Work-based vocational learning resources

Corus Education Support Service
Corus is active in supporting education, working with schools, universities and other institutions. It operates a range of activities from providing advice and resources for teaching to sponsorship of research.

Day by day - Enterprise planner
Prepare enterprising lessons around the important events and related resources in this 2009/10 teachers' planner.

Developing origami skills - lesson idea
Raise money for school funds by making model aeroplanes to sell at the summer fair.

Dynamo games
Dynamo games was established with the help of the Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust (PSYBT). Its aim is to develop high quality mobile-phone games in the management and strategy genre. This business case study contains a short video and lesson tips for teachers.

Eco song challenge - lesson idea
Pupils are encouraged to compose a song with a positive eco message that will be recorded and then sold to parents and pupils.

Enterprising attitudes
The focus of this illustrative movie is encouraging enterprising attitudes and behaviour within a special school. The headteacher describes ongoing enterprise activities and highlights the importance of empowering staff.

Experience Enterprise
Help turn a work experience placement into a genuine enterprise experience with this student booklet. It is available for purchase from Tutor2u.

Fifth Ring
This business case study looks at Fifth Ring, a corporate communications company started by Ian Ord and Clif Collier in 1991. It specialises in the energy, financial, education, property and professional service sectors.

Futureskills Scotland
From this site you will be able to find authoritative information and analysis of the Scottish labour market which is aimed at everyone, from interested observers to labour market experts and practitioners.

Glove puppets - lesson idea
A puppet company wishes pupils to produce glove puppets to tell a traditional fairy story. The puppets should be a practical resource for nursery and Primary 1 children.