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Quick guide to LifeSkills and the curriculum*
*Including content for England, Scotland, Wales & N. Ireland
Use this interactive PDF to source LifeSkills content tailored to your delivery needs. Select your subject, student age and curriculum requirement for direct links to LifeSkills lessons, volunteer-led lessons, tutor time activities, interactive content and more.
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PSHE, citizenship, careers, enterprise and employability and learning for life and work
11-14
14-16
16-19
Work experience (WEX)
English Maths Computing / ICT / IT
11-14 11-14 11-14
14-16 14-16 14-16 14-16
16-19 16-19 16-19 16-19
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Welsh Baccalaureate
KS4
National /Foundation
Advanced
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Curriculum content
• Values and choices
• Strengths, interests, skills and qualities, including those required for enterprise
• Understand how others evaluate you
• Strengths, self-confidence and self-esteem
• Personal review and planning process
• Personal goals
• Team working and communication skills
• List achievements in and out of school
• Positive self-image
• Develop skills for learning, life and work
• Explore and express a sense of self
Values, qualities and skills; strengths and personal development People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
What skills do I need? Get to know yourselfLesson plan
Using my skills Goal setting, negotiating and persuading
Building my skills
Volunteer-ledlesson
Self-confidence volunteer-led lesson
Personal impact volunteer-led lesson
Quick fire activities Personality matchThe importance of challenge
Work, employability and enterprise Personal financePSHE 11-14
Key skillsDiscovering your people skills interactive, activities and quiz
Getting to know yourself interactive, activities and quiz
Growing your people skills interactive, activities and quiz
Building your confidence activities and quiz
Skills knock-out!
Knowing yourself
Is that really me?
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Curriculum content
• Strengths, interests, skills and qualities, including those required for enterprise
• Learning and work options
• Types of work
• Learning and career choices and decisions
• Being ambitious and enterprising
• Qualities and behaviours in positive work relationships
• Personal qualities employers see as important
• Responsibilities as employees
Work, employability and enterprise People SkillsActivities Work Skills
The career journeyLesson plan
Personal finance Values, qualities and skills; strengths and personal developmentPSHE 11-14
Understanding enterprise
Online reputation
Goal setting, negotiating and persuading
Volunteer-ledlesson
Self-confidencevolunteer-led lesson
Personal impact volunteer-led lesson
Quick fire activities
Internet and email skills volunteer-led lesson
Creativity and idea generation volunteer-led lesson
Key skillsDemonstrating your enterprise skills interactive, activities and quiz
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
Researching what you want to do interactive, activities and quiz
Getting good advice interactive, activities and quiz
Building skills interactive, activities and quiz
Building self-confidence interactive, activities and quiz
Personality match
Is that really me?
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Curriculum content
• Functions and uses of money
• Importance of personal budgeting
• Managing financial risk
• Managing personal finances
• Saving towards financial independence
• Personal responsibility in relation to money
Personal finance People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Quick fire activities
Key skills
Values, qualities and skills; strengths and personal development Work, employability and enterprisePSHE 11-14
Planning for your financial future interactive, activities and quiz
Money personality quiz
Making ends meet
Money skills volunteer-led lesson
Understanding money basics interactive, activities and quiz
Getting to grips with money and banking words interactive, activities and quiz
Spending, saving and borrowing money interactive, activities and quiz
Spender or saver?
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Curriculum content
• Personal values and choices
• Strengths, areas for development and goals
• Self-esteem and self-confidence
• Use constructive feedback and deal with criticism
• Study and employability skills including time management, self organisation, presentation, planning, team working, networking and managing online presence
Values, qualities and skills; strengths and personal development People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Quick fire activities
Work, employability and enterprise Personal financePSHE 14-16
What skills do I need? Using my skills
Building my skills
Self-confidence volunteer-led lesson
Personal impact volunteer-led lesson
Get to know yourself
The chicken and egg conundrumWorkplace challenge
YouTubeBody language
+ ‘behind the scenes’Clear communication
Speak slowlySpeaking with clarity
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Making eye contact
+ ‘behind the scenes’
The importance of challenge
Skills knock-out!
Knowing yourself
Personality match
Is that really me?
The career network
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Curriculum content
• Skills, interests, qualities and employability
• Study and employability skills including time management, self organisation, presentation, planning, team working, networking and managing online presence
• Attitudes and values towards work and enterprise
• Positive attitudes and values at work
• Develop a positive career identity
• Presentational self-marketing skills
• Recruitment procedures
Work, employability and enterprise People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Quick fire activities
Key skills
Personal finance Values, qualities and skills; strengths and personal developmentPSHE 14-16
Sell yourself The career journey
Understanding enterprise Online reputation
Goal setting, negotiating and persuading
Networking skills volunteer-led lesson
CV skills volunteer-led lesson
Interview skills volunteer-led lesson
Creativity and idea generation volunteer-led lesson
Internet and email skills volunteer-led lesson
Putting your people skills into practice interactive, activities and quiz
Understanding culture and different roles interactive, activities and quiz
Making the most of your time interactive, activities and quiz
Gaining experience interactive, activities and quiz
Making connections interactive, activities and quiz
Understanding job ads interactive, activities and quiz
Preparing for an interview interactive, activities and quiz
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
Writing your CV interactive, activities and quiz
Getting good advice interactive, activities and quiz
Researching what you want to do interactive, activities and quiz
Researching businesses interactive, activities and quiz
YouTube Appropriate language
Dressing appropriately
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Body language
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Clear communication
Speak slowly
Speaking with clarity
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Making eye contact
+ ‘behind the scenes’
The chicken and egg conundrumWorkplace challenge
The importance of challenge
Skills knock-out!
Knowing yourself
Personality match Is that really me?
The career network
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Curriculum content
• Income and expenditure
• Credit and debt
• Financial products and services
• Responsibilities in managing a budget
• Importance of planning for financial futures
• How to access financial advice
Personal finance People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Quick fire activities
Key skills
Values, qualities and skills; strengths and personal development Work, employability and enterprisePSHE 14-16
Who wants to be a squillionaire?
Needs and wants
The Budget Game
Money skills volunteer-led lesson
Credit versus saving
Understanding money basics interactive, activities and quiz
Getting to grips with money and banking words interactive, activities and quiz
Spending, saving and borrowing money interactive, activities and quiz
Planning for your financial future interactive, activities and quiz
Where does your money come from?
Can you tell what it is yet?
Spender or saver?
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Curriculum content
• Personal values and choices
• Strengths, areas for development and goals
• Self-esteem and self-confidence
• Build confidence and resilience
• Assess personality and qualities
• Motivation, planning and goal setting for learning and career
Values, qualities and skills; strengths and personal development People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Key skills
Work, employability and enterprise Personal financePSHE 16-19
Skills for career progression
Positive personal presentation
Know who you are
Solving problems and spotting opportunities
Building confidence and resilience volunteer-led lesson
Personal impact volunteer-led lesson
Getting to know yourself interactive, activities and quiz
Discovering your people skills interactive, activities and quiz
Growing your people skills interactive, activities and quiz
Building your confidence activities and quiz
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Curriculum content
• Pathways to education, training and employment
• Employment and self-employment
• Understand employability and enterprise skills
• Understand employers’ expectations and needs
• Develop and promote a positive self-image
• Demonstrate and communicate employability skills and experiences
• Personal presentation skills and making a positive impact
• Understand CVs and applications
• Develop and update a CV to enhance employability
• Interview skills
• Networking for employment
Work, employability and enterprise People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Quick fire activities
Key skills
Personal finance Values, qualities and skills; strengths and personal developmentPSHE 16-19
Understanding culture and different roles interactive, activities and quiz
Making the most of your time interactive, activities and quiz
Gaining experience interactive, activities and quiz
Understanding job ads interactive, activities and quiz
Writing your CV interactive, activities and quiz
Getting good advice interactive, activities and quiz
Researching what you want to do interactive, activities and quiz
Researching businesses interactive, activities and quiz
Skills for career progression
Positive personal presentation
Your route to a career Effective use of social media
Online reputation Digital skills at work
Becoming enterprising Solving problems and spotting opportunities
Building confidence and resilience volunteer-led lesson
Personal impact volunteer-led lesson
Finding employment volunteer-led lesson
Interview success volunteer-led lesson
Internet and email skills volunteer-led lesson
Turning your passion into a business volunteer-led lesson
Building skills interactive, activities and quiz
Making connections interactive, activities and quiz
Building self-confidence interactive, activitiesand quiz
Preparing for an interview interactive, activities and quiz
Putting your people skills into practice interactive, activities and quiz
Demonstrating your enterprise skills interactive, activities and quiz
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
YouTube Appropriate language
Body language
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Clear communication
Speak slowly
Speaking with clarity
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Making eye contact
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Dressing appropriately
+ ‘behind the scenes’
The chicken and egg conundrumWorkplace challenge
Personality match Is that really me?
The career network
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Curriculum content
• Personal / household budgeting and financial management
• Savings
• Independent living
• Planning for the financial future
• Payslips
• Manage money at work
Personal finance People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Quick fire activities
Key skills
Values, qualities and skills; strengths and personal development Work, employability and enterprisePSHE 16-19
Making the most of your money
Planning your finances
Money at work
Survival volunteer-led lesson
The Budget Game
Understanding money basics interactive, activities and quiz
Getting to grips with money and banking words interactive, activities and quiz
Spending, saving and borrowing money interactive, activities and quiz
Planning for your financial future interactive, activities and quiz
Credit versus saving
Where does your money come from?
Can you tell what it is yet?
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Preparing for work experience People SkillsActivities Work Skills All
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Key skills
Making the most of work experience Following on from work experienceWork experience (WEX) 14-16
Work experience placement search
Guide to organising and managing work experience PDF
Work Experience Log for students PDF
General
What skills do I need? Sell yourself
Understanding enterprise
Self-confidence volunteer-led lesson
Personal impact volunteer-led lesson
CV skills volunteer-led lesson
Interview skills volunteer-led lesson
Internet and email skills volunteer-led lesson
Understanding job ads interactive, activities and quiz
Preparing for an interview interactive, activities and quiz
Writing your CV interactive, activities and quiz
Researching what you want to do interactive, activities and quiz
Researching businesses interactive, activities and quiz
Gaining experience interactive, activities and quiz
YouTube Appropriate language
Body language
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Clear communication
Speak slowly
Speaking with clarity
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Making eye contact
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Dressing appropriately
+ ‘behind the scenes’
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Dressing appropriately
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Making the most of work experience People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Key skills
Following on from work experience Preparing for work experienceWork experience (WEX) 14-16
All
Work Experience Log for students PDFGeneral
Demonstrating your enterprise skills interactive, activities and quiz
Putting your people skills into practice interactive, activities and quiz
Understanding culture and different roles interactive, activities and quiz
Making the most of your time interactive, activities and quiz
Gaining experience interactive, activities and quiz
Making connections interactive, activities and quiz
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
YouTube Appropriate language
Body language
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Clear communication
Speak slowly
Speaking with clarity
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Making eye contact
+ ‘behind the scenes’
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Following on from work experience People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Key skills
Preparing for work experience Making the most of work experienceWork experience (WEX) 14-16
Building my skills Sell yourself Goal setting, negotiating and persuading
CV skills volunteer-led lesson
Creativity and idea generation volunteer-led lesson
Internet and email skills volunteer-led lesson
Writing your CV interactive, activities and quiz
Getting good advice interactive, activities and quiz
Researching what you want to do interactive, activities and quiz
Researching businesses interactive, activities and quiz
Understanding job ads interactive, activities and quiz
Preparing for an interview interactive, activities and quiz
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
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Preparing for work experience People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Key skills
Making the most of work experience Following on from work experienceWork experience (WEX) 16-19
All
Work experience placement search
Guide to organising and managing work experience PDF
Work Experience Log for students PDF
Skills for career progression
Positive personal presentation
Your route to a career
Finding employment volunteer-led lesson
Interview success volunteer-led lesson
Building confidence and resilience volunteer-led lesson
General
Personal impact volunteer-led lesson
Understanding job ads interactive, activities and quiz
Preparing for an interview interactive, activities and quiz
Writing your CV interactive, activities and quiz
Researching what you want to do interactive, activities and quiz
Researching businesses interactive, activities and quiz
Gaining experience interactive, activities and quiz
YouTube Appropriate language
Body language
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Clear communication
Speak slowly
Speaking with clarity
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Making eye contact
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Dressing appropriately
+ ‘behind the scenes’
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Making the most of work experience People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Key skills
Following on from work experience Preparing for work experienceWork experience (WEX) 16-19
All
Work Experience Log for students PDFGeneral
Demonstrating your enterprise skills interactive, activities and quiz
Putting your people skills into practice interactive, activities and quiz
Understanding culture and different roles interactive, activities and quiz
Making the most of your time interactive, activities and quiz
Gaining experience interactive, activities and quiz
Making connections interactive, activities and quiz
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
YouTube Appropriate language
Body language
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Clear communication
Speak slowly
Speaking with clarity
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Making eye contact
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Dressing appropriately
+ ‘behind the scenes’
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Following on from work experience People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Key skills
Preparing for work experience Making the most of work experienceWork experience (WEX) 16-19
Your route to a career Effective use of social media
Online reputation Digital skills at work
Becoming enterprising Solving problems and spotting opportunities
Finding employment volunteer-led lesson
Interview success volunteer-led lesson
Internet and email skills volunteer-led lesson
Turning your passion into a business volunteer-led lesson
Understanding job ads interactive, activities and quiz
Preparing for an interview interactive, activities and quiz
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
Writing your CV interactive, activities and quiz
Getting good advice interactive, activities and quiz
Researching what you want to do interactive, activities and quiz
Researching businesses interactive, activities and quiz
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Curriculum content
• Write for information, including formal letters
• Write for an audience and purpose
• Organise ideas and arguments
• Use appropriate grammar, vocabulary, spelling and structure
• Use notes to develop thinking
• Formal layout and presentation
Formal writing People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Volunteer-ledlesson
Key skills
Speaking confidently English skills and employabilityEnglish 11-14
Internet and email skills volunteer-led lesson
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
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Curriculum content
• Participate in debates and discussions
• Speak confidently and effectively
• Express meanings and viewpoints
• Use appropriate gesture, intonation and register
• Evaluate own speaking
Speaking confidently People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Key skills
English skills and employability Formal writingEnglish 11-14
Goal setting, negotiating and persuading
Self-confidence volunteer-led lesson
Personal impact volunteer-led lesson
Discovering your people skills interactive, activities and quiz
Growing your people skills interactive, activities and quiz
Building your confidence activities and quiz
Putting your people skills into practice interactive, activities and quiz
Building self-confidence interactive, activitiesand quiz
Demonstrating your enterprise skills interactive, activities and quiz
YouTubeBody language
+ ‘behind the scenes’Clear communication
Speak slowlySpeaking with clarity
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Making eye contact
+ ‘behind the scenes’
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Curriculum content
• Communication skills in the workplace
• Demonstrate creativity and initiative
English skills and employability People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Formal writing Speaking confidentlyEnglish 11-14
Understanding enterprise
Creativity and idea generation volunteer-led lesson
YouTubeBody language
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Clear communication
Speak slowly
Speaking with clarity
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Making eye contact
+ ‘behind the scenes’
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Curriculum content
• Write to describe, explain, give and respond to information
• Organise ideas, citing evidence for support and emphasis
• Use appropriate grammar, vocabulary, spelling and structure
• Write a letter from key points
• Justify the choice of layout and presentation
• Restructure, edit and amend to improve clarity and effectiveness
• Reflect on whether writing achieves the intended impact
Formal writing, editing and evaluation People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Key skills
Speaking confidently English skills and employabilityEnglish 14-16
Sell yourself
Internet and email skills volunteer-led lesson
CV skills volunteer-led lesson
Understanding job ads interactive, activities and quiz
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
Writing your CV interactive, activities and quiz
YouTube Appropriate language
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Curriculum content
• Speak using Standard English
• Lead and manage discussions
• Ask questions to clarify and inform
• Plan speaking for different audiences
• Select and organise information for presentations
• Sum up ideas and conclusions
• Communicate in a clear, expressive manner
Speaking confidently People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Key skills
English skills and employability Formal writing, editing and evaluationEnglish 14-16
Goal setting, negotiating and persuading
Self-confidence volunteer-led lesson
Personal impact volunteer-led lesson
Interview skills volunteer-led lesson
Discovering your people skills interactive, activities and quiz
Growing your people skills interactive, activities and quiz
Building your confidence activities and quiz
Putting your people skills into practice interactive, activities and quiz
Building self-confidence interactive, activitiesand quiz
Demonstrating your enterprise skills interactive, activities and quiz
YouTubeBody language
+ ‘behind the scenes’Clear communication
Speak slowlySpeaking with clarity
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Making eye contact
+ ‘behind the scenes’
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Curriculum content
• Communication skills in the workplace
• Demonstrate creativity and initiative
English skills and employability People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Formal writing, editing and evaluation Speaking confidentlyEnglish 14-16
Understanding enterprise
Creativity and idea generation volunteer-led lesson
YouTubeBody language
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Clear communication
Speak slowly
Speaking with clarity
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Making eye contact
+ ‘behind the scenes’
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Writing People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Key skills
Speaking English skills and employabilityEnglish 16-19
Sell yourself
Internet and email skills volunteer-led lesson
CV skills volunteer-led lesson
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
Writing your CV interactive, activities and quiz
Understanding job ads interactive, activities and quiz
Appropriate languageYouTube
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Speaking People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Key skills
English skills and employability WritingEnglish 16-19
Goal setting, negotiating and persuading
Self-confidence volunteer-led lesson
Personal impact volunteer-led lesson
Interview skills volunteer-led lesson
Discovering your people skills interactive, activities and quiz
Growing your people skills interactive, activities and quiz
Building your confidence interactive, activities and quiz
Putting your people skills into practice interactive, activities and quiz
Demonstrating your enterprise skills interactive, activities and quiz
Building self-confidence interactive, activities and quiz
YouTubeBody language
+ ‘behind the scenes’Clear communication
Speak slowlySpeaking with clarity
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Making eye contact
+ ‘behind the scenes’
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English skills and employability People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Key skills
Writing Speaking English 16-19
Understanding enterprise Your route to a career
Solving problems and spotting opportunities
Creativity and idea generation volunteer-led lesson
Finding employment volunteer-led lesson
Interview success volunteer-led lesson
Turning your passion into a business volunteer-led lesson
Researching what you want to do interactive, activities and quiz
Understanding culture and different roles interactive, activities and quiz
YouTubeBody language
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Clear communication
Speak slowly
Speaking with clarity
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Making eye contact
+ ‘behind the scenes’
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Curriculum content
• Develop mathematical knowledge and solve problems
• Model situations mathematically
• Use units of time and money, including decimal quantities
Solving money problems People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Personal finance Maths skills and employabilityMaths 11-14
Making ends meet
Money skills volunteer-led lesson
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Curriculum content
• Solve budgeting, saving and spending problems
• Budget effectively, manage money and plan for future expenses
• Understand the role of banks and other personal financial institutions
Personal finance People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Quick fire activities
Key skills
Maths skills and employability Solving money problemsMaths 11-14
Money personality quiz
Making ends meet
Money skills volunteer-led lesson
Understanding money basics interactive, activities and quiz
Getting to grips with money and banking words interactive, activities and quiz
Spending, saving and borrowing money interactive, activities and quiz
Planning for your financial future interactive, activities and quiz
Spender or saver?
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Curriculum content
• Understand maths as a key to entry for future education, training and employment
• Explore how maths skills are useful in a range of careers
Maths skills and employability People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Key skills
Solving money problems Personal financeMaths 11-14
The career journey
Understanding enterprise
Demonstrating your enterprise skills interactive, activities and quiz
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Curriculum content
• Develop mathematical knowledge, solve problems and evaluate the outcomes
• Interpret and solve problems in financial contexts
Solving money problems People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Personal finance Maths skills and employabilityMaths 14-16
The Budget Game
Money skills volunteer-led lesson
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Curriculum content
• Calculate with money and solve problems relating to budgeting, saving and spending, discounts, best buys, household bills and compound interest
• Determine what is affordable and manage credit and debt
• Understand earnings and deductions to calculate net income
Personal finance People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Quick fire activities
Key skills
Maths skills and employability Solving money problemsMaths 14-16
Who wants to be a squillionaire?
Needs and wants
Money skills volunteer-led lesson
Understanding money basics interactive, activities and quiz
Getting to grips with money and banking words interactive, activities and quiz
Spending, saving and borrowing money interactive, activities and quiz
Planning for your financial future interactive, activities and quiz
Credit versus saving
Where does your money come from?
Can you tell what it is yet?
Spender or saver?
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Curriculum content
• Understand maths as a key to entry for future education, training and employment
• Explore how maths skills are useful in a range of careers
Maths skills and employability People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Key skills
Solving money problems Personal financeMaths 14-16
The career journey
Understanding enterprise
Demonstrating your enterprise skills interactive, activities and quiz
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Making calculations People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Working with money Maths skills and employabilityMaths 16-19
The Budget Game
Making the most of your money
Planning your finances
Money at work
Survival volunteer-led lesson
Key skills Spending saving and borrowing money
Planning for your financial future
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Working with money People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Quick fire activities
Key skills
Maths skills and employability Making calculationsMaths 16-19
Survival volunteer-led lesson
Understanding money basics interactive, activities and quiz
Getting to grips with money and banking words interactive, activities and quiz
Spending, saving and borrowing money interactive, activities and quiz
Planning for your financial future interactive, activities and quiz
Money at work
Credit versus saving
Where does your money come from?
Can you tell what it is yet?
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Maths skills and employability People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Key skills
Making calculations Working with moneyMaths 16-19
The career journey
Understanding enterprise
Demonstrating your enterprise skills interactive, activities and quiz
Money at work
Planning your finances
Making the most of your money
Understanding money basics
Getting to grips with money and banking words
Spending, saving and borrowing money
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Curriculum content
• Using applications to achieve goals
• Use ICT to analyse and interpret data, and draw conclusions
Using applications People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
IT safety IT skillsComputing / ICT / IT 11-14
Making ends meet
Money skills volunteer-led lesson
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Curriculum content
• Use technology safely, respectfully, responsibly and securely, including protecting online identity
IT safety People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Key skills
IT skills Using applicationsComputing / ICT / IT 11-14
Online reputation
Internet and email skills volunteer-led lesson
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
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Curriculum content
• Use ICT to explore and solve problems in the context of work
• Develop administrative and entrepreneurial skills using ICT
IT skills People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Key skills
Using applications IT safetyComputing / ICT / IT 11-14
Understanding enterprise
Internet and email skills volunteer-led lesson
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
Researching what you want to do interactive, activities and quiz
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Curriculum content
• Using applications to achieve goals
• Use ICT to analyse and interpret data, and draw conclusions
Using applications People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
IT safety IT skillsComputing / ICT / IT 14-16
Making ends meet
Money skills volunteer-led lesson
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Curriculum content
• Use technology safely, respectfully, responsibly and securely, including protecting online identity
IT safety People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Key skills
IT skills Using applicationsComputing / ICT / IT 14-16
Online reputation
Internet and email skills volunteer-led lesson
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
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Curriculum content
• Use IT to progress to higher study or a career
• Develop administrative and entrepreneurial skills using ICT, to facilitate the transfer of skills between classroom and work
IT skills People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Volunteer-ledlesson
Key skills
Using applications IT safetyComputing / ICT / IT 14-16
Internet and email skills volunteer-led lesson
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
Writing your CV interactive, activities and quiz
Getting good advice interactive, activities and quiz
Researching what you want to do interactive, activities and quiz
Researching businesses interactive, activities and quiz
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IT safety People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-ledlesson
Key skills
IT skillsComputing / ICT / IT 16-19
Online reputation
Effective use of social media
Digital skills at work
Internet and email skills volunteer-led lesson
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
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IT skills People SkillsActivities Work Skills Money Skills
Volunteer-ledlesson
Key skills
IT safetyComputing / ICT / IT 16-19
Internet and email skills volunteer-led lesson
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
Writing your CV interactive, activities and quiz
Getting good advice interactive, activities and quiz
Researching what you want to do interactive, activities and quiz
Researching businesses interactive, activities and quiz
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Curriculum content
• Planning and organisation
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Digital literacy
Individual project People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-led lesson
Key skills
Enterprise and Employability Challenge
KS4 National / Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate
Global Citizenship Challenge Community Challenge
What skills do I need?
Using my skills
Building my skills
Get to know yourself
Internet and email skills volunteer-led lesson
Getting to know yourself interactive, activities and quiz
Making the most of your time interactive, activities and quiz
Building self-confidence interactive, activities and quiz
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
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Curriculum content
• Creativity and innovation
• Personal efectiveness
• Digital literacy
Enterprise and Employability Challenge People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-led lesson
Key skills
Global Citizenship Challenge
KS4 National / Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate Community Challenge Individual project
What skills do I need?
Using my skills
Building my skills
Get to know yourself
Internet and email skills volunteer-led lesson
Goal setting, negotiating and persuading
Money Skills
Sell yourself
Online reputation
Understanding enterprise
CV skills volunteer-led lesson
Creativity and idea generation volunteer-led lesson
Quick fire activities
The chicken and egg conundrum
Personality match Is that really me?
The career network
Getting to know yourself interactive, activities and quiz
Demonstrating your enterprise skills interactive, activities and quiz
Building skills interactive, activities and quiz
Self-confidence volunteer-led lesson
Personal impact volunteer-led lesson
Workplace challenge
The importance of challenge
Skills knock-out!
Knowing yourself
Putting your people skills into practice interactive, activities and quiz
Discovering your people skills interactive, activities and quiz
Growing your people skills interactive, activities and quiz
Building your confidence activities and quiz
YouTube Appropriate language
Body language
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Clear communication
Speak slowly
Speaking with clarity
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Making eye contact
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Money skills volunteer-led lesson
Building self-confidence interactive, activities and quiz
Understanding culture and different roles interactive, activities and quiz
Researching businesses interactive, activities and quiz
Making connections interactive, activities and quiz
Making the most of your time interactive, activities and quiz
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
Page 46
Curriculum content
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Creativity and innovation
Global Citizenship Challenge People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-led lesson
Key skills
Community ChallengeKS4 National / Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate Individual project Enterprise and
Employability Challenge
Positive personal presentation
Building confidence and resilience volunteer-led lesson
Personal impact volunteer-led lesson
Creativity and idea generation volunteer-led lesson
Growing your people skills interactive, activities and quiz
Building your confidence activities and quiz
Page 47
Curriculum content
• Planning and organisation
• Personal effectiveness
Community Challenge People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Volunteer-led lesson
Key skills
Individual projectKS4 National / Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate
Enterprise and Employability Challenge
Global Citizenship Challenge
Self-confidence volunteer-led lesson
Personal impact volunteer-led lesson
Quick fire activities Workplace challenge
The importance of challenge
Skills knock-out!
Knowing yourself
Discovering your people skills interactive, activities and quiz
Growing your people skills interactive, activities and quiz
Building your confidence activities and quiz
YouTube Appropriate language
Body language
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Clear communication
Speak slowly
Speaking with clarity
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Making eye contact
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Networking skills volunteer-led lesson
Creativity and idea generation volunteer-led lesson
The chicken and egg conundrum
Personality match
Is that really me?
The career network
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
Making connections interactive, activities and quiz
Making the most of your time interactive, activities and quiz
Building self-confidence interactive, activities and quiz
Page 48
Curriculum content
• Planning and organisation
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Literacy
• Numeracy
Individual project People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-led lesson
Key skills
Enterprise and Employability Challenge
National / Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate
Global Citizenship Challenge Community Challenge
What skills do I need?
Using my skills
Building my skills
Get to know yourself
Internet and email skills volunteer-led lesson
Getting to know yourself interactive, activities and quiz
Making the most of your time interactive, activities and quiz
Building self-confidence interactive, activities and quiz
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
Page 49
Curriculum content
• Creativity and innovation
• Personal efectiveness
• Digital literacy
• Numeracy
Enterprise and Employability Challenge People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-led lesson
Key skills
Global Citizenship Challenge
National / FoundationWelsh Baccalaureate Community Challenge Individual project
What skills do I need?
Using my skills
Building my skills
Get to know yourself
Internet and email skills volunteer-led lesson
Goal setting, negotiating and persuading
Money Skills
Sell yourself
Online reputation
Understanding enterprise
CV skills volunteer-led lesson
Creativity and idea generation volunteer-led lesson
Quick fire activities
The chicken and egg conundrum
Personality match Is that really me?
The career network
Getting to know yourself interactive, activities and quiz
Demonstrating your enterprise skills interactive, activities and quiz
Building skills interactive, activities and quiz
Self-confidence volunteer-led lesson
Personal impact volunteer-led lesson
Workplace challenge
The importance of challenge
Skills knock-out!
Knowing yourself
Putting your people skills into practice interactive, activities and quiz
Discovering your people skills interactive, activities and quiz
Growing your people skills interactive, activities and quiz
Building your confidence activities and quiz
YouTube Appropriate language
Body language
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Clear communication
Speak slowly
Speaking with clarity
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Making eye contact
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Building self-confidence interactive, activities and quiz
Understanding culture and different roles interactive, activities and quiz
Researching businesses interactive, activities and quiz
Making connections interactive, activities and quiz
Making the most of your time interactive, activities and quiz
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
Who wants to be a squillionaire?
Needs and wants
Money skills volunteer-led lesson
Understanding money basics interactive, activities and quiz
Getting to grips with money and banking words interactive, activities and quiz
Spending, saving and borrowing money interactive, activities and quiz
Planning for your financial future interactive, activities and quiz
Credit versus saving
Where does your money come from?
Can you tell what it is yet?
Spender or saver?
Page 50
Curriculum content
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Creativity and innovation
• Literacy
Global Citizenship Challenge People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-led lesson
Key skills
Community ChallengeNational / Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate Individual project Enterprise and
Employability Challenge
Positive personal presentation
Creativity and idea generation volunteer-led lesson
Building your confidence activities and quiz
Page 51
Curriculum content
• Planning and organisation
• Personal effectiveness
Community Challenge People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Volunteer-led lesson
Key skills
Individual projectNational / FoundationWelsh Baccalaureate
Enterprise and Employability Challenge
Global Citizenship Challenge
Self-confidence volunteer-led lesson
Personal impact volunteer-led lesson
Quick fire activities Workplace challenge
The importance of challenge
Skills knock-out!
Knowing yourself
Discovering your people skills interactive, activities and quiz
Growing your people skills interactive, activities and quiz
Building your confidence activities and quiz
YouTube Appropriate language
Body language
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Clear communication
Speak slowly
Speaking with clarity
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Making eye contact
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Networking skills volunteer-led lesson
Creativity and idea generation volunteer-led lesson
The chicken and egg conundrum
Personality match
Is that really me?
The career network
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
Making connections interactive, activities and quiz
Making the most of your time interactive, activities and quiz
Building self-confidence interactive, activities and quiz
Page 52
Curriculum content
• Planning and organisation
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Literacy
• Numeracy
• Digital Literacy
Individual project People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-led lesson
Key skills
Enterprise and Employability Challenge
Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate
Global Citizenship Challenge Community Challenge
Getting to know yourself interactive, activities and quiz
Making the most of your time interactive, activities and quiz
Building self-confidence interactive, activities and quiz
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
Digital skills at work
Building confidence and resilience volunteer-led lesson Interview skills volunteer-led lesson
Page 53
Curriculum content
• Creativity and innovation
• Personal efectiveness
• Numeracy
• Digital Literacy
Enterprise and Employability Challenge People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-led lesson
Key skills
Global Citizenship Challenge
Advanced WelshBaccalaureate Community Challenge Individual project
Money Skills
Quick fire activities
The chicken and egg conundrum
The career network
Getting to know yourself interactive, activities and quiz
Demonstrating your enterprise skills interactive, activities and quiz
Building skills interactive, activities and quiz
Personal impact volunteer-led lesson
Workplace challenge
Putting your people skills into practice interactive, activities and quiz
Discovering your people skills interactive, activities and quiz
Growing your people skills interactive, activities and quiz
Building your confidence activities and quiz
YouTube Appropriate language
Body language
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Clear communication
Speak slowly
Speaking with clarity
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Making eye contact
+ ‘behind the scenes’
Building self-confidence interactive, activities and quiz
Understanding culture and different roles interactive, activities and quiz
Researching businesses interactive, activities and quiz
Making connections interactive, activities and quiz
Making the most of your time interactive, activities and quiz
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
Positive personal presentation Know who you are
Solving problems and spotting opportunities
Digital skills at work
Effective use of social media
Online reputation Becoming enterprising
Building confidence and resilience volunteer-led lesson
Making the most of your money
Planning your finances
Money at work
Survival volunteer-led lesson
The Budget Game
Understanding money basics interactive, activities and quiz
Getting to grips with money and banking words interactive, activities and quiz
Spending, saving and borrowing money interactive, activities and quiz
Planning for your financial future interactive, activities and quiz
Credit versus saving
Where does your money come from?
Can you tell what it is yet?
Turning your passion into a business volunteer-led lesson
Interview success volunteer-led lesson
Finding employment volunteer-led lesson
Internet and email skills volunteer-led lesson
Is that really me?
Personality match
Page 54
Curriculum content
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Creativity and innovation
• Literacy
Global Citizenship Challenge People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Lesson plan
Volunteer-led lesson
Key skills
Community ChallengeAdvanced Welsh Baccalaureate Individual project Enterprise and
Employability Challenge
Positive personal presentation Solving problems and spotting opportunities
Effective use of social media
Personal impact volunteer-led lesson
Building confidence and resilience volunteer-led lesson
Building your confidence activities and quiz
Page 55
Curriculum content
• Planning and organisation
• Personal effectiveness
Community Challenge People SkillsActivities Work Skills
Volunteer-led lesson
Key skills
Individual projectAdvanced Welsh Baccalaureate
Enterprise and Employability Challenge
Global Citizenship Challenge
Personal impact volunteer-led lesson
Quick fire activities
Building your confidence activities and quiz
The chicken and egg conundrum
Personality match
Is that really me?
The career network
Using internet and email skills interactive, activities and quiz
Making connections interactive, activities and quiz
Making the most of your time interactive, activities and quiz
Building self-confidence interactive, activities and quiz
Lesson plan Positive personal presentation
Solving problems and spotting opportunities
Know who you are
Effective use of social media
Online reputation
Building confidence and resilience volunteer-led lesson