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Barclays LifeSkills - Exploring Careers & Workplace Skills 

Work Inspiration and Preparation Provided by Barclays LifeSkills with Business in the Community

Exploring Careers & Workplace Skills 

 

This session has been developed for pupils aged 7-11 to help them explore the wealth of career opportunities available to them, start building their own career aspirations and think about which skills might help them succeed in these jobs.

By the end of the activity pupils will be able to:
• Explore a range of jobs and sectors, and hear from different people who do them
• Match core transferable skills to different jobs
• Identify the skills they already possess, and which they could develop further
• Reflect on the best parts of different jobs and sectors, and the skills that will help

This is an online activity, please select the relevant link above to get involved.

Offer details

Set date

3rd December 2025 (11:30 - 12:15)

Location

Online

Related industries

Agriculture and land

Chemical sciences

Creative

Construction and built environment

Energy

Digital technologies

Engineering and manufacturing

Financial services

Food and drink

Healthcare

Public sector and security services

Retail

Tourism

Life sciences

Social care

Transport

Education

Hospitality and catering

Learning

Awareness

Audience

Educators

Primary school pupil

Available to

Aberdeen City

Aberdeenshire

Angus

Argyll and Bute

Clackmannanshire

Dumfries & Galloway

Dundee City

East Ayrshire

East Dunbartonshire

East Lothian

East Renfrewshire

Edinburgh (City of)

Eilean Siar

Falkirk

Fife

Glasgow

Highland

Inverclyde

Midlothian

Moray

North Ayrshire

North Lanarkshire

Orkney Islands

Perth & Kinross

Renfrewshire

Scottish Borders

Shetland Islands

South Ayrshire

South Lanarkshire

Stirling

West Dunbartonshire

West Lothian