PSHE and Citizenship Living in the Wider World

PSHE and Citizenship Living in the Wider World | Money

Aim • I can explain what skills are needed for a range of jobs and why people go to work. Success Criteria • I understand that people get money from going to work and some other sources. • I can discuss what skills might be needed for certain jobs. • I can identify other reasons why people might go to work.

The Big Questions

Why do people go to work? What other ways do people get money?

Reconnecting

Why Do We Need Money? Look carefully at this picture. What do you think it shows? Talk to your partner and be ready to share your ideas. There are lots of costs associated with running a household. These could include: food, heating, water, power, food, phone and TV subscriptions, transport costs as well as lots of other costs. Where does the money come from to pay for all this?

Where Does Money Come From? Where does money come from? Discuss this with the person next to you and be ready to share your answers. Where does money come from?

Where Does Money Come From? Although money can come from lots of different sources, the main source of income for most households is employment. When you have a job, you are employed. You receive wages that are paid every month and this money is used to pay for outgoings. So, where money comes from and where it goes can look like this:

Exploring

What Jobs Can People Do? Now think about all the jobs you know that people do. Can you share some of your ideas with the person next to you? Jobs we know:

What Jobs Can People Do? You are now going to work in small groups to create a role play of someone doing a job you know. Think about what skills they might need and what training they might have done.

What Jobs Can People Do? Now we will watch each others’ role plays and guess the job they are acting out. While we watch, think about: • what skills the person needs to do their job; • what training they might have received. After each role play, we will discuss these points in your small groups and record them with coloured pens on the large piece of paper you have. Skills You May Need Training You Might Have to Do Consolidating Reflecting

Consolidating

Creating a Job Advertisement You can now write an advert for one of the jobs we have discussed. Think carefully about why someone would want to do this job, what skills they might need and what interests they might have too. Job Advertisement Word Bank • • • money employment work payment candidate • • • wages position teamwork job career • • • responsibility qualifications leadership dedicated role • • • trustworthy committed reliable salary skills

Creating a Job Advertisement First, let’s plan one together: Job Title: Teacher We will need to include the following points: Opening Sentence to Appeal to Candidates: (this might include relevant interests they have) Job Description: Skills Required:

Creating a Job Advertisement Why is this a good job advert? Job Title: Teacher Do you love seeing children learn? Isn’t it fantastic when you can help people? Well this job is for you! Job Description: • Planning lessons • Helping others make progress • A love of learning • Seeing great people every day Skills Required: • Hard-working • Good reading writing and maths skills • Well-organised

Reflecting

Reasons to Work Today we have learnt that jobs provide us with money but can you think of other reasons people go to work? Working in your small group, look at the photo card you have been given. What do you think your picture shows? Why is this a reason to go to work? Discuss these questions with your group and be ready to share your answers with the class.

The Big Questions

Why do people go to work? What other ways do people get money?

Aim • I can explain what skills are needed for a range of jobs and why people go to work. Success Criteria • Statement I understand 1 Lorem that people ipsum get dolor money sit amet, fromconsectetur going to work adipiscing and some elit. other sources. • Statement 2 • I can discuss what skills might be needed for certain jobs. • Sub statement • I can identify other reasons why people might go to work.