Career-related learning helps primary pupils to learn about the world around them, broaden their aspirations and challenge stereotypes. Quality career-related learning in primary school provides exposure to ideas that pupils may not get elsewhere.

Research shows us that starting career-related learning early is important. Pupils start to adopt stereotypes based on gender, ethnicity and social background from an early age. Such stereotypes can go on to influence career and subject choices.

Bea Collis

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At Heatherlands we are embedding career-related learning into our curriculum, providing opportunities to broaden our pupils’ aspirations and challenge stereotypes they may hold; which may ultimately have a positive impact on their future life choices. Career-related learning in primary schools is not about setting pupils down a specific path, but ensuring they understand that there are many options open to them. 

Impact on pupils

• Provides exposure to ideas that pupils may not get elsewhere
• Supports pupils to understand how the skills and knowledge they gain in school will be relevant throughout their life
• Addresses different sectors and skills to help you to broaden pupils’ horizons

Career of the Month

How to become a farmer?

Meet Aimee, 21, from the Shetland Islands in Scotland, to find out more about life as a farmer. Part of our Bitesize world of work series.

Young people should definitely get involved in agriculture.

• Aimee runs a farm with her sister - they look after cows and sheep and produce beef and lamb
• Aimee juggles farming with studying and recently completed a degree in Agriculture
• She uses Maths to keep track of the farm's accounts - for example, how much beef they sell each month
• Her farm is very big and runs across 300 hectares. One hectare is the size of an international rugby pitch or Trafalgar Square in London!

What to expect if you want to be a farmer

• Farmer average salary: £21,000 to £50,000 per year
• Farmer typical working hours: 39 to 41 hours per week

What qualifications do you need to be a farmer?

You could get into this role via a university course, a college course (such as a Level 2 certificate, a Level 3 Diploma, or a T-level in Agriculture, Land Management and Production - England-only, from Sept 2023), an apprenticeship, or by working towards the role by working as a supervisor, unit manager or assistant manager, and then moving into farm management.

We are working alongside Bournemouth university and the Dorset Careers Hub to support our children to dream big about their future careers.

https://www.dorsetcareershub.co.uk/start-small--dream-big

If you, or anyone you have contact with are interested in supporting our careers related learning programme - from EYFS to Year 6, please contact the school office.

We are always looking for volunteers to come in and talk about their careers and career paths and to introduce the children to the opportunities available to them within the local commutiy and beyond.

42B of the Education Act 1997, often known as the 'Baker Clause' requires all academies and maintained schools to ensure that there is an opportunity for a range of education and training providers to access all pupils in year 8 to year 13 for the purpose of informing them about approved technical education.