PROJECT 01 · ARTEFACT 6
AI Conversational layer
The layer sits on Build Your Future, a planning board where a young person lays out the steps from the subjects they take now to the job they aim at. It reads the board and speaks about what is on it. The diamond marks everything it adds.
THE BOARD · TWO VERSIONS
Where the layer speaks
= the AI layerEvery card, tag or line it adds carries the diamond, so a young person can tell their own plan from a suggestion.
NOW · ONE GATEWAYWhat it can do nowA young person exploring their interests, with one gateway from the Discovery Quiz. The layer suggests activities, explains a stage, flags a gap, asks for a check before a choice, and shows other routes to an ambition.
Build Your FutureSave my planShare with an adult
I am…
wondering what jobs are out there
wanting to explore my interests
wanting to volunteer or help out
seeing how I link to real work
learning a trade or a qualification
choosing my next step
settling in, or changing direction
not sure yet
Your gatewaysfrom the Discovery Quiz
■ 1Gateway 1
□ Gateway 2
□ Gateway 3
Cards to add
AllSubjectsActivitiesExperiencesCoursesJobsAmbitions
Code Hack-a-thonACTIVITY · SUGGESTED1
Write for Curriculum for LifeACTIVITY · SUGGESTED
Coding challenge with a digital skills hubACTIVITY · SUGGESTED1
FROM OUR PASSPalace Theatre BackstageEXPERIENCE
FROM EMPLOYER HUBApprentice Web DeveloperAPPRENTICESHIP1
My journeyEvery stage stays open. Drag a card out to take it off.
Discoversubjects, tasters
Maths1
Design & Technology
ExploreFOCUSactivities, volunteering
Code Hack-a-thon1
Write for Curriculum for Life
Connectwork experiences
Why this matters ▾Seeing a real workplace shows how school subjects get used in jobs.
FROM OUR PASSPalace Theatre Backstage
Practisecourses, qualifications
Missing stepA course here links Connect to Decide.Browse courses →
Decideapprenticeships, first jobs
FROM EMPLOYER HUBApprentice Web Developer
Quick checkCheck what this route asks for before you choose.See entry details →
Keep goingambitions
UX designer to product lead1
More routesOther ways lead to this ambition too.See routes →
MY PLAN SO FAR
NEXT · MORE THAN ONE GATEWAYWhat it will doThe same board once a young person can hold more than one gateway. Each card shows which gateways it belongs to, every stage explains itself, and the layer points out where the two gateways meet.
Build Your FutureSaved ✓Share with an adult
I am…
wondering what jobs are out there
wanting to explore my interests
wanting to volunteer or help out
seeing how I link to real work
learning a trade or a qualification
choosing my next step
settling in, or changing direction
not sure yet
Your gatewayschoose one or more
■ 1Digital
■ 2Creative & cultural
□ Construction & green
□ Engineering & manufacturing
□ Health & care
□ Business & professional
□ Education & early years
Cards to add
1 Digital ×2 Creative & cultural ×AllSubjectsActivitiesExperiencesCoursesJobsAmbitions
English LiteratureSUBJECT2
Theatre backstage dayEXPERIENCE2
Applied computing certificateQUALIFICATION1
Data scientistAMBITION21
My journey
Plan complete ✓Discoverwhy ▾subjects, tasters
Computer Science1
Art & Design2
Design & Technology12
Explorewhy ▾activities, volunteering
Code Hack-a-thon1
Design jam12
Write for Curriculum for Life2
Connectwhy ▾work experiences
FROM OUR PASSPalace Theatre Backstage2
ICT placement1
Modern work experience12
Practisewhy ▾courses, qualifications
T Level in Digital Production1
Creative & media (Level 3)2
DecideFOCUSwhy ▾apprenticeships, first jobs
FROM EMPLOYER HUBApprentice web developer1
Stage technician apprentice2
University or college course12
Keep goingwhy ▾ambitions
Production manager2
UX designer to product lead12
More routesOther ways lead to this ambition too.See routes →
MY PLAN · EVERY STAGE HAS A STEP · 5 CARDS SIT IN BOTH GATEWAYS
ROUGH WORK · SKETCHED FIRST · 1 SKETCH ▾
ROUGH WORK · SKETCHED FIRSTFLIP TO THE ROUGH WORK ▸
THE NUDGE PATTERN · FOUR TAGS
Missing stepA stage is empty between two others.
Quick checkSomething to confirm before choosing.
More routesOther ways to the same place.
Why this matters ▾What the stage is for. It opens and closes.
01 · A TAGPinned to the card or stage it is about, so the young person sees where it applies.
02 · ONE PLAIN LINEWhat the layer noticed on the board, in words a fourteen-year-old would use.
03 · ONE ACTIONA single next step they can take from the board.
DESIGN NOTES · FROM THE SKETCH
- AOne selector for readiness and intent. It replaces ‘I want to…’.
- BGateways come from the Discovery Quiz. Numbers on cards show overlaps.
- COther features add cards, so the board holds the whole journey.
- DExperiences saved from Our Pass, like Palace Theatre backstage.
- EJobs saved from the Employer Hub.
- FNudges sit on the card they refer to: a tag, one line, one action.
- GWhy this matters: each stage explains itself, open or closed.
- HThe selector sets the stage focus and highlights matching cards.
- IPlan so far, shared with an adult when they choose.
Suggested cardsCards the layer proposes carry the diamond and a heavier frame, so the young person can tell their own plan from a suggestion and choose whether to keep it.
Shared viewAn adult, such as a careers adviser or a parent, can open the same board and talk it through with them.