Resources
Overview
Below are some resource ideas for use with groups of students along
with useful weblinks to access more ideas for activities.
The CLAS team have a number of resources that we can lend on a short-term
basis to learning organisations. This is a chance to review the resource
and decide on the suitability prior to purchase. To see the list of resources
click here. (Currently under construction please
contact CLAS Team)
 The Real Game and Be Real
The
Real Game Series is an exciting resource where students role-play young
adults and learn decision making around lifestyle choices, work/life balance
and budgeting.
Click here for further details from
the Real Game website or see
our local overview.
GERI 
These are a range of materials aimed at challenging
stereotyping and promoting equality and diversity in education, training
and the workplace. The resources have been produced by the GERI (Gender
Ethnic and Racial Inclusion) project. They include a series of teaching
guides mapped to the learning outcomes relating to equal opportunities
for career education, PSHE and Citizenship; a CD/DVD with role models
of people who have entered non stereotypical careers; and most notably
the DVD/Live Interactive ‘Gender Bias’ dramas. There are
three dramas based on conflict scenarios arising from gender stereotyping.
The resources are targeted at teachers, learning providers and other
professionals working with young people. More details of these resources
and downloadable copies of the teaching guides are available at the Geri
website.
Make a Connection 
Make a Connection is a Key Stage 3 PSHE and Citizenship resource for
teachers, designed to develop young people’s personal social and
academic skills through lessons and activities that focus on emotional
literacy, creative thinking, conflict resolution, active citizenship
and personal development skills, such as finance, decision-making, time
management and stress. The programme is designed to be delivered on an
inclusive basis across a full range of abilities using a learn by doing
approach.
Make a Connection addresses the most recent government initiatives -
The Children Act, Key Stage 3 Strategy, Behaviour and Attendance Strategy,
Career Education and Guidance, National Healthy Schools Scheme, and
PSHEE Certification Programme and is mapped into the PSHEE and Citizenship
curriculum.
Click
here for a briefing sheet or visit the National
Children's Bureau site for more information.This resource and the
newly developed Life Routes, is aimed at vulnerable young people
Evaluators cookbook
Evaluators
cookbook - ideas for evaluation activities for all age groups
Connexions Leicester Shire Resources
Developing Key Skills and Action Planning in Careers Education and guidance at
Key Stage 4 – Differentiated Materials
Aims to provide teachers with differentiated materials for career education
at key stage 4. The materials are aimed at students who have a low ability
in literacy. There are exercises on key skills, self awareness, opportunity
awareness and making decisions. Detailed tutor notes outlining aim, method
of delivery and resource list accompany all lesson plans.
Download Developing
Key Skills and Action Planning in Careers Education and guidance at
Key Stage 4 – Differentiated Materials (warning large file may
take some time to download).
Key Stage 3 Resource Pack (currently being updated – available
October 07).
A set of classroom resources with a matrix on how they link to the national
outcomes for CEG. Also includes links to alternative resources.
MOU is a project approach to supporting transition. It sets up transition
teams that are self-managing groups of students that are supported
to identify and explore issues and concerns about the coming transition,
whatever the stage. It has been evaluated for the move between years
6-7 and 9-10 and has proved very successful.
A resource pack designed to support a young person centred approach to
planning and managing transition. The pack aims to develop young people's
skills and knowledge to enable them to make a successful transition into
work or training. The pack contains a series of activities that can be
delivered as a whole programme or as stand-alone activities.
Workwise
These lesson plans were produced to accompany the Workwise resource,
sent regularly into learning organisations.
Kangaroo
Kangaroo is a multimedia encyclopaedia of careers, life and labour market
information. The latest update is Kangaroo 4 and comes with support materials
for use in sessions with young people.
Supporting Transition (currently being updated – available October
07)
Aimed at careers coordinators, tutors, personal advisers, learning mentors
and all those who have a professional interest in helping young people
manage their transition to post 16 opportunities. It can be used as a
training resource to inform and update staff on the post -16 transition
process and use of the common application form (LeCAP), as a stand alone
information resource and as a group work resource for young people.
Online resources
CEGNET
CEGNET is an online resource for
those professionals involved in planning and delivering career education
for young people. It gives advice and lesson plans on delivering the
national framework for career education.
Teachernet
Teachernet links to over 2000
lesson plans and free online resources searchable by subject and key
stage. Also includes sections on 14-19, Aim Higher, Special Educational
Needs and Disability.
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