Course: Linking Curriculum Learning to STEM Careers

All online CPD courses from STEM Learning provide an opportunity to ask the educators more detailed questions as part of the course Q&A session. The course educators will record responses …

For our final group discussion, we’d like to revisit one of the questions we posed at the start of Week 1. What is your role as a teacher supporting students …

Now we are nearing the end of this course, we would like you to take a moment to share your experiences with colleagues. In this video, we hear how the …

The Careers Learning Journey can be used by teachers to help students understand their career learning over the course of their studies at school or college. In this video Neil …

Whether you create a Careers Learning Journey for your own teaching or as a whole department will depend on your individual situation. However, there are benefits to sharing your plans …

Building up a Careers Learning Journey is not something that will happen overnight, but will develop over the years as you refine your career learning approach. In an ideal world, …

In this step we look at some examples of Careers Learning Journeys. Careers Learning Journeys can be mapped out using the small changes you have made as a teacher in …

So far you have planned a lesson with a careers focus and considered how you might approach an employer to enrich a particular topic. But how can you move from …

STEM enrichment allows time for career learning beyond the classroom. In the video above you hear about different examples of enrichment activities. Some of these are organised at department or …

We start the final week of the course by comparing curriculum-linked career learning with the opportunities provided by enrichment activities. Enrichment activities (for example STEM Clubs) are out-of-timetable sessions that …

When thinking about working with employers to embed careers learning in the classroom, you will need to work with your careers leader, so they are aware of the contacts you …

Research by CIPD suggests there is ‘…a real mismatch between employers’ expectations of young people during the recruitment process and young people’s understanding of what is expected of them’. Bridging …

When working with employers, take into account the time that they are taking out of their working day to help you. Consider starting with smaller commitments, such as online meetings …

There are many factors that may influence your choice of who to approach to collaborate with curriculum-linked careers learning. Engaging with different employers will have associated benefits and limitations. It …