Location

Samuel Laycock School
Broadoak Road
Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 8RF

HeadTeacher

Helen Wilson
Telephone – 0161 344 1992

Welfare Line (school hours only)
07984 575 452

Email

 General School Email: adminslk@newbridgegroup.org 

Safeguarding and Welfare Email c/o Welfare Manager: 
nicola.neal@newbridgegroup.org 

Careers and the Curriculum

 

 

This page is aimed primarily for Teachers to link their lessons with current careers advice.

However, families wishing to investigate careers in a particular subject may also find it useful.

 

All subjects

·         http://bbc.com/bitesize/careers

·         http://icould.com/explore

·         http://prospects.ac.uk/careers-advice/what-can-I-do-with-my-degree

·         https://university.which.co.uk/courses#browse-subjects-alphabetically

·         Panjango Online maps the Key Stage 3 Maths, English and Science curriculum to work-related challenges covering 120 different careers 

 

Art, Design

·         https://www.ideasfoundation.org.uk/get-involved/resources/educator-resources/

·         tate.org.uk/art/talking-point/why-study-art

·         data.org.uk/for-education/secondary/options-2019

·         thecreativeindustries.co.uk/industries/arts-culture

·         ccskills.org.uk/careers/advice/industry-insights/visual-arts

·         ccskills.org.uk/careers/advice/industry-insights/jewellery

·         ccskills.org.uk/careers/advice/industry-insights/design

·         Click for FirstCareers Resources

Citizenship, PSHE, Employability

·         Employability lesson plans: /_app_/resources/documents/www.c360.org.uk/education-and-training/careers-hub/Employability skills lesson plans(0).pdf

·         Barclays life skills, with a variety of lesson plans and resources, available SEND specific also

·         teachingcitizenship.org.uk/resource/citizenship-and-careers-resources-developed-act

·         Career activities at FutureGoals

·         What employers want : worksheets for students

·         Posters to help build professional skills for download

·         Self-Employment: The in Business guide for young people and adults with SEND

·         Employability Lesson plan key stage 5

·         Click for FirstCareers Resources

Creative

·         Bringing together careers information and opportunities from creative organisations in one explorable directory. Find your perfect role in the creative industries – Creative Careers (discovercreative.careers)

·         Gaming careers Explore Careers | Into Games

·         Careers in Film, TV and more Roles in film, TV, games, animation and VFX – ScreenSkills

·         Podcast on Creative industry apprenticeships Podcast Episode 3 – Apprenticeships work for other sectors, do they work for ours? – Creative and Cultural Skills (ccskills.org.uk)

·         Training for career leads in the jobs in the creative industries Creative Industries Awareness Training – Creative and Cultural Skills (ccskills.org.uk) £20 In February but can request bespoke sessions for groups

·         Videos from people in the creative industry, Discover! Industry Insights – Creative and Cultural Skills (ccskills.org.uk)

·         Getting a job in the theatre Advice, Tips & FAQs | Theatre Careers | Get Into Theatre

·         Resources for teachers Teachers & career leaders – Creative Careers (discovercreative.careers)

·         Speakers for schools and careers in the creative industries Careers in the Creative Industries [MULTIPLE SESSIONS] – Creative Portal x ERIC – Speakers for Schools

Dance (also see Drama, below)

·         Click for FirstCareers Resources

Design and Technology

·         tomorrowsengineers.org.uk

·         yearofengineering.gov.uk/lesson-ideas

·         autocity.org.uk/index.php/schools-teachers-career-advisors

·         stem.org.uk/resources/collection/103798/stem-careers-toolkit

·         stem.org.uk/stem-ambassadors

·         data.org.uk/search/?q=STEM%20Careers

·         allaboutstem.co.uk/resources

·         goconstruct.org/inspire/information-for-employers/resources/careers-educational-resource-toolkits

·         findingada.com/resources/resources-for-schools/useful-resources

·         ice.org.uk/what-is-civil-engineering/inspire-the-next-generation/educational-resources

·         thecreativeindustries.co.uk/industries/design

·         thecreativeindustries.co.uk/industries/craft

·         ccskills.org.uk/careers/advice/industry-insights/craft

·         www.screenskills.com

·         Go construct resources

Drama, Performing Arts

·         https://getintotheatre.org/blog/drama-teacher-resources-lesson-plans

·         ccskills.org.uk/careers/advice/industry-insights/theatre

·         thecreativeindustries.co.uk/industries/tv-film

·         www.screenskills.com

·         Click for FirstCareers Resources

English

·         barclayslifeskills.com/teachers

·         bbc.co.uk/writersroom

·         bbc.co.uk/academy/en/collections/youngreporter

·         ccskills.org.uk/careers/advice/industry-insights/literature

·         thecreativeindustries.co.uk/industries/advertising

·         thecreativeindustries.co.uk/industries/publishing

·         Click for FirstCareers Resources

Enterprise, Business Studies,  Economics 

·         autocity.org.uk/index.php/schools-teachers-career-advisors

·         young-enterprise.org.uk/teachers-hub/resources

·         britishcouncil.org/society/social-enterprise/news-events/news-social-enterprise-resourc

·         e-pack-schools

·         bankofengland.co.uk/education

·         schoolenterprisechallenge.org

·         young-enterprise.org.uk/programmes/tenner-challenge

·         Click for FirstCareers Resources

Film Studies

·         Click for FirstCareers Resources

Food Science/ Food Technology

·         https://www.igd.com/charitable-impact/feeding-britains-future/educator-hub

·         Click for FirstCareers Resources

Geography

·         rgs.org/schools/teaching-resources/careers-education-in-the-geography-curriculum/

·         rgs.org/schools/teaching-resources/?categories=Careers

·         geography.org.uk/Careers-in-Geography–About-this-Resource

·         geography.org.uk/Careers-in-geography–getting-started

·         Click for FirstCareers Resources

Health and Social Care

·         https://www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk

·         healthcareers.nhs.uk/career-planning/career-advisers-and-teachers/teaching-resources

·         skillsforcare.org.uk/Careers-in-care/teachers-and-careers-advisors/Teachers-and-careers-advisors.aspx

·         A care worker/carers handbook

·         Click for FirstCareers Resources

History

·         history.org.uk/secondary/categories/oa-marketing-history

·         successatschool.org/advicedetails/210/Why-Study-History%3F

·         ccskills.org.uk/careers/advice/industry-insights/heritage

·         Click for FirstCareers Resources

Horticulture, Forestry

ICT, Computer Science

·         PWC Tech We Can lesson plans – for boys and girls, but especially seeking to inspire more females to enter technology careers

·         stem.org.uk/resources/collection/103798/stem-careers-toolkit

·         stem.org.uk/stem-ambassadors

·         thetechpartnership.com/techfuture/techfuture-teachers

·         cybersecuritychallenge.org.uk/education/schools

·         findingada.com/resources/resources-for-schools/useful-resources

·         thecreativeindustries.co.uk/industries/createch

·         thecreativeindustries.co.uk/industries/games

·         www.screenskills.com

·         Click for FirstCareers Resources

·         Click for FirstCareers Resources 

Maths

·         mathscareers.org.uk/teachers 

·         tomorrowsengineers.org.uk

·         yearofengineering.gov.uk/lesson-ideas

·         barclayslifeskills.com/teachers

·         stem.org.uk/resources/collection/103798/stem-careers-toolkit

·         stem.org.uk/stem-ambassadors

·         allaboutstem.co.uk/resources

·         findingada.com/resources/resources-for-schools/useful-resources

·         young-enterprise.org.uk/teachers-hub/resources

·         Click for FirstCareers Resources

·         https://www.ice.org.uk/what-is-civil-engineering/inspire-the-next-generation/educational-resources

Media

·         intofilm.org/resources/274

·         bbc.co.uk/academy/en/collections/youngreporter

·         thecreativeindustries.co.uk/industries/tv-film

·         www.screenskills.com

Music

·         thecreativeindustries.co.uk/industries/music

·         ukmusic.org/skills-academy/careers-advice

·         ccskills.org.uk/careers/advice/industry-insights/music

·         Click for FirstCareers Resources

PE, Sport

·         futureactive.co.uk/job-hunting-and-careers-advice/resources/career-profiles

·         careers-in-sport.co.uk

·         Click for FirstCareers Resources

Science / STEM

·         These activity sheets and education / career resources can be used in schools, colleges or at home, and are suitable for all age groups (11-19 years). They cover STEM, STEAMM and the social sciences.

·         HS2 is promoting STEM subjects through its secondary education programme to help young people develop the skills they need to be able to get involved with transport infrastructure-related careers. Teachers can download free curriculum-linked resources.

·         STEM Career Resource inspiration on pinterest

·         PWC Tech We Can lesson plans – for boys and girls, but especially seeking to inspire more females to enter technology careers

·         https://www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk

·         Tomorrows engineers 

·         http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/outreach/schools/connect-physics/

·         http://www.sussex.ac.uk/physics/outreach

·         yearofengineering.gov.uk/lesson-ideas

·         stem.org.uk/resources/collection/103798/stem-careers-toolkit

·         stem.org.uk/stem-ambassadors

·         healthcareers.nhs.uk/career-planning/career-advisers-and-teachers/teaching-resources

·         allaboutstem.co.uk/resources

·         iop.org/education/teacher/index.html

·         rsb.org.uk/index.php/careers-and-cpd/careers/career-resources

·         ase.org.uk/resources/stem-careers

·         findingada.com/resources/resources-for-schools/useful-resources

·         https://www.hs2.org.uk/in-your-area/education/

·         Biology: Click for FirstCareers Resources

·         Chemistry: Click for FirstCareers Resources and rsc.org/learn-chemistry

·         Physics: https://www.firstcareers.co.uk/subjects/physics/

·         Engineering: https://www.firstcareers.co.uk/subjects/engineering/ and https://www.ice.org.uk/what-is-civil-engineering/inspire-the-next-generation/educational-resources

·         Videos and job profiles for chemistry careers: https://edu.rsc.org/future-in-chemistry