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Barclays LifeSkills - Exploring Careers and Workplace Skills

Work Inspiration and Preparation

Barclays LifeSkills - Exploring Careers and 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



Contact Barclays LifeSkills with Business in the Community

heather.garratt@bitc.org.uk

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

Offer details

Open date

15 Dec 2026 to 15 Dec 2026

14:00to14:45

Location

Online

Related industries

Chemical sciences

Construction and built environment

Education

Financial and professional services

Life sciences

Social care

Retail

Healthcare

Engineering and manufacturing

Digital technologies

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Creative

Energy

Food and drink

Public sector and security services

Tourism and hospitality

Transport

Learning type

Awareness

Audience

  • Primary school pupils

Available to

32 local authorities