Careers in the Curriculum
The impact of subject teachers in terms of supporting careers learning in school should not be underestimated.
- Subject teachers are highly influential – students are 18 times more likely to be motivated to learn if their teachers know their hopes and dreams.
- Students feel more engaged in their learning when they perceive the relevance of what they are studying to their own and other people’s lives.
- Students are given the opportunity to develop their career thinking and to acquire important career management and employability skills.
- Students become more aspirational, understanding that perceived barriers can be overcome and that there are numerous pathways to success.
- Employer engagement during school years reduces the likelihood of a young person becoming NEET and increases the amount young adults earn once in full-time employment.
(source: Careers and Enterprise Company)
To see how KS5 subjects link to careers and employability skills, click on each of the department presentations below: