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"Every teacher is a teacher of careers"

Article by David Morgan , The Chief Executive of the Cdi

In today's rapidly changing world, it is crucial for students to understand the connection between their chosen subjects and future career opportunities.

The three main ways of delivering careers in the curriculum are:

• Providing career learning as a subject in its own right: in this approach careers content is delivered as a discrete curriculum, e.g. careers education or as part of PSHE.

• Incorporating career learning within other subjects: In this approach careers content is delivered through subjects, e.g. personal financial planning skills taught in maths, self-presentation skills taught in English. Ideally this approach both provides career learning and enhances the subject learning e.g. by showing how a mathematical technique is used in the real world and bring employers into the classroom.

• Organising career learning through co-curriculum activities (e.g. enrichment activities strongly connected to the formal curriculum: In this approach careers content is delivered through informal and voluntary learning activities which have a strong connection to the curriculum e.g. STEM clubs to build on student’s interest in science, technology, engineering and maths.

All subject teachers should emphasise the importance of succeeding in English and maths. Science subject teachers should highlight the relevance of science for a wide range of future career paths. For this reason, linking curriculum learning to careers is relevant to the work of all teachers.

Click the link below for further examples of Gatsby Benchmark 4

https://swharrogate.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2020/03/gatsby_benchmark_4.pdf

Useful Links for Teachers:

Collaboration-in-the-Classroom-The-Teacher-Toolkit.compressed1.pdf (futurefirst.org.uk)

Collaboration Classroom