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Skills Builder Resources

  • Early Years
  • Key Stage 1
  • Key Stage 2
  • Support to embed CRL into a whole school approach or curriculum
  • Embed in curriculum
  • Involve employers and parents
  • Open to all
  • Personalised and relevant to age group
  • Start early
  • Whole school
  • Infant
  • Junior
  • Large school
  • Middle
  • PRU
  • Rural
  • SEND school
  • Small school
  • Urban
  • Evaluation
  • Information booklets / sheets
The Skills Builder Hub provides a suite of tools for educators to build essential skills in the classroom, including learning activities, classroom resources and assessment tools. 

Linking literacy to career-related learning

  • Key Stage 1
  • A standalone activity
  • CPD and Teacher training
  • Information and guidance for teachers who are new to CRL
  • Lesson materials that are adaptable
  • Support to embed CRL into a whole school approach or curriculum
  • Support to involve parents/carers
  • Support to plan an event or activity
  • Support to work with external professionals
  • Embed in curriculum
  • Involve employers and parents
  • Open to all
  • Personalised and relevant to age group
  • Start early
  • Whole school
  • Infant
  • Large school
  • Rural
  • Small school
  • Urban
  • Governor
  • Teacher
  • Information booklets / sheets
  • Lesson material
  • Video
  • Worksheets

Resources support schools in developing their literacy and career-related learning provision.

 

Primary Encounters Checklist

  • Early Years
  • Key Stage 1
  • Key Stage 2
  • Support to plan an event or activity
  • Start early
  • Teacher
  • Information booklets / sheets

This checklist is designed to support primary school teachers to plan and deliver encounters that are meaningful for all participants and ensure quality and consistency in career-related learning (CRL) activities.

Careermap for Primary Schools

  • Early Years
  • Key Stage 1
  • Key Stage 2
  • Lesson materials that are adaptable
  • Start early
  • Infant
  • Junior
  • Teacher
  • Information booklets / sheets
  • Lesson material

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.

Careermag for Primary Schools

  • Early Years
  • Key Stage 1
  • Key Stage 2
  • Support to embed CRL into a whole school approach or curriculum
  • Start early
  • Infant
  • Junior
  • Governor
  • Parent
  • Teacher
  • Information booklets / sheets

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.


 

Evidence Review

  • Key Stage 1
  • Key Stage 2
  • Information and guidance for teachers who are new to CRL
  • Support to embed CRL into a whole school approach or curriculum
  • Information booklets / sheets

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). 

Career Explorers

  • Key Stage 1
  • Key Stage 2
  • Lesson materials that are adaptable
  • Infant
  • Teacher
  • Lesson material

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.

Youth Social Action

  • Whole school
  • Information booklets / sheets

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.