Primary Teachers
The resources below will help you introduce younger pupils to the world of work.
The resources below will help you introduce younger pupils to the world of work.
Providing primary age children with an awareness of the world of work lays the foundations for the career-related activities that our coordinators facilitate with secondary schools.
The information on this page will help you get started. It includes:
The documents in this section are designed to support your school and business partnership activities. These include a guide to help you get started and a certificate template if you've already formed a school-business partnership and want to celebrate your joint work.
"Towards the end of 2023, we undertook a new partnership with Bramble Brae Primary school in Aberdeen. As we progress into 2024, we will be looking to further cement this relationship and support Bramble Brae through a variety of different initiatives, whilst also helping to promote STEM activities with the youngsters."
Marketplace and My World of Work (MyWOW) are two key resources from Skills Development Scotland that can help educators tap into activities to develop careers awareness and skills.
The organisations below run programmes that can support skills development in primary school pupils.
The materials below are designed for use by different year groups.
The activities below are more suited to children in the latter stages of primary school.
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