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Lesson 3: What jobs do people do in our local community?

Exploring the different jobs people do in the local community and explaining how they help people and make the community a better place.
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1. Recap and recall

Optional: remind the children of the PSHE agreement created in the Introductory lesson: Setting rules for RSE & PSHE lessons and recap the agreed rules. If needed, upload an image of the agreement to the Presentation: PSHE agreement.

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Assessment – RSE & PSHE Y2: Citizenship: How do people belong to a community and earn money?Lesson 1: Where do we belong?Lesson 2: How can different people contribute to my community?
Lesson 3: What jobs do people do in our local community?
Lesson 4: What other jobs might people do?Lesson 5: What is money?Lesson 6: Where does money come from?
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 27 August 2026

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