Career Profile RevealAim & Learn results into action

Why this matters

Pinned to National Careers Week. Year 9s revisit their Aim & Learn profile from Year 8 (or play if first-time). They use the results to filter Chapter's career suggestions, pick three careers to research deeply, and complete their first 'Day in the Life' game round.

Learning objectives

By the end of this lesson

I can compare my Year 8 and Year 9 Aim & Learn profiles

I can deeply research three careers that fit my profile

I can describe the lived experience of one career through a Day-in-the-Life game

ActivityActivity 1: Profile compare

On your own10 min

Side-by-side: Y8 vs Y9 Aim & Learn profiles. What's shifted? What hasn't?

ActivityActivity 2: Deep research, three careers

On your own30 min

Each student picks 3 Chapter-suggested careers and fills a research card: salary, qualifications, day-to-day, why it fits.

ActivityActivity 3: Day in the Life

On your own20 min

Pick one of your three to play in Day-in-the-Life game. Trainee level. Debrief decisions in pairs.

Success criteria

How we'll know it worked

Three deep-research career profiles in Chapter

One Day-in-the-Life game completed at Trainee level

Chapter Student Game

Action

Complete a Day-in-the-Life game and add the career to your goals

Skills: Problem Solving, Adapting

Add three deep-researched careers to your Chapter goals. Note which one your Day-in-the-Life game suggested fits you.

What's next

If devices are tight, pair students. The Day-in-the-Life game produces decisions data students can debrief.