Education & jobs teaching resources
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| Working in Botswana's Ministry of Trade and Industry | You work in Botswana’s Ministry of Trade and Industry. In what areas of the economy would you recommend the government invests over the next ten years?' | economic activities; mining; tourism; resources; minerals |
Geography: 1.2b, 1.3b, 1.7a, 3g History: 3c Citizenship: 3h |
| You have just graduated from the University of Botswana. In what sector of the economy might you look for work? |
education; industry; mining; employment; |
Geography: 1.5a, 1.7a, 2.1d, 3g |
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| Teaching in a primary school in Ghana | You are a teacher working in a primary school in rural Ghana. What challenges are you likely to face in your job? |
development; education; poverty | Geography: 1.7a, 2.1a, 3g Citizenship: 3g |
| Living in Ghana |
You are a 9-year-old girl living in Ghana. Why might you be less likely to go to school than your brothers? |
development; inequality; employment |
Geography: 1.7b, 2.1a History: 3i Citizenship: 1.2a |
| Unrest and economic development in Ivory Coast |
You
are an economist working for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD). You have been asked to briefly summarise what effect the unrest of the decade has had on the economic development of
the Ivory Coast. |
development; economic activities |
Geography: 1.3b, 1.5a, 2.1d, 3h Citizenship: 1.3d |
| Looking for a job in Kenya | You are a doctor
working in Nairobi’s Kenyatta National Hospital. You want to find a new
job. Where might you look for work? Why? (It might help if you can
find out what is meant by ‘brain drain’). |
population & settlement; employment; migration; population density & distribution | Geography: 1.2a, 1.4a, 1.7a, 3g Citizenship: 1.3d, 2.2d, 3j |
| A child growing up in Malawi |
You are a child growing up in Malawi. How important do you think education is in helping you get a job when you finish school? |
development; education; employment |
Geography: 1.5a, 1.7b, 3g Citizenship: 1.3d, 3g |
| A girl growing up in rural Malawi |
You are a girl growing up in rural Malawi. What might your life be like? |
development; inequality; employment |
Geography: 1.5a, 1.7b, 2.1a History: 3c Citizenship: 1.2a |
| Living in one of Morocco's 'tin cities' | You live in one of Morocco’s ‘tin cities’. Where might you get water from to drink? |
development; healthcare; poverty; resources; water |
Geography: 1.5a, 2.1g, 3g History: 3c Citizenship: 3g |
| Sports writing in Senegal |
You are a sports
writer working for a Senegalese newspaper. Describe what the
atmosphere might be like in a stadium for a wrestling final. |
development; poverty; population & settlement; employment |
Geography: 1.7a, 2.1a Citizenship: 1.3d |
| Living in Soweto, South Africa |
You are a
black South African living in Soweto. In what ways has the country
changed since the end of apartheid? What changes do you think still
need to be made? |
development; inequality; poverty; population & settlement; employment |
Geography: 1.2b, 1.3b, 1.5a, 2.1g, 3g History: 1.3a, 2.1b, 3i Citizenship: 1.1c, 2.1a |
| Studying in Zambia |
You have just finished
secondary school in Kitwe and are planning on going to the Copperbelt
University. What might you choose to study? Why? |
development; education; employment |
Geography: 1.5a, 1.7a, 2.1d, 3g |
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