VOCATION, VOCATION, VOCATION

PROGRAMME 7: CHARLOTTE

ACTIVITIES

Guidance

This programme is suitable for students who are a few months away from starting the think about UCAS applications. It will be particularly useful for those students who have no idea what they want to apply for or what job they might want in the future. It could also support preparation for going on work experience or work shadowing.

Before viewing

Discussion questions for small groups or pairs:

• What do you think you might do after finishing your courses? If you have a clear idea, explain why you want to do this.
• If someone had absolutely no idea what they want to do in the future, what could they do to help them start deciding?
• Who can help you with career ideas?

After/during viewing

Some or all of the following activities relate to specific clips from the programme. We regret that we cannot make these clips available on the website. Teachers and other users can access the programmes free of charge from the Channel 4 video on demand service, 4oD (PC only), or the programmes may be taped off air for use in the classroom (see TV listings for the current term's schedule). Please note that the clip times will vary on different viewing platforms and devices.

Activities linked to clips

Download activity sheet for clips 1-3 [Word doc, 41KB]

Organising gigs
Clip 1: 04.55 – 10.00

• Opens with David saying, 'Time for Charlotte's first challenge.'
• Closes with David saying, 'It doesn't sound like she's passionate enough to compromise the other things she wants out of life.'

Complete the question sheet (included in the downloadable activity sheet) in pairs. Questions repeated below:

Why is organising gigs a good career area for her to explore?

What skills and personal qualities would you need to do this job?

What do you think you would like and dislike about this job?

Why is it important to try out a job you think you might like?

University life
Clip 2: 14.29 – 17.51

• Opens with Ann saying, '…but if Charlotte is serious about pursuing environmental consultancy this is a competitive field to get into.'
• Closes with David saying, 'It's not a question of being difficult, Charlotte. It's just a little unexpected – but better we find out now.'

Complete the question sheet (included in the downloadable activity sheet) in pairs. Questions repeated below:

How many points would you need to get into this course?

How do you find out how many points and which subjects/grades you need to get on different courses?

What jobs do graduates from environmental science degrees tend to do after university?

Think of a degree course you might want to do? What jobs do you think this might lead to?

How keen is she on an environmental based career? How does she feel now?

Event management
Clip 3: 18.44 – 22.15

• Opens with David saying, 'We've done our research and we think we may have cracked it.'
• Closes with Ann saying, '…but she needs time to think about all she's experienced and pick the future that's right for her.'

Complete the question sheet (included in the downloadable activity sheet) in pairs. Questions repeated below:

Charlotte has two challenges where she helps organises an event. Firstly, she helps to organise a music gig, and then she works on a huge corporate product launch. How does she feel about the two experiences (music promotion and events management)? How do the two types of work differ?