Ever wondered why we learn stuff in schools? Why do we need maths or English skills? In the world of work, people need these skills to do their jobs. You could be a games designer, a physiotherapist or a construction engineer or anything you want to be but practising these skills will give you more choices and help you to be better at your job. Watching these films might give you some ideas as to why the skills are important and how you might recognise them in yourself.

Whether you are a school pupil, a parent or an educator, we hope these films help you to see the value in working hard and learning new things.

We would love to hear your thoughts on the films. Please complete this short survey – it takes 1 minute – promise: [ Ссылка ]

After you’ve watched the films, why not try some of these activity ideas:
- Role play one of the jobs. Pretend to demonstrate one of the skills to a family member.
- Write a letter to one of the people. Ask them about their job and the skills they need.
- What other skills have you learnt during school closures? How could you teach this to someone else in your family?
- Create a short documentary film to interview your parents and other family members about work and skills
- Write a job advert for one of the jobs in the films – find out more about how you get into that role
- Make your own ‘Skills’ poster – skills to practise and skills I am good at
- Make a ‘Wanted’ poster looking for someone with the right combination of skills for one of these jobs
- Make a short film about your own skills that you might have learnt recently
- Try this quick quiz to test your observation skills: [ Ссылка ]
- More activities, worksheets and classroom or home learning ideas: [ Ссылка ]

Background
This series of 10 short films aims to link the primary curriculum with essential employability skills in the real world of work. These are real people talking about the skills they need in their jobs. Learning about skills at school helps to prepare young people for the world of work, helping them to understand their own skills and broadening their horizons. We also hope you’ve noticed that many of the participants are female. Challenging gender stereotypes is an important part of these films – boys and girls can be anything they want to be if they work hard enough.
The films are commissioned by East Sussex County Council Primary Careers. The project aims to raise aspirations, broaden horizons and support schools in developing careers related learning as part of the curriculum. Twenty-three primary schools participated in the year-long project, involving over 160 employers and 7300 children. As part of the pilot, a range of approaches to develop careers related learning were tested and evaluated with regular network meetings to share good practice. All schools worked with the Skills Builder Framework (www.skillsbuilder.org) and participated in twilight training to support curriculum development in each skill area. Skills Builder provides a framework to develop the following skill areas: listening, presenting, creativity, problem solving, aiming high, staying positive, teamwork and leadership. Our ten films are based on these eight skills plus essential English and Maths skills. Research strongly suggests that the earlier children become aware of skills and exposed to a wide range of jobs the better. Between 3 and 6 years old, most children have allocated a gender to jobs and between the ages of 8 and 12 have started to rule out many careers because of limited aspirations and opportunities. We have aimed to address these through our project.
Acknowledgements:
We acknowledge the huge support from the following local employers and their enthusiasm for this project.
Hailsham Roadways [ Ссылка ]
Hastings Museum [ Ссылка ]
Hastings Contemporary [ Ссылка ]
Marshall-Tufflex [ Ссылка ]
Snap Finger Click [ Ссылка ]
Surrey NanoSystems [ Ссылка ]
South East Coast Ambulance [ Ссылка ]
Albion in the Community [ Ссылка ]
St. Wilfrid’s Hospice Eastbourne [ Ссылка ]
Hawes Building Ltd [ Ссылка ]
Videography, filming and editing by James Bloomfield [ Ссылка ]...
‘James Bloomfield is a hardworking, conscientious and talented videographer. He captured the intention of our project from the very beginning and was able to translate this into this brilliant series of short films. His eye for detail and the subtleties of human communication mean the quality of footage was excellent. James provided excellent value for money, exceptional flexibility and delivered the project to our agreed timescales.’ Marcus Cherrill, Primary Careers Hub Lead, East Sussex County Council.
Review date May 2023

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