These free resources have been developed by a range of trusted providers, including those involved in the Primary Fund.
They each support different aspects of schools’ career-related learning. If you are unsure where to start, then the quiz provides a starting point to help you reflect on your school’s current strengths and areas for development.
We seek to help teachers in primary schools expose children to a wide range of exciting possibilities for their future.
Good career inspiration can literally change children’s futures and is important for social mobility.
An interactive, online and fully downloadable publication, Careermag for Primary provides all you need to start talking about careers, open children’s minds and encourage the aspirations of the next generation.
A new inspiring poster for upper primary school students showing how engineers transform the way we design buildings.
Kahoot! Robotics Fulfilment Centre Career Tour
From our online store to your doorstep, discover how computer science, state-of-the-art engineering, and incredible people deliver customer orders at Amazon.
Teaching career-related learning through the primary PSHE education curriculum
This evidence review accompanies the Career Explorers lesson pack and teacher guidance for career-related learning at key stages 1 and 2. These materials were produced by the PSHE Association with funding from The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC).
A set of five lesson plans for key stage 1 and key stage 2, with accompanying teacher guidance and evidence review, exploring different careers and career pathways, produced by the PSHE Association with funding from The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) as part of their Start Small; Dream Big Primary Pilot.
The Fiver Challenge, from Young Enterprise, is a free national enterprise programme providing children aged 5-11, with first-hand experience of starting their own business with a £5 pledge in four weeks, entering exciting competitions along the way! This year’s challenge will take place from the 3rd – 28th June 2024.
Money Heroes is an award-winning FREE programme from Young Enterprise, supported by HSBC UK, seeking to transform financial education for primary children aged 3-11 at school & at home through a range of high-quality, fun and engaging resources including storybooks, games & applied learning activities.
I’m a Scientist is a student-led, online, enrichment activity connecting students with people working in a diverse range of roles in STEM.
Youth social action (YSA) refers to activities that young people do to make a positive difference to others or the environment. There are lots of ways in which young people can take practical action to make a positive difference.
Teachers, employers, parents and other members of the community can all support youth social action. To help understand how it can benefit young people, schools, colleges and communities.
Raise children’s aspirations and broaden their horizons with a seasonal twist for the end of term with our 'What's My Line? Festive special' pre-recorded resource! Children are invited to meet a suite of volunteers who are working very hard to bring us festive magic, and use clues to guess their jobs.
Engineering Fairy Tales are a range of STEM stories and challenges to help children understand about the world of engineering and develop their teamwork and creative problem-solving skills.
Whether your school is just starting out on this journey, has made a start or already has an extensive programme in place, here are some tips and resources for you to consider, to help fully embed career-related learning in your setting.
This workshop aims to inform parents of the ways in which the labour market is predicted to change and the importance of having an entrepreneurial mind-set.
Series of interviews with professionals, led by primary children in Folkestone and presented in a podcast format.
An introduction to Careers Related Learning in primary schools, including a presentation for staff, and introduction for parents, and various activities to get familiar with the language of CRL and skills.
Four short films (5-7 minutes) introduce four members of the Eden Project Team (www.edenproject.com) with very different current roles and varied career journeys.
Lessons designed to help teachers get the most out of employee encounters, whether these encounters involve hosting a visitor in school, or visiting employees in their workplace.
Raise children’s aspirations and broaden their horizons with a seasonal twist for the end of term with our 'What's My Line? Festive special' pre-recorded resource! Children are invited to meet a suite of volunteers who are working very hard to bring us festive magic, and use clues to guess their jobs.
A taster of the pre-recorded resources on the Primary Futures portal that can be slotted into your timetable with minimal planning and still give children a chance to meet fascinating volunteers from the world of work.
20-minute interactive video with accompanying teacher guide and learning activities aimed at children aged 5-8, children consider what a florist or a builder might look like before meeting Jonathan the celebrity florist and Kimberley in construction.
Volunteers reveal what it is like working in an industry dominated by the opposite gender as well as the skills that make them good at their jobs.
Two activity plans, which teachers can deliver with volunteers from the world of work. These activities will broaden children’s horizons and link what they are learning in school to the wider world.
Printable worksheet that pupils in Year 3 to Year 6 complete to reflect on their learning following a careers related learning activity that focused on S.T.E.M. careers.
Resources support schools in developing their literacy and career-related learning provision.
Pack to help teachers to personalise career-related learning for their pupils.
A simple video-led resource for teacher CPD. Resources are designed to give teachers the skills and confidence to build a simple Google Site for their school.
Make sure everyone knows which way you’re heading: ensure all stakeholders understand you career-related learning programme by using this template to present it in a visual way.
Resources contain accessible ‘how to’ guides for teachers, looking at practical ways to implement the principles of effective career-related learning.
Two comprehensive PSHE lesson plans for year 5 and 6 pupils with supporting classroom materials.
A series of case studies demonstrating how schools used the Primary Futures portal to meet their specific objectives for raising aspirations.
20 activities designed to engage primary pupils in STEM subjects linked to General Practice.
Complete with animations introducing each activity.
These resources have been developed to support career-related learning for key stage 1 and 2 children across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
Health Education England have worked in partnership with the Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) and Forum Talent Potential to fund and support a project which provides real life context to learning.
Did you know that someone in every class in your school is likely to work for the NHS in the future? See our KS2 teacher guide for an overview of our ready-made lesson plans and how to introduce meaningful careers-related learning to your pupils.
Developed by NUSTEM, Engineering for Families is a six week afterschool activity for KS2 children and their parents and carers.
Access free online interactive resources, ready-made lessons as part of the Barclays LifeSkills suite of career and money related learning activities, to help raise pupils’ aspirations and develop the skills needed for their future.
Tech We Can teachers deliver fun and informative online lessons to inspire 8-14-year-olds to consider a tech career.
Short animations covering a range of technology topics to inspire primary school children about technology and the people working in tech roles.