Bring careers education into every History lesson with this complete set of curriculum-linked History Careers resources for Years 5–8.

This comprehensive resource pack helps pupils make meaningful links between the History curriculum and real-world careers. Every half term includes a carefully selected historical career, allowing children to see how the knowledge and skills they develop in History can lead to exciting future opportunities.

Designed to support Careers Across the Curriculum, Gatsby Benchmarks, and Ofsted’s personal development curriculum, these posters are ideal for classrooms, displays, assemblies and lesson introductions.

24 professionally designed career posters (one for every half term), including:

Museum Curator
Local Historian
Military Historian
Auschwitz Museum Educator
Egyptologist
Hieroglyphics Specialist
Heritage Officer
Historical Polar Scientist
Historical Volcanologist
Pompeii Museum Tour Guide
Archaeologist
Historical Theatre Director
Castle Conservator
Historical Researcher
Archivist
Historical Writer
Historic Buildings Conservator
Battlefield Archaeologist
Heritage Education Officer
History Teacher
Human Rights Historian
Liverpool Slavery Museum Coordinator

Each career poster includes:

What the job involves
Skills needed
Education and training
UK salary information
Career progression pathway
“A Day in the Life” section
Why the career is important
High-quality illustrations and photographs
Space to add your own QR code or video link
History topics covered

Year 5

Local History
Biddulph
World War II
Ancient Egypt

Year 6

Victorians
Polar Exploration
Pompeii
Anglo-Saxons
Shakespeare

Year 7

Norman England
Medieval England
Tudor England
World War I

Year 8

Stuart England
English Civil War
The Glorious Revolution
British Empire
Transatlantic Slave Trade

The posters have been designed in a modern infographic style with a consistent pale green theme that looks professional in classrooms and corridors.

Simply print in A4 or A3, display digitally on your whiteboard, or use as discussion starters during History lessons.