Learning for life and work

Learning for life and work is a subject taught in secondary schools in Northern Ireland.

Key Stage 3

The curriculum at Key Stage 3 covers:

  • employability,
  • home economics,
  • local and global citizenship
  • personal development.

It is a compulsory subject but not a subject title. Schools are free to deliver the four strands in ways that suit their students.[1]

Key Stage 4

There remains a statutory requirement to cover key topics:

  • Employability
  • Personal development
  • Local and global citizenship [2]

The school may decide how to deliver the content.

A GCSE is offered with the title Learning for life and work (2017) It is modular and work covers the following areas:[3]

  • Unit 1: Local and global citizenship (diversity and inclusion, government and politics, human rights)
  • Unit 2: Personal development (physical health, mental health, sexual health, parenting, personal finance)
  • Unit 3: Employability (globalisation, recruitment, employment rights, careers)
  • Unit 4: Investigation (an in-depth study on a topic from Units 1-3)

There is an entry level certificate available too.Entry Level Learning for Life and Work (2015) It contains nine modules:[3]

Local and Global Citizenship
  • Unit 1: Learning to Live Together
  • Unit 2: My Rights and Being Responsible
Personal Development
  • Unit 3: Developing My Self-Management Skills
  • Unit 4: Getting to Know Myself
  • Unit 5: Travelling in My Community
Employability
  • Unit 6: Workplace learning
  • Unit 7: Applying for Jobs and Courses
  • Unit 8: Planning My Business
  • Unit 9: Making My Business Work.

References

  1. ^ "Learning for Life and Work |KS3| CCEA". ccea.org.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Statutory Requirements | KS4" (PDF). ccea.org.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b CCEA http://ccea.org.uk/llw/


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