Helping develop work readiness skills

Using case studies, video clips and quizzes, the activities are themed into five topics, each delivering different learning outcomes and offering numerous debating opportunities:
• interests, skills and future choices
• work-related skills
• verbal and non-verbal communication
• working to help people deal with their problems
• preparing for the world of work.

Download the resources by topic or individual activity

Supporting teachers

As well as supporting the PSHEE and careers education curricula at Key Stage 4, the resources can be used to support other subjects, including English, drama, citizenship and the society, health and development diploma. Each activity comes complete with teacher notes, student worksheets and PowerPoint slides, and can be adapted to suit the length of your lessons.

You might also want to explore the rest of the teachers' area of the NHS Careers website, where you'll find lots of other useful information, including the opportunity to sign-up to the e-newsletter. The team at NHS Careers would love to know what you think about the new resources. Please email them at nhscareers@nhsemployers.org with any comments or questions you may have.

In Focus: NHS Apprenticeships

It's National Apprenticeship Week all this week, the perfect opportunity to find out about more about vocational study options.

Apprenticeships provide routes into a variety of careers, including many in the NHS, and offer the opportunity to earn, learn and achieve nationally recognised qualifications at the same time. The number of apprenticeship posts in the NHS has grown significantly in recent years with the latest figures show that there will be 9,000 new apprentices starting in the NHS in 2012.

Find out more about apprenticeships with the NHS

Best Wishes,

The Careersbox Team