Show this video to students to help them understand why it is beneficial to study Science.Â
My Learning, My Future is a suite of resources that has been developed in partnership with The Careers & Enterprise Company and Skills Builder to help you speak confidently about careers related to your subject as well as the various pathways and skills needed by employers.
Why study Science?
Essential skills
Careers in the Curriculum
Pathways
Students always ask 'why do I need to do this subject?!'
Students need to learn is that it is not always the content of the subject that will help them with their future aspirations but the skills they are using and developing during those lessons.
This poster could go up in your classroom so you can highlight some of the employability skills they are learning whilst in your lesson
The following short videos show how the skills gained from studying science are used across various industries.
Energy
Ecology
Resources
Infection and Response
Chemical Analysis
Homeostasis
Biological Organisation
Electricity
Forces
Particle Model
Magnetism and Electromagnetism
Chemistry of the Atmosphere
Bioenergetics
Waves
Photosynthesis
Inheritance, Variation and Evolution
The Periodic Table
Atomic Structure
Bonding Structure and the Properties of Matter
Chemical Changes
Waves
Organic Chemistry
Energy Changes
Quantitative Chemistry
Space Science and Science Communicator
Senior Scientist
Nuclear Chemistry Technician
Laboratory Technician
Graduate Medic
Forensic Consultant
Exhibition Coordinator
Head of Geosciences at Edinburgh University
Clinician
Veterinary Clinical Research Associate
Senior Biomedical Scientist
Assistant Practitioner Neuropathology
Molecular Geneticist
Research and Development Programme Leader
Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Formulation Scientist
Nursing Associate
Osteopath
Radiographer (Diagnostic)
Microbiologist
General Practitioner
Optometrist
Lead Pharmacist
Critical Care Paramedic
Spacecraft Designer
Consultant Anaesthetist
Prosthetist
Dentist
Midwife
Research Support Worker
Civil Engineer
Forensic Scientist
Biomedical Engineer
Zoo Veterinarian
Veterinary Nurse
Nanotechnologist
Geochemist
Dietian
Aerospace Engineer
Science Writer
Geophysicist
Physiotherapist
Learning Disability Nurse
Biotechnologist
Oceanographer
Nuclear Engineer
Genetic Counsellor
Epidemiologist
Zoologist
Toxicologist
Opthalmologist
Geoscientist
Anaesthetist
Veterinary Surgeon
Neurologist
Marine Biologist