Get involved in Scottish Careers Week: Educators
Bring careers into your classroom to shape your pupils’ futures
Organise an event
Scottish Careers Week is your opportunity to spark career inspiration, make connections with local employers and explore exciting opportunities for your pupils.
With an SDS careers adviser and DYW coordinator in every state secondary school in Scotland, your school careers team are ready to help shape impactful events, tailored for your pupils.
From aligning your career fairs to Scottish Careers Week to sourcing hands-on work experience placements or visits with local employers, there are lots of options for getting involved.
Reach out to your school careers team today to explore opportunities and start planning!
Explore some of the other ways you can request speakers and support for your school events.
Learn about the world of work with offers from employers tailored to learning outcomes. Search, book and confirm places for your class direct through Marketplace.
Delivered by e-Sgoil and Education Scotland, DYW Live brings industry experts and employers directly into the classroom with sessions that support learners’ development of employability skills, career pathways and industry connections. Look out for a new series of inspirational online talks aimed at pupils from a wide range of industry experts during Scottish Careers Week.
Find local employers matching the interests of your students and invite them to an event at your school.
Inspire pupils through My World of Work
Help your students shape their future careers by delivering a career-focussed class during Scottish Careers Week with our tools, games, content and teaching resources.
From helping them to learn more about their personalities and exploring careers that might suit them, to discovering where their option choices could take them, our resources are here to help you bring careers into your classroom.
There’s lots you can use with your class during Scottish Careers Week on My World of Work:
- Animal Me: Help your pupils explore their personality and strengths to learn about jobs which might suit them
- Skills Story: Suited for primary age, your pupils can learn about creativity, leading, and adapting skills through a fun online activity
- Classroom Clash: Introduce your pupils to exciting careers in key industries and meta-skills with our series of nine fun games aimed at P6 to S3 pupils. Your class can compete for a top spot on our leaderboard and the sessions are easy to deliver with our engaging lesson plans
- Explore more tools on the educator area: Find more tools and support for primary and secondary teachers
If you deliver a session, we’d love to know about it! Share your photos on social media using #ScotCareersWeek24.
Join an event
We'll also be running events during Scottish Careers Week along with a range of partners.
Whether it’s careers fairs or webinars, there’s lots to get involved with. Much of the action is taking place online, meaning it’s easy for schools to get involved. Look out for event listings coming soon.
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