Beyond the classroom
In Key Stage Three, you may have been learning about around twelve different subjects at school. You’ll probably have your favourites and not-so-favourite subjects. Did you know that there are over 35, 000 courses listed on UCAS for the next academic year? (UCAS is the website where you apply for most higher education courses). Included in this number are many of your school subjects alongside many different subjects you may never have studied or even heard of before.
For this next task, you’re going to think about the opportunity of learning about something that you’ve never studied before, including how your extra-curricular interests could lead to something exciting.
Either draw yourself a Year 8 or 9 learner in the centre of your mind-map. This doesn’t need to take too much time - it can be a stick-figure! Give this character between three and five extra-curricular activities, hobbies or interests. You could base these on your own interests or give them ones you’ve not tried
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This is the tricky part. Think about what roles or career sectors are related to that interest or hobby. Try and consider beyond the obvious – like becoming a professional basketballer – think about the roles that
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For this next task, you’re going to think about the opportunity of learning about something that you’ve never studied before, including how your extra-curricular interests could lead to something exciting.
You’ll probably have your favourites and not-so-favourite subjects.
1.Give this character between three and five extra-curricular activities, hobbies or interests. You could base these on your own interests or give them ones you’ve not tried before. This will be the first layer of your mind-map. Check out how we’ve laid out our example - Jamal dances, plays basketball and the saxophone and volunteers with a local community group.
Activity 4: Beyond the Classroom
Either draw yourself a Year 8 or 9 learner in the centre of your mind-map. This doesn’t need to take too much time - it can be a stick-figure!
3.This is a bit is more straightforward. Your final layer of your mind-map is all about the university courses that could help your learner turn their interest into a career. Using the UCAS website, add in university courses that relate to the careers/ roles that you identified in your third layer. Aim for at least two university courses per hobby. Remember you could include degree apprenticeships as well!
2.This is the tricky part. Think about what roles or career sectors are related to that interest or hobby. Try and consider beyond the obvious – like becoming a professional basketballer – think about the roles that support the professional players or are involved in the industry surrounding it. Check out our examples for Jamal. Aim to list at least three roles per interest/hobby.
