A Practical Guide to Career Learning and Development

A Practical Guide to Career Learning and Development is an essential guide for all those involved in careers education, either with sole responsibility or as part of a team. Throughout the book, the authors offer effective pedagogical strategies, techniques and activities to make CLD accessible and enjoyable, leading to positive outcomes for a wide range of pupils and students. Including a wealth of useful resources such as lesson plan templates, illustrations, case studies and pupil commentaries, and with a focus on concepts such as career happiness, resilience and growth, this exciting new book moves away from advice on developing traditional careers programmes to take a more holistic approach to CLD. Other topics covered include: - Supporting effective career guidance - Creating a positive environment for learning - CLD in the curriculum - Developing role clarity and clear role relationships - Teaching approaches - Developing a communications strategy - Facilitating professional learning. An invaluable resource for teachers with responsibility for CLD, careers advisors, PSHE or citizenship co-ordinators and anyone involved in career development, this book will enable these practitioners and those supporting them to develop careers provision that better prepares young people for an ever-changing and uncertain future–