There is a sudden buzz of conversation in a Year 10 class as teenagers split into pairs, sit down opposite each other and start conducting mock job interviews.
It is not for a forthcoming exam. These 14- and 15-year-olds at Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College are working on skills that should help them when they leave school and try to enter the workforce.
Today, they are learning the art of a successful job interview. Around the room, pupils are practising firm handshakes and making good eye contact.
They are rehearsing how to answer questions that you might expect to be asked in a job interview, such as "When was the last time you worked in a team?" and "Tell me about a time you made a mistake at work".
None of them has even reached working age yet, but in forthcoming lessons they'll also be learning about how to write a CV and what their rights at work are. It is all part of dedicated career lessons that they get every fortnight alongside their usual classes.
There are nearly a million young people across the UK - one in eight of all those aged 16 to 24 - who are not in education, employment or training - or Neet - according to the latest estimates.