Learning for life and work

The curriculum at Key Stage 3 covers:

:* employability,

:* home economics,

:* local and global citizenship

:* personal development.

It is a compulsory subject but not a subject title. Schools are free to deliver the four strands in ways that suit their students.{{cite web |title=Learning for Life and Work {{!}}KS3{{!}} CCEA |url=https://ccea.org.uk/key-stage-3/curriculum/learning-life-work |website=ccea.org.uk |access-date=20 June 2021}}

There remains a statutory requirement to cover key topics:

:*Employability

:*Personal development

:*Local and global citizenship {{cite web |title=Statutory Requirements {{!}} KS4 |url=https://ccea.org.uk/downloads/docs/ccea-asset/General/Statutory%20Minimum%20Content%20for%20Learning%20for%20Life%20and%20Work%20at%20Key%20Stage%204.pdf |website=ccea.org.uk |access-date=20 June 2021}}

The school may decide how to deliver the content.

A GCSE is offered with the title Learning for life and work (2017) It is modular and work covers the following areas:CCEA http://ccea.org.uk/llw/

:*Unit 1: Local and global citizenship (diversity and inclusion, government and politics, human rights)

:*Unit 2: Personal development (physical health, mental health, sexual health, parenting, personal finance)

:*Unit 3: Employability (globalisation, recruitment, employment rights, careers)

:*Unit 4: Investigation (an in-depth study on a topic from Units 1-3)

There is an entry level certificate available too.Entry Level Learning for Life and Work (2015) It contains nine modules:

:Local and Global Citizenship

:* Unit 1: Learning to Live Together

:* Unit 2: My Rights and Being Responsible

:Personal Development

:* Unit 3: Developing My Self-Management Skills

:* Unit 4: Getting to Know Myself

:* Unit 5: Travelling in My Community

:Employability

:* Unit 6: Workplace learning

:* Unit 7: Applying for Jobs and Courses

:* Unit 8: Planning My Business

:* Unit 9: Making My Business Work.

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• [https://ccea.org.uk/downloads/docs/ccea-asset/General/Learning%20for%20Life%20and%20Work%20for%20Key%20Stage%203.pdf Northern Ireland Curriculum KS3: Learning for life and work]
• [https://www.nicurriculum.org.uk/docs/key_stage_4/areas_of_learning/learning_for_life_and_work/ks4_citizenship_programme.pdf Northern Ireland Curriculum KS4: Learning for life and work]

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