Making your option choices in school? Get inspired andpick the future you want

Making option choices: lesson plan and resources

Deliver a fun and informative lesson about the Option Choices tool on My World of Work.

Explore careers in your classroom

Want to help your pupils see how their subjects shape careers? Looking for ways to support them to make the right option choices? Our resources can support you to deliver a fun and engaging lesson, focused on making option choices and using My World of Work.

Get pupils thinking about the different routes into work, show them videos of how people got into their careers and teach them how to use the Option Choices tool.

Our resources are easy to edit, so you can adapt them to your teaching style and the needs of your class.

Main lesson resources

A lesson plan in the format of a Word document or a PDF. It outlines how to deliver the materials and what the learning outcomes are.

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A 50-minute PowerPoint presentation with information about making option choices and showcasing the Option Choices tool.

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Follow-up resources

A 50-minute PowerPoint presentation with an optional follow-up activity for S1 to S3 pupils.

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A 50-minute PowerPoint presentation with an optional follow-up activity for S4 to S6 pupils.

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