Resources for work related learning and enterprise
Web links
Teachernet
Contains information
on a wide range of topics to interest teachers and others. The 14-19 section contains information on
national developments (including The Diploma Gateway), Key Stage 4 (including work related learning
and enterprise), a stronger vocational offer,, careers education and guidance, and EMAs.
SSAT (Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
Website
dedicated to supporting the people who work in specialist schools and schools affiliated to the Trust.
The site includes links to websites and resources on applied GCSEs, Diplomas, vocational specialisms,
work experience etc.
Business Link
A useful information
resource for teachers, the site is designed for businesses giving practical advice covering all aspects
of business from starting up, finance and grants, tax, health and safety, employing people, marketing,
IT and e-commerce to international trade
Social Enterprise Coalition
UK's
national body for social enterprise showcases the benefits of social enterprise and provides information
on publications, case studies and events.
Sites covering personal finance
The website for the personal finance education group gives access to teaching resources, guidelines, case studies, linked qualifications and much more on the financial curriculum, part of enterprise education.
Face to Face with Finance
(free resource)
This NatWest resource will help teachers teach students personal
financial education and provide useful information for young people and adults.
DoughUK (free resource)
A
personal finance website designed to help young people aged 14-24 develop their knowledge skills and
understanding about personal finance.
My Money Matters (free resource)
Online
interactive resource targeting budgeting through the provision of personal finance information, practical
exercises, role play, and lesson plans. Contains a glossary of terms, parents' page and teacher materials
as well as online activities for students.
Money Money Money (free resource)
A
comprehensive guide to the influence money has on life and an introduction to managing and understanding
its impact. Primarily designed as a consumer awareness publication, Money Money Money is ideal for teenagers,
parents, financial advisers and a resource to support teachers in schools.
Publications
Salford Work-Related Learning and Enterprise Handbook
Produced
by Salford Children's Services and Salford Business Education Partnership
Handbooks have
been issued to all schools
For further copies contact:
Salford Business Education Partnership
Charles House
Albert
Street
Eccles
M30 OPW
Tel 0161 787 8500
Email alanrosser@salfordbep.co.uk
Work Matters in Greater Manchester
Information in hard copy, CD-ROM and website on labour market information for teachers and young people, produced by Better Choices
Work related learning for all at key stage 4: Guidance for implementing
the statutory requirement from 2004
QCA/03/1168 Contact QCA Publications, PO Box
99, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2SN
Tel 01787 884444
Fax 01787 312950
Work-Related
Learning and the Law
DfES/0340/2006 Issued September 2006
Work experience: A guide for secondary schools
DfES
SPD/WES/01/02(rev)
Work experience: a guide for employers
DfES/1471/2005
All the above available from DfES Publications, PO Box 5050, Sherwood Park, Annesley, Nottingham, NG15
Tel 0845 6022260
Fax: 0845 6055560df
Email dfes@prolog.uk.com
Success for Salford is Salford’s version of the above document. Protocols and guidance for schools and providers involved in external vocational placements.
Careers Northwest is available, supporting both work related learning and careers education. It is designed to equip advisers with the latest data on employment trends and forecasts in the region and an insight into major developments in the area with large employment opportunities
The Institute for Citizenship has produced 2 publications to support work related learning:
Workmatters: a key stage 4 teacher resource exploring the employment strand of citizenship
Economic Citizenship: a key stage 4 teacher resource. Published by:
Institute for Citizenship
60 Queen Victoria Street
London
EC4N
4TW
Tel 0207 844 5444
A to Z of Work experience: video, DVD and teachers notes and activities, produced by Better Choices, WAWA, Get a Job, Get a Life
Further information from Gareth Nixon or Julie Hicklin, Better Choices, Lee House, 90 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester M1 5JW
Tel: 0161 245 4807
Email: julie.hicklin@betterchoices.co.uk
Accreditation
A wide range of accreditation for work related learning and related areas is as follows:
AQA
Level 1 Certificate in
Preparation for Working Life
Level 2 Certificate in Preparation for Working Life
ASDAN
Level 1 Certificate
in Career Planning
Level 2 Certificate in Career Planning
Level 3 Certificate
in Career Planning
Certificate of Personal Effectiveness Levels 1 and 2
City & Guilds
Entry level
Certificate in Preparing for Employment
Edexcel
Entry level Certificate
in Skills for Working Life
NCFE
Level 1 Certificate
in Employment Skills
Level 2 Certificate in Employment Skills
NOCN
Level 1 Award for Career
Education and Preparation for Working Life
Level 2 Award for Career Education and Preparation
for Working Life
OCR
OCR Entry Level Certificate
in Job Seeking Skills
OCR Level 1 Certificate in Career Planning
OCR
Level 2 Certificate in Career Planning
OCR Entry Level Certificate in Preparation for
Employment (Entry 3)
OCR Level 1 Certificate in Preparation for Employment
OCR
Level 2 Certificate in Preparation for Employment
OCR also has a section of the website dedicated to work related learning.
Resources from employers
The website for BAE Systems’ education programme. It will lead you to speakers, visits, placements and classroom materials.
The BAA (owner of 7 UK airports) website has information on the business, including airports, linked organisations, management and traffic statistics. Click on Corporate and the About BAA buttons.
Glaxo Smith Klines’s Education is packed with science materials for all age groups and links to a wide variety of websites and other resources.
The Times 100
A free educational
resource for students, teachers and lecturers of business studies. The Times 100 brings business studies
theory to life with case studies on real companies, linked to all exam specifications.
Channel 4 Education gives the chance to sample priced (but not very expensive) interactive resources to support all secondary National Curriculum subjects; GCSEs in Applied Business, Applied Science, Leisure and Tourism, Health & Social Care, Applied ICT; and PSHE, Citizenship and Careers.
Visit AstraZenca’s site for links to resources, case studies and access to education liaison. Choose: 'Responsibilities' and then 'Education Liaison'.
Downloadable documents
- Work related learning for all at key stage 4 (Adobe PDF format, 400kb)
- Salford Work Related Learning and Enterprise Handbook (Adobe PDF format, 4.6mb)
- Work related learning and the law (Adobe PDF format, 280kb)
- Work experience: a guide for secondary schools (Adobe PDF format, 700kb)
- Work experience: a guide for employers (Adobe PDF format, 920kb)
If you are unable to view documents of these types, our downloads page provides links to viewing software.
This page was last updated on 27 October 2008
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