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Barclays LifeSkills Activities for the School Holidays

With exams finished and the end of term fast approaching, now is the perfect time to focus on helping students to develop the skills they will need for the future, whether they are applying for a job over the summer or considering their longer-term goals and aspirations.

Barclays LifeSkills has a range of free resources and activities to use with your students before the school holidays. Below you will find a selection of our most popular bite-size resources, including quick-fire activities, interactive worksheets and animations.

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What job should I do – Wheel of Strengths | Barclays LifeSkills

CV skills lesson one: Writing a successful CV

Kick-start your students’ chances of finding a summer job with our CV skills lesson one (14-16). Help them understand the purpose of a CV and explore the ways they can stand out from the crowd. The interactive worksheet activity can also be used in class or independently over the summer break. 

CV Writing Lesson Plan | Barclays LifeSkills

Skills knock-out quick-fire activity 

How entrepreneurs solve problems animation 

Explore the concept of idea generation and enterprise with your students (11-14), with this short animation and quick-fire activity. They will start to understand how core transferable skills are important when bringing ideas to life and encourage them to think of new ways to solve problems they witness in the world around them.

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How entrepreneurs solve problems animation (barclayslifeskills.com)

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