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Transition -
Preparation for Post-16
U NIT 4
UNITS OF WORK FOR PUPILS WITH MODERATE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES (KS 4)
LEARNING INTENTIONS
By the end of this unit pupils will have had the opportunity to:
• review, list and record personal skills, qualities and achievements;
• review steps necessary for career planning;
• identify methods of recruitment and selection;
• develop a personal career plan based on relevant information and guidance;
• identify and select relevant information to complete recruitment documentation (application form/CV);
• develop interview skills;
• experience the world of work first hand; and
• identify opportunities for Lifelong Learning.
1. Pupils review skills and qualities using Activity Self Management Moving On – Progress
Sheet 1(a) My ID Card. File – available from
CCEA
2. Class discuss post-16 options open to them using
Activity Sheet 4(a) Which Way Now and complete Teacher Briefing
Activity Sheet 4(b) Personal Career Plan Template. Sheets for Methods
of Recruitment and
3. Visit from a Careers Advisor to highlight post-16 Managing Information Selection
options and discuss recruitment and selection
methods. Teacher Briefing Sheet
for Mock Interviews
4. Pupils explore:
Recruitment Methods – e.g: online /newspapers/ Teacher Briefing Sheet
shop window/Job Centre; and for Stress in the
Selection Methods: – e.g: application form/letters Workplace
of application/ CV/interviews.
See Teacher Briefing Sheets for Methods of Activity Sheet 1(a)
Recruitment and Methods of Selection. My ID Card
Pupils read and complete Activity Sheet 4(c)
Methods of Recruitment and Selection. Activity Sheet 4(a)
Which Way Now
5. Pupils select a job advertisement that interests
them. Using Activity sheet 1(a) My ID Card pupils Activity Sheet 4(b)
complete Activity Sheet 4(d) Job Application Form Personal Career
and Activity Sheet 4(e) CV Template. Plan Template
6. Pupils prepare for mock interviews using Activity Self Management Activity Sheet 4(c)
Sheet 4(f) Qualities Cards See Teacher Briefing Methods of Recruitment
Sheet for Mock Interviews and Activities Sheets and Selection
4(g)-4(l).
Activity Sheet 4(d)
7. To prepare for a work placement and reflect on Job Application Form
the experience pupils complete the leaflet Activity
Sheet 4(m) Preparation for Work Experience Activity Sheet 4(e)
before and after placement. Pupils attend a work CV Template
placement and review key areas that reflect
working life. Activity Sheet 4(f)
Qualities Cards
SUGGESTED TEACHING
LEARNING INTENTIONS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES OPPORTUNITIES RESOURCES
METHODS OF RECRUITMENT
Online e.g. http://www.loadzajobs.co.uk/
Newspaper e.g. local and regional newspapers
Job centre Department for Employment and Learning
Shop window e.g. local Post Office
Notice board e.g. advertisement displayed in staffroom
Recruitment agency e.g. general and sector specific agencies
What is Selection?
This is the process whereby the employer chooses the new employee from the
list of applicants who have applied for the position.
METHODS OF SELECTION
Application form A form which applicants complete, making it easy for
applicants to be compared
Curriculum VItae A list of all the applicants’ qualifications, experience
and achievements
Interviews Employers meet applicants and ask questions to judge
how suitable they would be in that particular job
Testing e.g. for an Office Clerk position, the applicant may be
asked to perform a typing speed test
Presentation Where the applicant may be given an area to discuss for
a set period of time
What is stress?
Work related stress has been described as the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressure or other
types of demand placed on them.
Symptoms Causes
• headaches • poor working conditions
• muscular tension • long working hours
• backache and/or neckache • poor relationships with colleagues
• tiredness and sleep problems • lack of job security
• digestive problems • inflexible working hours
• a raised heart rate • too much or too little responsibility
• skin rashes
• sweating
• blurred vision
Reduce stress by
• getting active
• playing sport
• reading a book
• listening to music
• going for a walk
S_H__L _R______
F_ L _ _ _ _ _ F______
E_________ E________
Where am I now?
METHOD OF
JOB METHOD OF SELECTION
RECRUITMENT
SURGEON
PLUMBER
TEACHER
BABYSITTER
DANCER
TRAINEE HAIRDRESSER
PART-TIME CLEANER
Telephone
EDUCATIONAL DETAILS
Secondary School Attended School Leaving Date
QUALIFICATIONS
Subject Grade Date Awarded
Have you had any positions of responsibility at school? (Prefect, Team captain, etc) Yes No
JOB KNOWLEDGE
Have you had any part-time or holiday jobs? Yes No
Use this space to say why you are interested in this post and why you are suitable.
REFEREE 1 REFEREE 2
Name Name
Address Address
Signature Date
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION
REFEREE 1 REFEREE 2
Name Name
Address Address
SIGNATURE
Helpful Hardworking
Clean
Sensible and
tidy
Everything you do has value. Everything you do says something about the kind of
person you are.
I WILL DO EXAMS IN
MY FAVOURITE THING IS
I AM REALLY GOOD AT
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
Hard Working
Describe a time when
you had to work very
hard at something.
Always on time
Tell me some of the
things you have to
be on time for.
Team Work
Tell me about a time
when you have worked
as part of a team.
Honest
How would I know
that you are an honest
person?
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
Following Instructions
Tell me about a time when
you were asked to do a task
that you finished really well
without asking for help.
Helpful
Tell me about a time when
you have helped somebody
without being asked to.
Hobbies
What do you like to do in
your spare time?
Strengths
What do you think you are
really good at?
BODY LANGUAGE
Posture:
Eye Contact:
Tone:
Speed:
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Activity Sheet 4(m): Preparation for Work Experience (1 of 2)
My Work Placemen
t What I thought of
the world or work
I am going to: Do I …
Y
E
S
N
O Preparing
Understand more about the
day-to-day running of a business? for Work
Feel clearer about my career
choices? Experience
Dates when I will be on placement:
Know the range of skills I need
to do a particular job?
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I start/finish work at: Name:
Know more about the
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Activity Sheet 4(m): Preparation for Work Experience (2 of 2)
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A hairdresser’s
How can I show an employer
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Working less
Job sharing
than full-time hours
Massage, aromatherapy
Complementary and reflexology
therapies are offered to employees.
TRAINING TEAMWORK
FREE TEA
FREE PARKING AND COFFEE
FREE GYM
MEMBERSHIP PENSION SCHEME
Teacher Judge
Nurse Surgeon
Complete the table below by adding in another factor that would cause stress
for the people doing the jobs listed.
Choose ‘Ways to Cope with Stress’, for each job, from the box at the bottom of
the page.
Name Class
Where am I now?
What interests, abilities, skills and qualities do I already have?
Where am I now?