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KS2 PSHE: 10. Jobs: the link between work and money

Video summary

This animated video explores how you can earn money by having a job and how different jobs pay different amounts.

Dylan is at the cinema waiting for his friends to arrive with the £7 needed to buy a ticket.

They all raise the money in different ways. Dylan, Sujit and Izzy all complete tasks for money while Mira gets given money by her mum but also also volunteers at the stables, which gives her valuable experience towards her dream of becoming a vet.

This video is from the series Financial education.

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Teacher Notes

Central or big idea

You can earn money by having a job and different jobs pay different amounts.

Questions to explore

  • What might influence someone when they are choosing a job?
  • What are some benefits of having a paid job?
  • Why do some jobs pay more than others?

Key learning outcomes (Young Enterprise Financial Education Planning Framework)

9-11 - Upper KS2

  • I know that money to be earned is one factor which may influence choosing a job.
  • I can describe how having a job will allow me to achieve certain goals in my life including financial ones.
  • I am beginning to understand that the choices I make about work and money will affect my life.

7-9 - Lower KS2

  • I know that there is a range of jobs – paid and unpaid.
  • I can describe different jobs that I might do to earn money when I am older.
  • I understand the reasons why some jobs pay more than others.

Key vocabulary and definitions

  • Salary: an amount of money paid regularly for work done
  • Pay: to give money to someone for something or for a service

Suggested activities

Which job would you choose?

  • Rewatch the animation.
    • Make a list of the jobs that each of the characters do and what they get paid.
    • Which job would you have chosen to do and why?

Thinking about jobs you might do in the future:

  • Dylan and Izzy talk about some jobs they might want to do as adults.
    • What jobs would you be interested in doing when you are older?
    • What influences your choices? (E.g. what you enjoy doing, what you are interested in, what it pays, opportunities it offers).

Getting paid for work:

  • Mira decides to do work that she does not get paid for. Why does she make this choice?
  • Sujit’s dad offers to pay him less to clean the car than his uncle does to clean the van. Why do you think this might be?
  • What are some of the reasons that some jobs pay more than other jobs?

Ideas for going further

  • Select a range of job adverts for the children to look at.
    • What do they notice about the skills and experience required?
    • What do they notice about the salaries?
    • Which job would they choose and why?

Links to other Â鶹ԼÅÄ resources

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This video explains how the ways that we pay for goods and services has changed over time.

1. Money and how we pay for things: bartering to online banking

This video looks at how we have choices to make about how we spend and save our money.

2. Spending versus saving, and needs versus wants

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3. Influencers: how they can affect our spending

The impacts of helping others (by sharing, donating money or certain purchasing choices).

4. Helping others through actions, donations and spending

Advertisements can influence the decisions we make about how to spend our money.

6. Advertising: how it can affect my buying choices

A look at gaming payment models: subscription, upfront and in-game purchases.

7. Gaming payment models

A look at online scams – online scammers might appear to be connected to someone we know, but always check with the person offline to be sure.

8. Online scams: protecting my money and personal details
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