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Skills Builder Resources
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. 
Skills Builder Partnership
Linking literacy to career-related learning

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

 

National Literacy Trust
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Careers Excellence Seminar

The Careers & Enterprise Company hosted its sixth Careers Excellence Seminar in March 2025, focussing on the importance of driving impact in early careers education with panellists discussing the question:

Excellence in early career-related learning: how can challenging stereotypes support primary pupils to successfully transition into secondary education and beyond?  

Lesson Materials
Start Small; Dream Big Careers Booklist

Help children have big dreams about their futures with this book list all about jobs and people with interesting job roles.

 

Lesson Materials
Primary Futures Aviation Resources

As part of Primary Futures’ Inspiring Aviation project, utilise a variety of classroom resources to help bring roles within the aviation sector to life. Including format guides for planning in-classroom activities with volunteers from the world of work, creative activities for the classroom, and educational guides to the wide-range of jobs possible in the sector.

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Skills for the World of Work

This resource features four separate 5-minute videos with each volunteer talking about their role, differentiated for Key Stage 1 and 2, intended on being short, bite-size videos for easy classroom use!

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Key Stage 2 Aviation

Introduce the world of aviation to your pupils with our Inspiring Aviation pre-recorded video resource! Children are invited to hear from three inspiring volunteers showcasing diverse roles in aviation, from a pilot to an airport utilities manager, and a cabin crew trainer!

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Key Stage 1 Aviation

Introduce the world of aviation to your Key Stage 1 pupils with our Inspiring Aviation pre-recorded video resource! Children are invited to hear from three inspiring volunteers – a pilot, the manager of the UK’s largest heliport, and an airplane engineer.

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MYPATH Primary LKS2 Resources

Engage your students with fun, curriculum-linked videos, interactive activities, and inspiring assemblies that connect learning to real-world careers. From guessing jobs to developing essential skills, spark curiosity and purpose in every classroom!

Lesson Materials
A Health and Care Careers Programme for Primary Schools

An engaging and immersive opportunity awaits Reception (FS2) and Key Stage 1 pupils to explore careers in Health and Care. The vibrant and visual resources will transform your classroom into a virtual hospital. Through class activities, role play, junk modelling, and song, you will engage parents and enhance pupils’ understanding of the topic. This project introduces over 20 different job roles and offers guidance for arranging an inspiring visit from a professional in the field.

 

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