1. Connecting your students with Higher Education
FREE Higher Education activities and resources for schools and colleges

2. What makes an adult successful?
Turn to Resource 1
On the next slide there are pictures of famous adults.
In pairs, discuss then write down:
Who are the three most successful adults?
Who are the three least successful adults?

3. Theresa May Nadya Hussein Jermain Defoe “Judge” Rinder JK Rowling
Theresa May, PM; Nadya Hussein, winner of Great British Bake Off, Jermain Defoe, Premier League footballer, “Judge” Ringer (actually a Barrister) UK TV’s answer to Judge Judy; JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter novels; Ellie Simmonds, gold medal winning Paralympic swimmer; Kim Kardashian, social media celebrity, the queen, Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and richest person in the world; Dr Ranj Sing, real life paediatric doctor who also has a show for pre-schoolers on the Cbeebies channel.
Ellie Simmonds
Kim Kardashian
HRH Elizabeth II
Bill Gates
Dr Ranj Singh

4. Learning Outcomes By the end of the lesson you should be able to:
Describe the choices you could make when you leave school or college.
Summarise the key facts about Higher Education using the 5 Ws
List the benefits of Higher Education and explain how it could help you to become a successful adult

5. Imagine you are 18 years old and you have just left school or college.
What happens next? What are the different options open to you?

6. In groups, work together to create a spider diagram listing your different options.

7. Entry level job to “work your way up” Vocational training or
Higher Education Usually a university degree
An easy job "just for now" A job to buy you some thinking time before you decide what you want to do next.
Entry level job to “work your way up”
A job where you hope to work hard and get promoted
Vocational training or
apprenticeship Training to help you get a skilled job.
A gap year A one year break before going to university to travel, volunteer or work.

8. Turn to Resource 2
Think about which of the five options you think you might choose when you leave school at 18.
With a partner, discuss then write down the advantages and disadvantages of this option. Which course or job do you think you might choose?
If you have time, you could fill in the boxes for more than one choice.

9. When you’ve finished, number your questions!
Turn to Resource 3
With a partner, write down as many questions as you can about Higher Education which begin with each word.
Higher Education
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
How?
When you’ve finished, number your questions!

10. If you find a question you can’t answer, write it on a post-it
Swap your questions with another group and read them. You are going to answer another group’s questions!
Watch Video 1 and try to answer the questions.
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Video 1
If you find a question you can’t answer, write it on a post-it

11. Watch the video then list as many benefits of HE as you can think of.
Higher Education
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
How?
Which question starter was missing from our last activity?
Video 2 is all about WHY someone might choose Higher Education.
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Video 2
Watch the video then list as many benefits of HE as you can think of.

12. Now choose one of the benefits you’ve identified and explain why it is a good thing.
How will this make your adult life better, easier or more successful? What will you learn or gain from this?

13. How could HE help you become a successful adult?
Look again at Resource 1
How could HE help you become a successful adult?

14. Learning Outcomes It’s the end of the lesson & you should now be able to:
Describe the choices you could make when you leave school or college.
Summarise the key facts about Higher Education using the 5 Ws
List the benefits of Higher Education and explain how it could help you to become a successful adult