Lesson prerequisites for students

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Many of the lessons have prerequisite activities in Xello that students must complete before they can start the lesson. For example, in order to start the Learning Styles lesson, students must have completed the Learning styles assessment and have at least 3 saved careers.

These prerequisites are used to personalise the lessons so that students can engage with and reflect on content that is meaningful to them. To help your students get even more value out of the prerequisites, check out the supplementary Xello activity lesson plan resources also linked in the table below.

FYI: Prerequisites can also be added to custom lessons. To learn more about custom lessons in Xello, start with About custom lessons.

A quick summary of the prerequisites for each Xello lesson:

Lesson	Year	Prerequisites	Xello activity lesson plan resources
School subjects at work	ENG: 7 NI: 8	Save at least 3 careers	My careers
Interests	ENG: 7 NI: 8	Add at least 5 interests	My interests
Time management	ENG: 7 NI: 8	Save at least 3 careers	My careers
Discover learning pathways	ENG: 8 NI: 9	Save at least 3 careers	My careers
Explore learning styles	ENG: 8 NI: 9	Complete the Learning styles quiz Save at least 3 careers	My learning styles My careers
Biases and career choices	ENG: 8 NI: 9	None	None
Skills	ENG: 9 NI: 10	Save at least 3 careers	My careers
Explore career matches	ENG: 9 NI: 10	Complete the Matchmaker quiz Save at least 3 careers	Matchmaker My careers
Self-advocacy	ENG: 9 NI: 10	None	None
Getting experience	ENG: 10 NI: 11	Save at least 3 careers Add at least 3 experiences to the Experiences timeline	My careers My experiences
Personality styles	ENG: 10 NI: 11	Complete the Personality styles quiz (the second part of Matchmaker) Save at least 3 careers	My personality styles My careers
Study skills and habits	ENG: 10 NI: 11	None	None
Work values	ENG: 11 NI: 12	Save at least 3 careers	My careers
Workplace skills and attitudes	ENG: 11 NI: 12	Save at least 3 careers	My careers
Transition to FE	ENG: 11 NI: 12	Save 5 interests	My interests
Choosing a university	ENG: 12 NI: 13	Save at least 3 universities	My colleges & universities
Career demand	ENG: 12 NI: 13	Save at least 3 careers	My careers
Work/life balance	ENG: 12 NI: 13	Save at least 3 careers	My careers
Career backup plans	ENG: 13 NI: 14	Save at least 3 careers	My careers
Career path choices	ENG: 13 NI: 14	Add at least 5 interests Save 3 careers you like	My interests My careers
Defining success	ENG: 13 NI: 14	Save at least 3 careers	My careers

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FYI: For a deeper dive, including recommended completion time and learning objectives, check out List of Lessons.

Additional resources

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PDFIntroducing students to Xello: Scope and sequence
The Scope and sequence document outlines recommendations for how to use Xello throughout each year.

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PDFLessons pacing guide
Use this pacing guide to simplify your experience with Xello Lessons and supplementary resources. Topics for each year group are sequenced for you, so you can see at a glance the order in which to deliver the curriculum.

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SUPPLEMENTARY RESOURCEIntroducing Xello to studentsNew
Use the resources on this page to help introduce Xello on the first day of class. The presentation and video will help get students started!.
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Xello ResourceIntegrated Lessons in XelloUse this walkthrough to explore how Xello's interactive Lessons helps students build critical skills and knowledge for real-world success while encouraging ongoing reflection.