Lesson 2 Getting extra help

Lesson title Learning objectives Unit 1 College and study skills

Lesson 1: Problem-solving and resilience • To examine a range of problem-solving strategies • To remind students of the strategies of setting goals/targets, such as

SMART and PURE • To develop students’ resilience and encourage them to think about their wider support network Living in the wider world • L2. to set realistic yet ambitious career and life goals which are matched to personal values, interests, strengths and skills

Lesson 2: Getting extra help • To make students aware of the extra support they can get at their school or college • To ensure that all students understand that everyone is an individual with unique needs • To examine strategies for dealing with coursework and resubmitting work Living in the wider world • L2. to set realistic yet ambitious career and life goals which are matched to personal values, interests, strengths and skills

Lesson 3: Opportunity cost, time management and discipline • To understand the concept of opportunity cost • To learn strategies for good time management • To be aware of your institution’s disciplinary policy Living in the wider world • L2. to set realistic yet ambitious career and life goals which are matched to personal values, interests, strengths and skills

Curriculum objectives (PSHE Association’s Programme of Study)

Lesson 4: Referencing, avoiding plagiarism and the extended project • To understand what plagiarism is, and why it is banned • To understand what the

Harvard referencing system is, and how to provide a good reference • To understand what the extended project is Living in the wider world • L2. to set realistic yet ambitious career and life goals which are matched to personal values, interests, strengths and skills

Unit 2: Planning your future

Lesson 1: Will you go to university? • To identify the advantages of going to university • To understand what UCAS is and where to search for a university course Living in the wider world • L3. to evaluate the ‘next step’ options available, such as higher education, further training or apprenticeships, and gap year opportunities

Lesson 2: Applying to university through UCAS • To identify the next steps in applying to university • To understand the UCAS application process • To being to draft a personal statement for UCAS Living in the wider world • L3. to evaluate the ‘next step’ options available, such as higher education, further training or apprenticeships, and gap year opportunities

Lesson title Learning objectives Lesson 3: Apprenticeships, internships and CVs • To identify what an internship is and what an apprenticeship is • To learn what goes into a good CV • To understand the advantages and disadvantages of internships and apprenticeships Living in the wider world • L3. to evaluate the ‘next step’ options available, such as higher education, further training or apprenticeships, and gap year opportunities • L6. how to produce a concise and compelling curriculum vitae and prepare effectively for interviews

Lesson 4: Interviews and other courses • To explore other opportunities, such as foundation degrees, HNCs and HNDs • To learn how to prepare for an interview • To learn what makes a good interview Living in the wider world • L3. to evaluate the ‘next step’ options available, such as higher education, further training or apprenticeships, and gap year opportunities • L5. how to identify and evidence their strengths and skills when applying and interviewing for future roles and opportunities

Lesson 5: Gap years, volunteering and running your own business • To examine the advantages and disadvantages of taking a year out • To discuss the differences between a gap year, volunteering, and running your own business Living in the wider world • L1. to be enterprising in life and work • L3. to evaluate the ‘next step’ options available, such as higher education, further training or apprenticeships, and gap year opportunities

Unit 3: You and work

Lesson 1: Applying for work – cover letters and application forms

Lesson 2: Employment contracts and disciplinaries • To learn what makes a good covering letter • To identify what skills might match with a particular job • To learn how to fill in an application form Living in the wider world • L2. to set realistic yet ambitious career and life goals which are matched to personal values, interests, strengths and skills • L5. how to identify and evidence their strengths and skills when applying and interviewing for future roles and opportunities • L6. how to produce a concise and compelling curriculum vitae and prepare effectively for interviews

•To distinguish between different types of employment contract • To understand the different types of warning at work, and how disciplinary issues are dealt with • To identify what constitutes bullying and harassment at work and whom to report it to Living in the wider world • L11. to recognise bullying and harassment in the workplace in all its forms and ways to seek or provide support to resolve the situation

Lesson 3: Global opportunities in work • To identify long-term trends at work in the UK economy • To predict different jobs and skills that might be required in the future • To consider the different opportunities available to work abroad Living in the wider world • L4. the implications of the global market for their future choices in education and employment • L7. how to recognise career possibilities in a global economy

Lesson 4: Workplace skills • To identify the top skills employers are looking for and why, and ways students can improve their skills • To identify and improve nonverbal skills • To use language modes as a way of improving rapport Living in the wider world • L5. how to identify and evidence their strengths and skills when applying and interviewing for future roles and opportunities • L9. the importance of professional conduct and how it can be demonstrated in different workplaces including following health and safety protocols

Lesson title Learning objectives

Curriculum objectives (PSHE Association’s Programme of Study) Unit 4: Living independently and becoming an adult

Lesson 1: Living independently: budgeting, household chores and eating healthily • To consider what tasks need to be done when living independently • To practise living on a budget • To identify ways of eating healthily on a budget Living in the wider world • L13. how to plan expenditure and budget for changes in circumstances (e.g. when moving out or going to university) Health and wellbeing • H12. how to maintain a healthy diet, especially on a budget

Lesson 2: Housing after school or college • To examine the different options for housing after 18 • To identify the different sorts of tenancy agreements and what a deposit is • To examine the threat of homelessness Living in the wider world • L17. to manage financial contracts including, mobile phone services and renting items and accommodation; how to identify appropriate advice

Lesson 3: You at 18 • To examine the different range of rights that are available to students when they turn 18 • To examine whether more young diverse people should be involved in politics • To consider those responsibilities that come with rights when you turn 18 Health and wellbeing • H1. skills and strategies to confidently manage transitional life phases

Lesson 4: Learning to drive • To learn about the different types of driving licence, and the different tests to get a full licence • To be aware of the different types of driving test • To understand that a vehicle needs tax, an MOT and insurance before it can be driven on the road Health and wellbeing • H15. to manage personal safety in relation to travel, such as cycle safety, young driver safety, passenger safety, using licensed taxis and getting home safely

Unit 5: Financial skills

Lesson 1: Banking and saving

Lesson 2: Contracts and consumer rights

Lesson 3: Borrowing money and debt • To understand how to save within a budget • To distinguish between the different forms of saving that are available • To understand what an entrepreneur is and what you have to do when you are self-employed Living in the wider world • L1. to be enterprising in life and work • L15. to evaluate savings options

•To explain why contracts exist, what you can do when they are broken and why it is important to study contracts before you sign them • To understand what your consumer rights are with regard to mobile phones Living in the wider world • L16. to exercise consumer rights, including resolving disputes and accessing appropriate support • L17. to manage financial contracts including, mobile phone services and renting items and accommodation; how to identify appropriate advice

•To learn what interest and compound interest are • To understand the different forms of borrowing in the

UK, and the costs that come with it • To understand how student loans and mortgages work Living in the wider world • L18. to evaluate the potential gains and risks of different debt arrangements and repayment implications