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Use this free sheet after any practical STEM activity. Pupils do not need to have chosen a career.

From Workshop to Workplace

My STEM Career Connection

Hyett Education
Name
Date
Activity
School or programme

A practical activity is not the same as doing a job. It can show you the kinds of tasks, skills and teamwork that appear across many careers.

  1. What problem or challenge were you working on?

    Describe the goal, not only the equipment you used.

  2. What did you do as part of the task?

    For example: planned, built, coded, measured, tested, recorded, explained or improved.

  3. Which skills did your contribution require?

    Choose evidence from what happened, including changes you made after testing.

  4. Who might do something related as part of their work?

    Think about a whole team, including technical, safety, design and communication roles.

  5. What would you like to investigate next?

    Write one role, subject, course, apprenticeship or workplace you could explore.

A useful careers conversation expands a pupil's options. It does not ask them to choose one job or promise that an activity leads directly to employment.

Teacher notes

Ask pupils to describe evidence from their own contribution before naming careers. Then compare several people who work around the same problem. This helps prevent one activity being reduced to one job title.

The companion article, STEM Careers in the UK: From Classroom Skills to Real Jobs, provides examples and official routes for further exploration.

Explore STEM Careers Workshops