Corporate Careers Programmes
Following these links will introduce you to multiple branded resources within each website, enabling you to create classroom-based sessions on a number of topics within your careers programme eg, a series of modules for Key Stage 3 from WorldSkills UK or a job-seeking programme from Accenture for 16-18 year olds looking for employment or training.
LifeSkills | Developing work and life skills (barclayslifeskills.com)
Jobsearch programme with self-help exercises and opportunities for work experience
Skills to Succeed Academy (s2sacademy.com)
Job preparation programme developed by Accenture
Careers Advice Toolkit | Educator Resources | WorldSkills UK
Four key sections with lesson plan, power point and reflection sheet. Find out about skills here
Careers Support - Teaching Resources - BBC Teach
Careers duties, responsibilities and resources as presented by the BBC
Employability Skills Toolkit - PwC UK
An employability skills toolkit with lesson plans mapped against the Benchmarks. See also the wider New World, New Skills resource for schools
BASE - British Army Jobs (mod.uk)
Engaging careers content brought to schools by the British Army
McDonald's Education - Free Teacher Resources
An insight into the world of business, food technology and careers with McDonalds
Preparing For Your Future - Free Online Course - Youth Employment UK
Ahead of the game: A free online course to help 14-16 year olds build career confidence
Journey To Work - Free Online Course - Youth Employment UK
Ahead of the game: A free online course to help those aged 17+ build career confidence.
CareerSense (mycareersense.com)
Resources produced by Natwest divided into key stages from KS3-5
STEM
STEM Learning - Resources, CPD, STEM Ambassadors and enrichment
Resources, CPD ideas and link to STEM Ambassadors. Find North East STEM info here
Careers resources (rsb.org.uk)
Royal Society of Biology: reference guide, posters, degrees and careers, technician routes
A Future in Chemistry | RSC Education
Royal Society of Chemistry: 14+ options, 16+ options, going to university, job profiles, videos
Careers with physics | Institute of Physics (iop.org)
Institute of Physics: careers booklets, physics jobs, case studies, video/audio, Marvin and Milo!
For the teacher or adviser: resources for careers education delivery
icould free teaching resources - icould
Resources to complement careers videos and articles
Panjango
An interactive website with knowledge and skills-based activities as well as a teachers’ area
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Detailed standards for all new apprenticeships – great to use as job descriptions. Check out the occupational maps which show progression routes in technical education
The future of work: classroom lesson plan | Nesta
A classroom lesson plan on LMI. Find North East classroom LMI resources here
Event Videos | founders4schools
A series of videos showing how prominent speakers have inspired school pupils
Money Games and Online Financial Resources | MoneySense
A free financial education programme for 5-18 year olds
Professional network for young people (uptree.co)
Bridging the gap between schools and employers – often used with post-16
HOME | MYPATH Careers Resources (mypathcareersuk.com)
Check out the ‘job of the week’ resource
Careers Education Resources For Teachers And Careers Leaders - YEUK
Free resources from Youth Employment UK
SUPPORTING BENCHMARK 4: CAREERS IN THE CURRICULUM
Ideas on how teachers can incorporate career learning into their subject
Collaboration-in-the-Classroom-The-Teacher-Toolkit (futurefirst.org.uk)
A short report exploring how careers can be delivered in the curriculum
Education toolkit (bitc.org.uk)
Guidance for schools and businesses on how to work on joint curriculum projects
Forum Talent Potential (forum-talent-potential.org)
Case studies of effective employer links in the school curriculum. Sign up for a free MOOC ‘Meaningful Learning Experiences’. Free materials; though costed service for project work
Apprenticeship resources for schools, teachers, parents (amazingapprenticeships.com)
Including apprenticeship information, videos and posters linked to school subjects
Gatsby Benchmark 4 | CEC Resource Directory (careersandenterprise.co.uk)
Editable powerpoint presentations in the My Learning My Future series
Where could your favourite subject take you? - BBC Bitesize
Job inspiration linked to school subjects
AET and Tesco: Careers in English resources | CEC Resource Directory
Careers using English. Also check out maths and French AET resources
Royal Geographical Society - Geography resources for teachers (rgs.org)
Resources to support Net Zero targets from the Royal Geographical Society incl KS5 version
Subject Resources - Education (teesvalleycareers.com)
Tees Valley Benchmark 4 resources
Subject Career Posters (planitplus.net)
Downloadable subject posters and lots of useful information for Teachers/Careers Leaders
Resources for Teachers | Edge Foundation
A selection of resources covering a number of subject and career areas
KS2 careers resources and NHS competition for primary schools
Step into the NHS | KS3 careers resources and competition
Step Into The NHS - Take a step into the NHS at Key Stage 4
KS2-4 NHS resources from stepintothenhs.nhs.uk
n Higher Education resources for the Careers Leaders/teacher
A sample of sites to support schools and colleges raise awareness of the huge number of opportunities available by entering Higher Education in universities and colleges.
Services for Schools | Oxford University Careers Service
A number of free services for all state schools
HE+ (myheplus.com)
Support and resources from Cambridge University for pre-16 and post-16 students
Advancing Access
CPD and links to online events for staff to support students’ progression to leading universities
Helping you find UK scholarships | The Scholarship Hub
Useful information about scholarships, bursaries and grants
Graduate employment and skills guide - Office for Students
A guide for HE students about to graduate and start their career journey; useful to picture an undergraduate at the end of their journey and preparing for their next step
NORTH EAST UNIVERSITIES
Outreach Activities - NERAP
HE support from combined NE universities – North East Raising Aspirations Partnership
Outreach North East - Supporting Access to Higher Education Pathways
A single point of contact for teachers and advisers to provide HE information to all students
Information for Schools and Colleges - Newcastle University
Newcastle University resources – over 400 free resources and activities
Durham University For Teachers
Durham University resources – Spend a night in one of Durham’s colleges!
Schools and Colleges | Teesside University
Teesside University resources – how to prepare for the university application process
For schools and colleges | The University of Sunderland
University of Sunderland – Pre and Post 16 activities for schools and colleges
School & College Outreach (northumbria.ac.uk)
University of Northumbria – check out the university’s Evolve programme
NORTH EAST FE COLLEGES: HIGHER EDUCATION/ACCESS TO HE COURSES
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n Visiting speakers to inspire students
There is a vast amount of evidence to show how encounters with employers and employees can have a profound impact on young people, whether these are physical visits to a school (eg, delivering an assembly) or an online presentation via a webinar. These sites enable you to search through volunteer databases and find inspiring speakers for your students.
Inspiring The Future – Connecting schools and colleges with volunteers from the world of work
Register and invite local volunteers into schools for a variety of activities from lessons to events. Includes a guide showing how to make the most of your volunteers
Welcome to Founders4Schools | founders4schools
Request role models for events, workplace visits, speakers, mock interviews, careers fairs…
Speakers for Schools - Our Home
Invite high profile national speakers into school to give inspirational talks
LifeSkills | Workshops (barclayslifeskills.com)
Job seeking workshops, money skills and other activities delivered by Barclays volunteers
STEM Ambassador Programme | STEM
Book a STEM ambassador to deliver STEM activities/talks in school. Sign in to STEM portal
Request Support - Amazing Apprenticeships
Apprenticeship resources and request form for Young Apprentice Ambassador Network
Careers Advice For Young People | WorldSkills UK
Access to role model case studies and other careers resources
Future First - an alumni community for every state school and college
Some free elements, but note that key aspects of this service do incur a cost
MyBigCareer Values – My Big Career
Connecting disadvantaged young people with aspirational opportunities
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n National careers events
Running your careers activities alongside national events can give your careers programme focus and kudos. It shows other staff in schools and colleges that careers activities are an important part of the academic year and often come with branded resources to be used for the occasion. Other national days or weeks can also be used as a theme to which careers education is attached eg, sporting events, music festivals, health weeks or historical occasions.
National Careers Week 2023 (6-11 March 2023)
National Apprenticeship Week 2023 (6-12 February 2023)
British Science Week 2023 (10-19 March 2023)
Children's Mental Health Week (6-12 February 2023)
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n Information for parents and carers
Parents and carers are known to be the single biggest influence on most – though by no means all – young people’s lives. Parents and carers, if they have the right information, can help schools and colleges reinforce important messages about their children’s future decisions. Parents and carers need to keep up to date with changes in education and training, however, and this is where these websites can help.
Educator-toolkit-Gatsby-Talking-Futures
Find interactive conversation cards here
Careers Advice for Parents - Youth Employment UK
Career Guidance | Career Options | Advice For Parents (parentadviser.co.uk)
Parental Guidance from The Careers Writers Association - Home
Careers resources for parents (neonfutures.org.uk)
Parents’ guide to engineering careers
A parent's guide to STEM (ingenious-science.eu)
Parents’ guide to science careers – including job suggestions
Parents' and Carers Pack October - Amazing Apprenticeships
Parents’ guide to apprenticeships
Mumsnet | The UK's most popular website for parents
Do a search on aspects of education, training and work and read the discussions
The_Parents_Guide_to_NCW_2022
Downloadable document for parents and carers celebrating National Careers Week 2022
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n Labour Market Information (LMI) – general sites
Labour Market Information is vital in a careers programme so that young people are familiar with the world of work around them. Through the careful and targeted use of LMI in an institution the careers programme can give both important information about industry sectors, jobs forecasts and the skills and qualities employers look for in their workforce. Simple and useful LMI can also be found in some of the young people’s sites above such as icould, National Careers Service, First Careers, Start Profile and Adzuna
Working Futures, 2017-2027 (warwick.ac.uk)
The latest ‘Working Futures’ survey covering labour market forecasts from 2017-2027
LMI for All | icanbea...
Up to date government-funded LMI for a range of audiences. Two interactive tools can be embedded into school and college websites: The Careerometer and Skillsometer
Home - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)
The UK’s largest independent producer of official statistics and the recognised national statistical institute of the UK; collecting, analysing and disseminating statistics about the economy, society and population.
Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics (nomisweb.co.uk)
A service provided by the Office for National Statistics, ONS, giving free access to the most detailed and up-to-date UK labour market statistics from official sources. Provides access to a range of data including industry classifications, area profiles, earnings and travel to work.
Salary Stats Centre | Adzuna
Labour market statistics based on millions of up to date vacancies
n Labour Market Information (LMI) – key datasets
This is the ‘hard core’ statistical information for people who are looking for specific information on the labour market. Used in the right way these data can add credibility to any teaching about the labour market and emphasise key points about the world of work in careers discussions, class or homework or even within certain curriculum subjects.
UK SIC 2007 - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)
- Standard Industry Codes: 19 industries relating to sectors of work
SOC 2020 - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)
- Standard Occupational Classifications: Over 850 individual occupations within industries
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) - Office for National Statistics
- Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings: ASHE (every year)
Data on time worked, and pay, for FT/PT employees in all industries/occupations
Annual Population Survey - Official Labour Market Statistics (nomisweb.co.uk)
- Annual Population Survey: APS (every year)
Covers employment, housing, ethnicity, religion, health and education
Business Register and Employment Survey - ONS
- Business Register and Employment Survey: BRES (every year)
Official source of employee/employment estimates ie, who works in what industry
Labour market overview, UK - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)
- Labour Force Survey: LFS (every three months)
Data on employment/unemployment/claimant count in the UK
Employer Skills Survey 2022
See ‘list of occupations’ for examples of different job roles at all levels. Last survey 2019
Data and analysis | HESA
- For Higher Education statistics: HESA
Student numbers by course/institution/criteria, destinations and more
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n Labour Market Information (LMI) – the North East
These sites relate to LMI specifically for the North East. Exploring them will highlight the differences in the economies of the seven local authorities in the North East Local Enterprise Partnership area and help schools and colleges adapt their careers programmes to suit the needs of their local labour market. North East Ambition provides a toolkit for Benchmark 2.
The Plan - North East Local Enterprise Partnership (northeastlep.co.uk)
North East Strategic Economic Plan 2014-2024. Summary version available
North East Evidence Hub (northeastlep.co.uk)
The latest North East economy data which can be downloaded, exported and compared
North East Local Enterprise Partnership Local Skills Report (northeastlep.co.uk)
The North East’s Local Skills Implementation Plan (LSIP) – required by all LEPs to address labour market issues eg, skills gaps and shortages
LMI Bulletin (Issue 493) | Supporting Inspiration
North East LMI weekly bulletin – email LMI@educationdevelopmenttrust.com to sign up
NEL1123-Our-Economy-2021-(northeastlep.co.uk)
A comprehensive look at the economy of the North East in 2021 including videos
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n Covid resources – made available during the pandemic 2020
An assortment of key websites offering something new, different and/or free during the Covid-19 pandemic. Some of these resources may only be temporarily available eg, for 12 months from the point of posting (from April 2020).
try.optimus-education.com/steps-free-resources/
Previously costed student careers materials now available free of charge
Coronavirus | Careers Resources For Teachers And Students (successatschool.org)
Previously costed student/parent careers materials now available free of charge
Be Future Ready (bereadygroup.org)
Online learning resource to support Y6 students making their transition to secondary school
FREE – Remote Learning: Pathways – Future First
Register with Future First for free resources on learning pathways, skills and more:
Home Learning – Skills Builder
Free home learning kit from ages 4-20+ including regular skills challenges
Mental health resources for children, students, parents, carers and school/college staff – The Education Hub (blog.gov.uk)
Official mental health resources published to support Children’s Mental Health Week Feb 2021
Schools and Youth Groups – Children’s Mental Health Week 2023
From the Children’s Mental Health Week group
Mental wellbeing | Overview | PHE School Zone
Simple, practical advice for a healthier mind for KS2, 3 and 4
Mental Health Resources For Children and Young People | YoungMinds
School resources to tackle mental health issues experienced by young people
Resources to support you and your Year 11s
Complete the online request for resources produced by the National Citizen Service
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n Careers and Enterprise Company
My Week of Work | CEC Resource Directory (careersandenterprise.co.uk)
Set of 20 careers lessons about the world of work
Home page | Primary Schools Toolkit (careersandenterprise.co.uk)
How to embed career learning in primary schools
Using youth social action to support careers education | YSA Toolkit
Using youth social action to support careers education
