Empower your learners with the essential qualities employers are really looking for.

This ready-to-use lesson plan and set of engaging classroom posters help young people understand, explore and begin building the foundational qualities that underpin long-term career success.

Why start here?
Employers can train job-specific skills, but they can’t train personal qualities! Employers look for people with reliability, enthusiasm, self-motivation, resilience, collaboration, and emotional intelligence.
These personal qualities are the foundations of the , and developing them early makes all the difference.

Support Learners to:

• Build qualities that employers rank above qualifications
• Reflect on real-life examples and personal strengths
• Feel seen, capable, and career-ready, even before they choose a path

What is Included:

• A fully planned, engaging lesson introducing the 7 essential qualities needed in every workplace
• Printable and display-friendly classroom posters (A4 & A3) to reinforce key messages
• Discussion prompts and activities designed to build confidence, awareness, and real-life connections

Ideal for KS3, KS4 or Post-16 careers, PSHE or tutor time
No prep, low effort… just print & go
Sparks conversation about AI, automation, and the human edge
Links directly to Gatsby Benchmarks 2, 3 & 4 and PSHE career readiness goals
Works as an intro to deeper lessons using the Skills Pyramid framework

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Ideal for:

• PSHE / Careers education
• Form time or tutor group
• World of Work Week or National Careers Week
• Drop-down days or transition activities