Lesson Plans and Daily Reels

Find out about jobs and sectors in Stockport with an up-to-date Labour Market Insight (LMI), download our infographic about the borough’s biggest employers and in-demand growth areas. Learn why understanding different industry sectors matters in order to navigate your future career path and match your aspirations to the realities of the jobs market, whilst hearing…

Help students learn about creative problem skills and how to overcome set-backs. Hear from Stockport residents talking about challenges they encountered in their first jobs and early careers and how they used this experience to grow. Introduce the importance of knowing about a range of study and career pathways in order to continue making progress…

Help turn students’ aspirations into actions by getting prepared for their next steps after secondary school or college. Hear from local colleges sharing their top tips for Open Days and create a checklist of what students will need. Explore common challenges they might face and the skills required to overcome them. Find out more about…

Once students understand their transferable skills, explore how to use them to make informed decisions for further education and employment. Teach the importance of gathering evidence of their skills and achievements for college, university, apprenticeship or job applications. Help students plan how to reach their career milestones and what is needed at each stage with…

Using the Universal Skills Builder Framework, explore the key skills that employers typically look for and why. Learn how students can analyse their own transferable skills and consider what future study or career choices these could help them develop. Challenge students to think of jobs related to each skill area with our Skills Finder Fast…

Aside from choosing your GCSE options in Year 9, deciding what you want to do after secondary school is likely the biggest decision of your life so far. You need to choose what type or level of qualification to study, the subjects or course, where to study it and maybe even start thinking about what…

When you’re thinking about your prospective career and what job you might like to do one day, there’s a lot to consider about the future world of work. From what subjects or qualifications you might need to study for, to the importance of skills and work experience to future employers. Whilst some jobs and career…

If you’re thinking of heading to college or sixth form after completing your GCSEs, you’ll most likely be considering a more academic Level 3 study option like choosing A-Levels or T-Levels (although there are vocational options available too). So, what do you need to know about choosing this route? As well as understanding what the…

Whether you’re coming to the end of college, sixth form, an apprenticeship or other training course, there’s plenty of options for you to consider at 18+. For some, you might be looking to continue your studies and gain further qualifications (either because you need them for your dream job or because you’re not ready to…

If you’re a more practical based learner or you have a set career goal in mind, vocational qualifications are probably your best choice after GCSEs. From apprenticeships to BTECs, there’s a whole host of choices for Level 3 study (that’s one up from GCSEs which are a Level 2) that involve a mix of classroom…