Life skills

What you can do to help

• Banks and finance

  Opening a bank account can be worrying and a little confusing. If you visit a bank, staff will be able to talk you through the process. You will need some identification but they will explain all of this to you. Sometimes you can open an account online. Looking after your money well is an important life skill but it’s straightforward once you have learnt how.

• Careers

  It can be hard to decide what you would like to do after secondary school. More information about opportunities from age 16 onwards and planning for employment can be found below.

• Citizenship

  Citizenship refers to how an individual interacts with the society they live in and involves things like law, civil rights, accessing state provided services and voting in elections.

• Further help

  You might have been taught about these topics in some of your lessons at school during PSHE, tutor time or careers fairs. Teachers in school or college will be able to talk to you, where you can get more information or you can visit your local library for resources around training and education.

  Please visit our Keeping Safe and Getting Help sections for more information.