WRL Lesson Plans / KS4 - Local Labour Market - 4 lessons
KS4 - Local Labour Market - 4 lessons
Helping students understand the local labour market and why it is useful to access information relating to it.
A series of 4 lessons which include student research, paired work and group or class activities. The outcome of these lessons is for students to understand how it will affect them.
Researching career opportunities in the local labour market.
Helping students understand what the local labour market means.
Using official information and statistics, students investigate their area looking for news.
Give students to opportunity to reflect on the information gathered and present to peers.
More About These Activities for Work-related Learning
In order to research their career options properly, students need to understand the market, why it is useful to access information relating to it and where they can find the information.
Lesson 1 – What is the Local Labour Market
The object of this exercise is to establish what the students currently know about this topic. Working in small groups, they must investigate the local area using the internet, newspapers etc.
Lesson 2 – Finding Out About the Local Labour Market
In this lesson, students will be looking at official sources of information about this subject. They are given specific statistics to study and present back to the rest of the class.
Lesson 3 – Employment Sectors and the Local Labour Market
In this activity, look at statistical information from the point of view of individual industries and sectors. Working in pairs they must complete a questionnaire and carry out a role play exercise.
Lesson 4 – Your Local Labour Market
This is a review and demonstration activity. Students must compile their learning on this subject and prepare a visual demonstration either through presentation, display or other method.
Vocational Qualifications
These local labour market lessons can be used to support learning outcomes for Preparation for Working Life - Changing World of Work and Applying for Jobs and Courses from AQA. These lessons are also suitable for use with Employability - Applying for a Job and Exploring Job Opportunities from ASDAN; Preparing for Employment, Key Skills and Workplace Core Skills - Making Job Applications from City & Guilds; Skills Towards Enabling Progression "Step Up" - Career Preparation, Economic Well-Being and Financial Capability - Changing Patterns of Work and Labour Market from NOCN.
