This term, Zayit and Seorah embarked on a journey of self-discovery during our “Jobs” project. We focused on our big question “What do I need to know and do for my future job?” This project had a Communication, PSED, Understanding the World, and Life Skills focus. The pupils explored the world of possible careers and the necessary skills that go with them. The project aimed to foster essential life skills and promote personal and social growth as well as learning important communication skills. Throughout the project, pupils created a job profile poster and their CVs, as well as art projects linked to their chosen careers. They developed their confidence with interview skills and answering questions and the project ended with each pupil having a job interview with a secondary student to share all they had learned.
Teacher’s Reflections
“The jobs project was a lot of fun and allowed all of the students in Zayit and Seorah to share more about their hopes for their future careers and learn about what their friends wanted to be when they grew up. It was great to see everyone being so involved in all of the play and learning opportunities linked to each job, for example, role-playing in different careers, a visit from a real dentist, creating art linked to various jobs and making job posters. Each child worked hard to draft and then finalise their CV, showing off their skills and what they would do at their future job. We worked hard on developing each student’s ability to answer questions and the job interviews completed with secondary students were a huge success. Next time it would be great to have more visits from adults with different jobs and engage more with the wider community about jobs for our futures.”
– Leigh Kennedy
Students’ Reflections
“My favourite part of the project was meeting a dentist.” – Eli
“I learned about different job names and making a CV.” – Seth
“I learned about how to make a CV.” – Arj
