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Healthcare Careers Guides

See our special Healthcare Careers Guide programmes and lesson support materials

We’ve produced two special WOW Show programme guides about careers in the NHS. And now we have also produced new lesson resources for the classroom in addition to those for home schooling.

Originally designed for the home schooling period as a result of Covid-19 lockdown, they are now also available with teacher resources for use back in the classroom. You can download all the resources below.

These Careers Guides aim to give students a real encounter and insight to what it means to take up a career and become part of the army of Allied Health Professionals in the NHS who make a real difference to people’s lives.

The WOW Show video guides take students behind the scenes to learn from near peers who are making their way in these valuable careers – and to hear directly from them about the pathways they took, what the job is really like, and what the opportunities are for the future.

These two guides focus on careers as a Therapeutic Radiographer and a Podiatrist.
(Click on the images to view the videos.)

   

Lesson Resources for Classroom Use

Designed as a preparation-free resource for teachers to use in conjunction with the Career Guide videos and lead a classroom discussion about careers as a Podiatrist or Therapeutic Radiographer, here is a written plan and PowerPoint lesson suitable for all key stages. 

These are authored by VotesforSchools in collaboration with the Society of Radiographers and College of Podiatry and are aimed at supporting schools and Careers Leaders and contribute to them achieving Gatsby Benchmarks 2, 4, 5 & 6. 

Download the resources here:

If you are looking for resources from our previous shows then you can find them on the teachers page by clicking here

Lesson Resources for Home Schooling

In order to extend the support to students and provide a valuable home schooling experience, for each of KS3, KS4 and KS5 the Career Guide videos are supported with individual packages of home learning resources.

Also authored by VotesforSchools in collaboration with the Society of Radiographers and College of Podiatry, these include additional guidance notes and tips about studying at home and provide the students with a journal and survey to record their learning and reflections.

Each package consists of the following:

    • Guidance notes – a short (2-slide) guide sets out the subject links, skills, and learning intentions covered by these Career Guides and provides explanatory notes about the resources and how they are designed to fit with home schooling. We have prepared these notes for each of the two Career Guides and for each of KS3, KS4, and KS5.
    • Explanatory notes for students which explain each item and how they should be used and what the students are expected to complete
    • A home learning support pack for students with tips and guidance about studying at home
    • A full PowerPoint lesson for the students to follow with detailed progression and further information links
    • An interactive journal for the students to record reflections and questions and bring back to their teacher when schools re-open 
    • A certificate has also been prepared by the NHS to accompany each Career Guide that teachers can print out and give to students as an acknowledgement of participation when students return to school. It can be added to the student’s CV, or personal statement and will be evidence to potential employers of the student’s interest and attainment.

Download the resources here:

Guidance notes for teachers + NHS Certificate of Participation  www.thewowshow.org/careerguides/TeachersIntroduction.zip 

Zip File 1 – Podiatry KS3 students  www.thewowshow.org/careerguides/PodiatryKS3.zip
Zip File 2 – Podiatry KS4 students  www.thewowshow.org/careerguides/PodiatryKS4.zip
Zip File 3 – Podiatry KS5 students  www.thewowshow.org/careerguides/PodiatryKS5.zip

Zip File 4 – T. Radiographer KS3 students  www.thewowshow.org/careerguides/RadiographerKS3.zip
Zip File 5 – T. Radiographer KS4 students  www.thewowshow.org/careerguides/RadiographerKS4.zip
Zip File 6 – T. Radiographer KS5 students  www.thewowshow.org/careerguides/RadiographerKS5.zip 

If you are looking for resources from our previous shows then you can find them on the teachers page by clicking here