The World of Work Week is a comprehensive careers programme for primary schools. 15billionebp believe that 
raising aspirations starts in primary schools when children are forming their ideas and placing themselves in the social sphere. Children can only aspire to what they know exists and World of Work Week brings jobs and careers to life through engaging, fun and interactive experiences both in workplaces and at school with the support of business volunteers.
At Harrow Lodge Primary School we held a World of Work Week for our KS2 pupils during the week beginning 21st October. Each year group was allocated a profession to explore through a series of planned activities. The classes went on a field trip to a place of work for the profession that they were studying, and finished off the week by presenting their work either to their classmates or to volunteers who work in the various professions.
This is what our children had to say:
Year 4 had a Showcase week where they found out about the world of theatre and production. Their work over the week was based on the story of Little Red Riding Hood. They started with scene writing where each group wrote a different scene of the story. They also had a trip to The Queen’s Theatre where they learned about its history and many of the jobs that exist there. Theye loved seeing the preparations in place for the pantomime which the school will be visiting at Christmas! Then they investigated lighting using coloured gels over a torch to create different moods/atmosphere. The fourth activity was set designing and the children used a shoebox and modelling materials to create the set for their scene. Finally, they performed their scenes to each other. What a busy week!!
Year 5 learned about ethical businesses and why they were important. They looked at how being ethical can benefit a business and over the week they worked in teams to create their own ethical business plans, designing a product that ‘does good’ for people or the environment. They learnt about all the roles needed when setting up an business – managing director, marketing director, finance director, creative director and human resources director and took on these roles in their groups when dveloping their business plan. At the end of the week they travelled to KPMG in London to present their ethical business plans and certainly learnt the importance of a good sales pitch!
