LESSON PLAN My Action Plan

Theme Managing Plans

CAREER SKILLS Career Management
KEY SKILLS Communication, Problem Solving, Improving Own Learning & Performance
WORK RELATED LEARNING Learning For Work
COMPETENCIES *ai, *aii, *bi, *ci, *cii, *di, **ei, **eii, **eiii, **eiv, **evi, ***fiv, ***kiv, ***kvi,
****li, ****mi, ****pi
SUGGESTED SUBJECT AREA Personal Development, English,
Learning Outcomes
By completing this task students will be able to:

Review their skills and abilities.

Identify areas which need improvement.
Consider how these relate to career planning.
Use this information to formulate an action plan.
Discuss their Action Plan with others.

Preparation and Materials

Copies of Info Sheet My Action Plan for each student.

Copies of My Action Plan Grade 11 for each student.
Refer back to copies of students previous action plans e.g. from grade 10.
You may wish to ask the students to complete their Action Plans in stages as they develop their
ideas through future career lessons.

Method
1.

Put the students into secure pairs and tell them that they can choose whether to work individually
or whether to ask each other for help.
2. Explain the aims of the lesson using the learning outcomes on My Action Plan Grade 11.
3. Introduce the lesson by recapping on previous action planning from grade 10.
4. Give out or ask the students to retrieve their previous action planning from grade 10 and review
sheets.
5. Give out and go through My Action Plan Grade 11and the Info Sheet.
6. Discuss the differences in the two action plan formats i.e. grade 11 requires students to go into
more detail about their plans.
7. Emphasise the importance of basing decisions on up-to-date information and of getting as much
help and advice as possible.
8. Ask the students to complete their Grade 11 Action Plan and arrange to review them at a future
date.
9. Ask the students what they have learned from the lesson.
10. Summarise the main learning outcomes.

Learning Outcomes: By completing this task you will be able to:

Review your skills and abilities.

Identify areas which need improvement.
Consider how these relate to career planning.
Use this information to formulate an Action Plan.
Discuss your Action Plan with others.

ACTIVITY SHEET (1) My Action Plan

My Action Plan
NAME:
GRADE/CLASS:

Year 11
Dates completed/reviewed

Section

Date

ACTIVITY SHEET (2) My Action Plan Grade 11

This Action Plan will help you to plan for your future and will be used to help
careers services, staff and teachers to plan how best to help you.
Personal Details
Surname:
First name(s):
Date of birth:
Name of parent/carer:
Address:
Province:
Postal Code:
Telephone number:
School:
Class:

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Subjects and qualifications I expect to achieve in grade 11

List here all the subjects you are studying and enter estimated
Grades and the grades achieved when appropriate.
Subject

Qualification

ACTIVITY SHEET (3) My Action Plan

Estimated Grades

My Grades

The skills and qualities I have are:

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2
What I want to do at the end of the year is:

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3
What I want to do within the next 3 years is:

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4
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5
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Two career ideas which I want to research in the library are:

1.
(tick boxes when researched)

2.
Work experience placement:

Name of the firm:

What I did:

Skills I gained:

ACTIVITY SHEET (4) My Action Plan

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Relevant skills/abilities/personal qualities required for my

ideas in sections 3, 4 and 5 are:

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Health
Are there any health problems which may affect
My career plans? E.g. epilepsy, asthma, dermatitis
Eye problems

Steps I need to take to achieve my targets (sections 3, 4

And 5) are: (how am I going to get there?)

My next step is:

By whom

By when

Actions completed
comments

ACTIVITY SHEET (5) My Action Plan Grade 11

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The help I would like from my careers advisor is:

I have no ideas about my future career and need help

To get started.

I have some career ideas but would like to discuss them

Before deciding.

I have definite career plans and need more information

I do not think I need help at the moment because:

I would like to ask the careers advisor

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Parent/Carer comments

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Signed
Signed by:
by:

Student:
Student:
Tutor:
Tutor:
Parent/carer:
Parent/carer:

ACTIVITY SHEET (6) My Action Plan Grade 11

Date

date:
date:
date:
date:
date:
date:

Targets Achieved

Targets still to be achieved

Problems I have met

Possible ways of handling

the problems

Agreed Targets for future action

Parents/Guardians comments

Signatures
Student:
Tutor:
Parent/Guardian:

date:
date:
date: