ACCESSING INFORMATION ABOUT UNPAID WORK

Lesson objective:• To understand the different ways in which you

could access information about unpaid work

Hand in homework• Get your homework out and put it on the desk in front of

you (your homework was to create a factsheet about a type of unpaid work that you could do in MK)

• If you haven’t done your homework you need to get your planners out

Starter • Solve these anagrams

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Ways to access information• Thank you to all those of you who contributed to last

weeks lesson when the careers advisor was in talking to us

• She briefly touched on some of the ways that you could find information about unpaid work, we will now look at this in more detail

Ways to access information • Promotional or information leaflet• Telephone call to the organisation • The internet – company websites • Email• Citizens advice bureau• People you know – family, friends, careers advisor,

teachers

Promotional Leaflet• Lets look at some examples – you have a copy of these

on the piece of paper I just handed out

Promotional leaflets – in groups of 4• What information about unpaid work might we be able to

find out from a promotional leaflet for a company? Look at the examples you have been given to help you.

• What types of unpaid work might they inform us about?

• What are you likely to find out? When are leaflets likely to be used?

• Write your answers on the piece of paper you have been given, be ready to share them with the class

Assessment task• Using the information that we have noted on the board, I

want you now to complete the first row of the table on page 6 of your assessment booklet (criteria 1.2)

• Remember to keep your handwriting as neat as possible

• Remember to check all spelling and punctuation, ask me to help you if you are unsure of how to spell something

• You cannot meet criteria unless you’re work is neat, tidy and free from mistakes.

Telephone call • What information about unpaid work might we be able to

find out from phoning a company?

• What types of unpaid work might it inform us about?

• What are you likely to find out?

• complete the page in your assessment book, remembering to use full sentences and write as neatly as possible

The internet• What information about unpaid work might we be able to

find out from the internet?

• What types of unpaid work might it inform us about?

• What are you likely to find out?

• complete the page in your assessment book, remembering to use full sentences and write as neatly as possible

Email • What information about unpaid work might we be able to

find out from emailing someone?

• What types of unpaid work might it inform us about?

• What are you likely to find out?

• complete the page in your assessment book, remembering to use full sentences and write as neatly as possible

Citizens advice• What information about unpaid work might we be able to

find out from a citizens advice bureau?

• What types of unpaid work might it inform us about?

• What are you likely to find out?

• complete the page in your assessment book, remembering to use full sentences and write as neatly as possible

Friends, family & Teachers • What information about unpaid work might we be able to

find out from friends, family, teachers and careers advisers?

• What types of unpaid work might it inform us about?

• What are you likely to find out?

• complete the page in your assessment book, remembering to use full sentences and write as neatly as possible