Learning objectives
- To understand the range of jobs people might do (Y5)
- To understand the different routes available into careers (Y6)
Statutory guidance
- PSHE Association’s Programme of Study for PSHE: Living in the wider world > L28. about what might influence people’s decisions about a job or career (e.g. personal interests and values, family connections to certain trades or businesses, strengths and qualities, ways in which stereotypical assumptions can deter people from aspiring to certain jobs) and L26. that there is a broad range of different jobs/careers that people can have; that people often have more than one career/type of job during their life
Success criteria
Cross-curricular links
Before the lesson
Classroom resources
Attention grabber
Main event
Differentiation
Pupils needing extra support:
Year 5: May benefit from support in selecting and researching a job.
Year 6: Focus on one area e.g. children, animals or food when looking at the examples.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Year 5: Could be asked to include further information in the final row of Activity: Job research
Year 6: Undertake additional research to look at the options available to get into their chosen job.