Generation F - Lesson Plan 1 - Skillset

Lesson Plan
Fashion and Textiles (1 of 3)
Recommended for year 9 but can be used for other years
Subject: Fashion and Textiles
Investigating Job Roles
Time: 1 Hour
Lesson: Careers Education/PSHEE/
Textiles Technology/Art and Design
Lesson Description/Aim:
Learners increase their awareness and understanding of jobs in the Fashion and Textiles sector.
Learning Outcomes:
LO1 Research into occupations relating to the Fashion and Textiles sector.
LO2 Increase in knowledge and understanding of tasks and duties, entry requirements, skills and qualities involved in a
wide range of jobs connected to the Fashion and Textiles sector.
LO3 Raised awareness of sources of careers information and internet-based resources about occupations related to Fashion
and Textiles industries.
National Documentation References:
National Curriculum Programme of Study for
Economic Wellbeing
Resources Required:
• Data Projector/laptop/whiteboard/smartboard
• Handout: “What’s in a job?”
• Access to computers for learners to use
internet-based resources
• Hard copy careers guides if internet access is not available
• Magazines, catalogues, display paper, adhesive, scissors
Use a variety of information sources to explore options and
choices in career [and financial] contexts.
Career, Work Related Learning and Enterprise:
11–19 Framework to support Economic Wellbeing
Learners undertake tasks that investigate opportunities in
learning and work.
Learners develop an awareness of the extent and diversity of
opportunities in learning and work.
Time Teacher Commentary and Activity
00:00 Introduction
Investigating jobs in the Fashion and Textiles industry.
Begin by saying that we all have ideas about what
different jobs involve but how accurate and up to date
do you think our ideas are?
For example if you think of a school – most people
associate the job of ‘teacher’ with a school but there are
many more jobs involved in the organisation and running
of a school which are not directly to do with teaching.
Can you think of any?
List the answers (samples opposite). Explain that the
world of work is constantly changing and the economy,
labour market and developments in science and
technology all have an impact on the growth of new jobs
and consequently demands for different skills. Many jobs
which exist now did not exist 10 years ago, while others
will not exist in 10 years’ time. Which jobs in schools were
not available 10 years ago? (Samples underlined).
Jobs in Fashion and Textiles are also a good example
of this. Technological developments have meant that
jobs which were once done by hand or by small
‘cottage industries’ are now carried out using
technological equipment.
National Framework for Careers Education
11–19 in England
Identify and use a variety of sources of careers information,
including ICT.
Use information handling and research skills to locate, select,
analyse, integrate, present and evaluate careers information
relevant to their needs.
Personal Learning, Thinking and Functional Skills
This lesson plan supports the development of the Personal
Learning and Thinking skills of independent enquiry, creative
thinking, team working and effective participation and
Functional skills in ICT and English.
Preparation:
List the following websites. Listing on an interactive white/
smartboard will mean that the teacher can use the sites as a
whole group activity wherever appropriate.
www.skillfast-uk.org/justthejob
www.canucutit.co.uk/
www.techtextiles.co.uk/
www.connexions-direct.com/JOBS4U/
www.careersbox.co.uk
www.monster.co.uk
Learner Activity/Responses
Learners are introduced to the topic of the lesson.
Learners respond/make suggestions.
Sample Answers:
Administrator
School Business Manager
Nurse
Personal Adviser
Careers Adviser
Receptionist
Science/Technology Technician
IT Manager
Site/Facilities Manager
Caretaker
Counsellor
Finance Manager
Bursar
Learning Mentor
Teaching Assistant
Break/lunch time Supervisor
Catering Staff
Reprographics Staff
Cleaning staff
Learners respond/make suggestions

Time Teacher Commentary and Activity Learner Activity/Responses
00:00 How many different jobs within Fashion and Textiles can
you name?
Sample Answers:
Textiles Teacher
Fashion Designer
These are the jobs in the Fashion and Textiles industries Dressmaker
Sewing Machinist
which you already know, but there will also be many Factory Worker
Model
more that you have not heard of.
Fashion Photographer Tailor
We’re going to watch a short presentation by Linda Pattern Cutter
Florance, chief executive of Skillfast-UK about some of
the jobs in the Fashion and Textiles industries which you
may not know about.
Watch 2 minute video at http://www.careersbox.co.uk/
index.php?region=0&sector=13
Click on the ‘A View from Skillfast’ icon.
If learners are at computer terminals and have individual
headphones they can be directed to watch it individually.
00:10 Learners are introduced to the task
So we can see that Fashion and Textiles is about much
more than just clothing. In groups of four, you are going
to research as many jobs related to the Textiles and
Fashion industries as you can, starting by visiting these
websites (listed opposite)
(Alternatively, if internet access is not available,
relevant hard copy research information should be
made available from the school careers/ connexions
library resources).
You may also use these sites to find more Fashion and
Textiles-related jobs under headings such as Art and
Design, Production and Manufacture.
Find out as much as you can about less obvious aspects
of Fashion and Textiles. Try also Sport, Leisure, Vehicle
Manufacturing, Architecture, Engineering. See if you
can find out what qualifications you need to do the jobs,
how much you can earn in each job and where in the UK
those jobs are likely to be available.
As you do your research, choose one of the jobs you find
and use the magazines and catalogues to create a poster
illustrating that job. Try to choose a job where fashion
and textiles are used in less obvious settings than, for
instance, modelling or clothing manufacture.
Activity
Learners research jobs related to the Fashion and Textiles
industries by starting with:
www.skillfast-uk.org/justthejob/
www.canucutit.co.uk/
www.techtextiles.co.uk/
www.connexions-direct.com/JOBS4U/
www.careersbox.co.uk/
http://jobsearch.monster.co.uk/Clothing-Textile-
Manufacturing/get-jobs-3.aspx
Learners work in teams to produce posters.
00:45 Feedback
We’re going to have a look at the jobs that you’ve
researched. Let’s see who has come up with the
most unusual job that’s connected to fashion, textiles
or both. We can display your posters in the careers/
connexions area.
Learners present their posters and talk about their
findings which are listed and discussed.
00:55 Plenary
Ask:
• Which jobs did they discover that they did not
know about before?
• Did they find any jobs that may not exist in 10
years’ time?
• W hich jobs interest/appeal to them?
• Has anything surprised them about the jobs that
they have found out about?
Summarise with reference to learning outcomes.