Careers hub
Information for teachers about BTEC and career choices
How can you ensure you are preparing your students for the world of work?
How to help
Good careers education can help students understand that a career is not about a single destination. Careers guidance can also help students understand their skills, motivations, values and interests and how to explore these in relation to the choices they may make.
According to the Good Careers Guidance Report, these are the 8 benchmarks that schools can use as a framework for improving their careers provision:
1. A stable careers programme
2. Learning from career and labour market information
3. Addressing the needs of each pupil
4. Linking curriculum learning to careers
5. Encounters with employers and employees
6. Experiences of workplaces
7. Encounters with further and higher education
8. Personal guidance.
Useful links
Ideas for the classroom
Helping to draw clear links between the classroom and the reality of the workplace in ways that young people can understand is key to supporting their choices.
From engaging young people in your subject to informing choices about GCSE options and beyond, seek out ideas and resources for use in the classroom that will give your students a chance to explore different career routes.
Teaching BTEC
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