Subjects and jobs displays

Lesson

To enable students in schools and colleges to see the link between subjects being studied and the world of work.

Context

Many students find it difficult to relate the subjects they are studying to the world of work. One way of getting this message across is to put up displays in subject rooms of jobs where an interest or ability in that subject is useful.

Learning outcomes

Students can describe the link between a job and the school subject(s) where an interest or ability is useful for that job.

Level

Any group of students following a programme of study in secondary or tertiary education.

Resources

Access to Jed, a printer and displaying backing material.

Starter

Give the class four different job titles and ask them to list the subjects useful for that job.

Main

In groups, decide on the subject area you wish to represent e.g. history or leisure and tourism. Use the search facility in Jed to generate a list of job titles related to that subject. From the list, select ten job titles and where available, print out a picture from the selected job titles, with the caption. If you wish to add further information, such as the job description, the text can be saved to the clipboard, imported into a word processing package and manipulated to make it suitable for a wall display. For example:-

Jobs using history, with the appropriate caption:

• Antiques dealer - Putting an antique chess set on display.
• Archivist - Finding out about things from many years ago.
• Bookshop assistant - Telling the customer more about the book.
• Building conservation officer - Entering the ruins of a church.
• Conservator - Taking photos at every stage of the repair.
• Library assistant - Putting some old maps in a drawer.
• Museum technician - Using a computer when designing a new display.
• Political researcher - Watching what is happening in the House of Commons.
• Religious leader - Listening to a parishioner's problems during a difficult time.
• Tourist guide - Talking about the history of a building.

Plenary

Ask students to identify a career aim and get them to consider how well they are doing in the subjects that may be useful.

Extension activity

Students could design advertisements that would attract people with an interest/ability in a particular subject to jobs related to it.

Using Jed's pictures and text

Please note that the text and pictures in Jed are subject to copyright. Your Jed licence agreement gives you a limited licence to copy some parts of Jed for use in your establishment. Please familiarise yourself with the full terms and conditions of the licence agreement before you start.