Benchmark 4: Linking Curriculum Learning to Careers

School and colleges should adopt a strategic approach to linking curriculum learning to careers and develop a coherent rationale for embedding careers in subject learning. 

Careers in the curriculum. What works?

Key points

The key points to consider are:

• start with subject areas where enthusiastic staff have already developed links with local employers and are keen to further develop careers learning opportunities for student

• identify Career Ambassadors for each subject area, who will lead on developing careers learning in their subject area

• focus on making the learning more applied by using real world examples or challenges, by linking with a local employer or employers

• all subject areas having displays around the school that link their subject learning to different careers

• whole school ‘Careers Days’ where all teachers start their lesson with a careers focus

 The Career Development Institution (CDI), ‘Framework for careers, employability and enterprise education’ provides school and colleges with a structure for identifying needs, designing and delivering learning and assessing the immediate impact of their careers, employability and enterprise programme.

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Useful information

• Framework for careers, employability and enterprise education

• Loughborough University HE Unboxed

• STEM learning

Related Pages

• Cornerstone Employers

• Enterprise Advisers