Choices Series
Beyond the classroom
Activity 4: Beyond the Activity 4: Beyond the Classroom ClassroomIn Key Stage Three, you may have been learning about around twelve different subjects at school. You’ll probably have your favourites and not-so-favourite subjects. Did you know that there are over 35, 000 courses listed on UCAS for the next academic (UCASyou is themay website where you apply for most higher education courses). Included in this are many of In Key Stageyear? Three, Below isnumber an example ofyour school subjects alongside many different subjects you may never have studied or even heard of before.
have been learning about professional basketball and a around twelve different model mind-maps. Use this to For this next task, you’re going to think about the opportunity of learning about something that you’ve never studied before, subjects at including school.how your extra-curricular interests could lead to something exciting. help create your own on the following page. Either draw yourself a Year 8 or 9 learner in the centre of your mind-map. This doesn’t need to take too much time - it can be a stick-figure! Give this character between three and five extra-curricular activities, hobbies or interests. You could base these on your own interests or give them ones you’ve not tried before. This will be the first layer of your mind-map. Check outhave how we’ve laid out our example - Jamal dances, plays You’ll probably your favourites basketball and the saxophone and volunteers with a local and not-so-favourite subjects. community group.
Did you know that there arepart. over 35,000 This is the tricky Think about what roles or career sectors are related to that interest or hobby. Try and courses listed on UCAS for the next academic year?consider beyond the obvious – like becoming a
professional basketballer – think about the roles that supportwhere the professional playersfor or are involved in the UCAS is the website you apply industry surrounding it. Check out our examples for Jamal. most higher education courses. Aim to list at least three roles per interest/hobby. is a bit isare moremany straightforward. Included in thisThis number of yourYour final layer of mind-map many is all about the university courses that school subjectsyour alongside different could help your learner turn their interest into a career. subjects you may never have studied or Using the UCAS website, add in university courses that even heard of before. relate to the careers/roles that you identified in your third layer. Aim for at least two university courses per hobby. Remember you could include degree For this next task, you’re going apprenticeships as well! to
think about the opportunity of learning about something that you’ve never studied before, including how your extra-curricular interests could lead to something exciting.
BSc (Hons) Sport Management and Coaching
Advertising Coaching
Physiotherapy
Basketball
BSc (Hons) Food and Nutrition
Nutritionist
Dance
Composer Saxophone
Performer
Recording production Volunteering with local community group Politician
Youth worker Event Planner