“What's My Job?”

“What’s My Job?” is a careers aspiration programme for primary schools to help pupils aged 9 – 10 challenge how they may think about the world of work and their future in it. It is fun, interesting and rewarding and really easy to take part –no preparation needed, just turn up at a school, meet the other volunteers and then spend an hour answering pupil’s questions to guess your job.

The video shows how it works - hover and click the bottom left if you want a nice tune with it.

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Some feedback from pupils and volunteers:

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“I learned about some jobs I did not even know they existed”
“The jobs they wanted as kids weren’t the jobs they are doing now"

 “Someone’s looks doesn’t determine who you are”
 

"I didn’t know what to expect to be honest but it was a very insightful and inspiring experience" 
"The children were great, fully engaged and really well-prepared with questions and open minds".

Why is raising aspirations at this early age so important?

A young person who has four or more encounters with an employer is 86% less likely to be unemployed and can earn up to 18% more during their career. And the earlier these encounters happen because: 
- At age 6 - 8 children begin seeing jobs and future pathways as gendered.
- At age 7 almost half base their career aspirations on people they know. 
- From age 9 they become more aware of potential constraints on their futures based on perceptions of social class, background and intelligence.

How to get involved

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Please get in touch using the Contact page if you:

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- Want to volunteer on a What's My Job? session (check the Calendar for details) 

- Are a primary school in the North or East of the City of Manchester and would like to host a session. 

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