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  3. Key stage 2
  4. Year 3
  5. Citizenship: What careers do people choose and why?
  6. Lesson 2: What influences career choices?

Lesson 2: What influences career choices?

Exploring what might influence career choices and recognising that influences can affect people in different ways.

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Optional: remind the children of the PSHE agreement they created in the Introductory lesson: Setting rules for RSE & PSHE lessons and recap the rules they agree…

Show slide 1 of the Presentation: Did you change your mind? Explain that the children will choose which activity they would prefer to do. Reassure them that the…

1. Show slide 1 of the Presentation: What’s influencing their career choice? Click each box to reveal information about different influences on career choices.

Give the children time to reflect on the enquiry question: What influences career choices? Hand out sticky notes (one each) and ask the children to complete the…

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  • Assessment – RSE & PSHE Y3: Citizenship: What careers do people choose and why?

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  • Lesson 1: What careers do people have?

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    Lesson 2: What influences career choices?

  • Lesson 3: What job might be for me?

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  • Lesson 4: Should your gender affect what job you do?

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  • Lesson 5: How can gender stereotypes be challenged?

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  • Lesson 6: Why might someone make a career change?

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