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Discover! Creative Careers inspires and informs young people interested in gaining an insight into the roles that exist within the UK's Creative and Cultural Industries. It helps young people and their teachers, parents/carers discover the range of jobs and entry routes.

Below you will find resources to demonstrate the breadth of roles available including:
  • recorded conversations based around unique roles, entry routes and exploring how these industries are impacting on climate change
  • profiles from individuals exploring their specialist roles and their journeys to get where they are today
  • tools, lesson inserts and plans
  • ​additional resources from key partners

discover! Creative careers: educator toolkit

Click the image opposite to download the Discover! Creative Careers Toolkit.

​Educators can select to work through all of the resources in the toolkit, insert them into lessons or support their young people to learn about the industry, in bite-sized chunks.
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Discover! cREATIVE cAREERS: In conversation

Here are three conversations with a variety of our industry partners, including apprentices, to provide a broad understanding of the sector, the opportunities within it, entry pathways, and real insight of what it is like to work in this exciting industry.

​Discussion starters and activities to use with these films can be found in the Discover! Creative Careers, Educator Toolkit.
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Chaired by Rachael Dorman, Programme Coordinator – DYW Forth Valley and thanks to:
Andy Menzies, Guide/Driver – The Travelling Gallery
Sophie Robertson, Founder – Sophie Gets Social
Sean McNamara, Chief Executive – Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in Scotland
Cara Jones, Senior Professional Development & Practice Coordinator (Scotland) – Chartered Institute for Archaeologists
Chaired by Markus Offer, Skills Development Manager – Museums Galleries Scotland and thanks to:
Daisy Charles & Izzy Hanby, Customer Service Modern Apprentices - Scottish Crannog Centre
Megan Stamper, Interpretation & Engagement - Falkirk Community Trust
Glen Cruickshank, Digital Marketing Modern Apprentice - Glasgow Life
Leah Sibindi, Events Traineeship - Glasgow Life
Chaired by Rachael Dorman, Programme Coordinator – DYW Forth Valley and thanks to: 
Lucy Neville, Learning Enabler – National Museums Scotland
Alex Smith, Climate Officer – Museums Galleries Scotland
Robyn Haggard, Zoology Curator – Glasgow Life
Nicole Manley, Artist & Hydrologist, British Geological Survey
Katie Carter, Circular Economy Project Officer, Historic Environment Scotland

Discover! Creative Careers: profiles

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​Individuals currently working with our partners within the Creative and Cultural Industries share insight and experiences from their career pathways demonstrating there is #NoWrongPath

Click on the image opposite to explore the full Discover! Creative Careers Scotland Career Profiles Pack and classroom activities that can be inserted into lessons or download them in smaller themed packs below.

discover! creative Careers

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Below are links to Discover! Creative Careers tools and resources from Creative & Cultural Skills. They feature virtual tours of leading UK creative businesses, interviews with employees, experiential lesson resources and tools to navigate and raise awareness of the breadth and wealth of careers available.
By filtering searches according to individual interests, the website produces a personalised selection of potential roles. It then directs young people to job descriptions and case studies on the websites of the expert partners in the initiative and to live opportunities for work experience or workplace visits where available. Young people can save their unique results page, personalised to their own interests and talents, as their own learning resource.​
People who work in the creative industries explain what it's really like in 90 seconds in this series of films.

​Each video explores a common myth about working in the creative industries by those who have found the reality to be quite different. 
Use this suite of videos and lesson plans to introduce students to careers in the creative industries.
 
Created for students in key stages 3-5 (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) or in S1-S4 (Scotland), the resources are designed to be flexible. They range from three-minute videos celebrating the creative sectors to activities that can take a whole morning or afternoon.

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Designed for all secondary students, this one-hour lesson explores what the term ‘creative industries’ means and the types of sectors,  opportunities it represents and reflects on perceived barriers to entering the industry. 
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Designed for all secondary students, this one-hour lesson introduces the concept of skills and competencies within the world of work, explores career options in the creative industries and outlines the next steps to take on the path to a creative career. 

Discover! Cultural Heritage Careers

Below are links to tools developed by Historic Environment Scotland and other heritage sector organisations to support careers education. This includes careers films, a lesson plan and links to further information.
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​Aimed at S2-S4 students and links to the 3rd and 4th level of the curriculum. This interdisciplinary resource has been developed to provide activity over two 50 minute lessons, but content can be used separately to support in class learning and extracurricular sessions. It uses interactive activities to broaden students awareness of what the heritage sector is, the diversity of job roles within it and the skills required to do those roles. Students will be able to use this knowledge in the 'design a visitor centre' activity. 
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​Designed for all secondary students, this short video explores what is heritage and the diverse range of careers in the heritage sector. 

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A collection of films to showcase job roles as diverse as joinery, stonemasonry and digital.
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Information on apprenticeships and training opportunities with Historic Environment Scotland.
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More detailed information on how to gain the skills for a career in historic building craft.
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Additional SUPPORTING RESOURCES

The following resources are suitable for teachers or young people to learn about, access opportunities within or use to raise awareness of the Creative and Cultural Industries. 
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for young people

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​Explore current opportunities and jobs uploaded
​ by Scotland's Creative People.
Click the icons below to for an overview of the Creative Industry or to explore My World of Work Live 'Meet the Expert' sessions, including Creative and Cultural Industries from My World of Work, Live. 

for educators

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      • Healthy Careers
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    • #NoWrongPath
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