differently to everyone around him. Years 7-13 • Drama • Film and Media Studies • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	Jobs that use Electronics (Year 9) Electronics connects to careers across engineering, robotics, communications, broadcast, defence, and many less obvious fields where electronic systems matter. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students which jobs use Electronics and what those jobs involve. Year 9 • Electronics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Engineering (Year 9) Engineering builds a mix of design, technical, and practical skills - designing solutions to real problems, drawing and modelling in 2D and 3D, working with materials and machines, applying maths and science, testing and improving, and planning a project within real constraints. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students the skills they're building from Engineering. Year 9 • Engineering • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from History (Year 9) History builds a surprising range of skills - weighing evidence, building arguments, working out cause and consequence, and writing clearly under time pressure. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students the skills they're building from History. Year 9 • History • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study A-Level Business? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level Business or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • Business • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Art & Design (Year 9) Art & Design builds a distinctive set of skills - generating original ideas, practical fluency across materials, critical and contextual thinking, iterative making, and self-direction. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students the skills they're building from Art & Design. Year 9 • Art and Design • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from History (Year 11) History builds a surprising range of skills - weighing evidence, building arguments, working out cause and consequence, and writing clearly under time pressure. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills they've built and which subjects build the same ones. Year 11 • History • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Drama (Year 11) Drama leads into more careers than students or parents often expect - from acting, directing, and screenwriting to costume, stage management, and applied roles in therapy and community arts. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • Drama • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Business (Year 11) Business builds a mix of commercial and analytical skills - making decisions under uncertainty, working with numbers, spotting opportunities, persuading and listening, and understanding how organisations really work. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills Business builds and which other subjects build the same ones. Year 11 • Business • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Psychology (Year 9) Psychology builds an unusual mix of scientific and interpretive skills - reading evidence, designing research, weighing competing explanations, understanding people and behaviour, and working ethically with sensitive material. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students the skills they're already starting to build. Year 9 • Psychology • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Art & Design (Year 11) Art & Design connects to a wider range of careers than students or parents often expect - from design, architecture, and fashion to film, games, and skilled trades. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • Art and Design • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Computer Science (Year 9) Computer Science underpins a much broader range of careers than most students expect - from software engineering and data science to cyber security, robotics, games, and scientific research. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students where Computer Science can take them. Year 9 • Computer Science • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	How can following what you enjoy lead to a career you never expected? Not many people plan to become an astronaut. In this activity you'll hear from a scientist whose curiosity kept leading her somewhere unexpected – from engineering to nanomaterials to Antarctica to the European Space Agency. Years 7-13 • Physics • Chemistry • Engineering • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	Why study A-Level Chemistry? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level Chemistry or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • Chemistry • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	What skills actually matter most when you get to work? Communication and emotional intelligence might matter more than anything you're tested on at school. In this activity you'll hear from a video producer who once had to lead a shoot in Japan with a crew he'd never met, most of whom didn't speak English. Years 7-13 • Art and Design • Business • Film and Media Studies • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	Skills you learn from Politics (Year 11) Politics builds structured argument, close reading of sources, and the ability to weigh competing claims fairly - skills students may already be developing in History, English, or Religious Studies. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills Politics builds and where they're already building them. Year 11 • Politics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	What happens when you change your mind about what you want to do? Anna trained in sound engineering, then ended up in dentistry. In this activity you'll hear from someone who discovered a career she'd never heard of simply by working alongside the right person – and why changing direction doesn't mean starting over. Years 7-13 • Biology • Chemistry • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)
	Skills you learn from Mathematics (Year 9) Maths builds a surprising range of skills - logical reasoning, problem-solving, working with data, and the precision habit of checking your work and being exact when it matters. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students the skills they're building from Maths. Year 9 • Mathematics • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Dance (Year 11) Dance leads into a focused range of careers - from performance and choreography to teaching, dance movement psychotherapy, and applied work in community arts. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • Dance • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study GCSE Drama? (Year 9) GCSE choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students whether Drama is the right GCSE choice for them, drawing on the jobs it leads to, the skills it builds, and the routes it opens up. Year 9 • Drama • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	What does it take to turn something you love into a job? Some people build careers around things they love doing. But what does it actually take to make that work - and what's the gap between the fun part and the reality? Years 7-13 • Business • Physical Education • Living in the wider world (PSHE) • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5)
	Why study GCSE Computer Science? (Year 9) GCSE choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students whether Computer Science is the right GCSE choice for them, drawing on the jobs it leads to, the skills it builds, and the routes it opens up. Year 9 • Computer Science • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use a Modern Foreign Language (Year 11) A modern foreign language opens doors to a surprising range of careers - from translating and interpreting to international business, the diplomatic service, journalism, marketing, and aviation. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • Modern Foreign Languages • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study A-Level Art & Design? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level Art & Design or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • Art and Design • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Drama (Year 9) Drama builds a distinctive set of skills - performance and audience awareness, collaboration and ensemble work, close interpretation of texts, improvising and devising, and reflecting and refining. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 9 students the skills they're building from Drama. Year 9 • Drama • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Why study A-Level Psychology? (Year 11) Post-16 choices shouldn't be made on syllabus details alone. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students whether A-Level Psychology or another post-16 route fits them best, drawing on the jobs it leads to and the skills it builds. Year 11 • Psychology • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Skills you learn from Biology (Year 11) Biology builds a distinctive mix of observational, analytical, and practical skills - careful observation, designing investigations, and reasoning about complex living systems. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students the skills they've built and which subjects build the same ones. Year 11 • Biology • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	Jobs that use Biology (Year 11) Biology opens doors to a surprising range of careers - from medicine and nursing to veterinary work, biomedical science, and ecology. This lesson plan will help you to show Year 11 students how to weigh careers and plan their next steps. Year 11 • Biology • Linking curriculum learning to careers (GB4)
	What does it mean to be the person who keeps everything (and everyone) moving? Some jobs aren't about creating the work – they're about making sure everyone else can do theirs. In this activity you'll hear from a creative producer whose role is to hold everything together when plans fall apart. Years 7-13 • Art and Design • Business • Design and Technology • Encounters with employers and employees (GB5) • Living in the wider world (PSHE)