Career education resources

A Source of Inspiration
Celebrate the enterprising young people in your school during November 2009.

Adding up to a Lifetime
An interactive resource which follows the lives of 4 animated characters from school to retirement, engaging in their financial decisions and the consequences of them.

Autocity
Designed by the Institute of the Motor Industry, this website provides an insight into the diverse roles available in the retail motor industry.

Baguette 'N' Go
Baguette 'N' Go was established with the help of the Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust (PSYBT). The business sells a range of filled baguettes along with other lunchtime favourites such as panini, baked potatoes, and salad boxes.

Body and Sole
Body and Sole was established with the help of the Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust. Iline Afrin started up a beauty therapy business with her father, who is a chiropodist - hence the name Body and Sole. This business case study contains a short video and lesson tips for teachers.

Business Education: Achieving Excellence through Enterprise in Education
This guide seeks to illustrate how enterprise can be embedded in business education in a secondary setting. Members of the school senior management team will also find the guides helpful in their discussions with each department. Some of this material may be of interest to primary schools engaged in transition projects with secondary schools.

Canine Health and Fitness Centre
The Canine Health and Fitness Centre was established with the help of the Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust. The business consists of a specially designed indoor swimming pool for dogs in need of rehabilitation after an injury. The business case study contains a short video and lesson tips for teachers.

Careers Scotland
Careers Scotland is a national organisation offering careers guidance and career planning support to people of all ages, with a focus on employability and enterprise skills.

City Refrigeration Holdings
This business case study looks at City Refrigeration Holdings, founded by Susan and Willie Haughey in 1985. They provide customers with a range of facilities management activities such as electrical, refrigeration and gas.

Clyde Waterfront Education - curriculum resources
A collection of over 200 lesson outlines and project ideas that will help young people see the relevance of their learning in the context of Curriculum for Excellence.