careers resources & advice to help sixth formers progress jan 2013 (for students)
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Careers resources & advice to help you progress
This session will cover…
• Careers resources available within school for sixth formers
• Sources of information & inspiration• Information & advice for Year 12• Informaition & advice for Year 13
Careers Resource Centre• Books & printed resources to browse• Prospectuses• Computers (Moodle, Careers Software,
Facebook)• Posters about courses/taster days etc• HEAP: University Degree Course Offers• Printed copy of Mentoring Database• Resources to take away
Moodle > Careers
Moodle > Careers
www.twitter.com/SLGGSCareers
HEAP: University Degree Course Offers
Meet the Mentors
Resources to take away
Information & inspiration
Weekly Careers Bulletin
Lunchtime Speakers
• Languages• Anthropology &
Conservation• Politics• Psychology• Dentistry • Forensic Science• Law • Medical School
• Natural Sciences• Veterinary School• Social Worker• Apprenticeships• international charity
work • Midwifery• Textiles/Design• Performing Arts
Careers Software
Online Career Tests
www.allaboutcareers.com/career-test
www.skillsexplorer.com
Destinations
Year 12
• Choosing courses: – Start research early– UCAS Course Search & KIS– LMI & What do graduates do?
• University Open Days• Taster days/courses• Work Experience• Study Abroad• Oxbridge• Personal Statements
Begin course research early in Year 12
“The most important decision for students is finding the right course for them, rather than the right university. This requires a huge amount of research into the content of a degree programme and also, as importantly, the career prospects after graduation and whether those are of interest to the student.”
Dr Tim Westlake, Director of the Student Experience at the University of Manchester
BA/BSc/MSci/SW/Fdg/Fyr
Key Information Sets (KIS)
“Research the course thoroughly and be sure it’s what they want to do rather than something they think they should study to get a good job. Most graduates do not need to study a particular subject to gain graduate-level employment; studying what they love is far more important!”Nathalie Mortimer, Head of UK Student Recruitment, the University of Nottingham
Labour Market Information (LMI)
“recruiters expect that over a third of this year’s entry-level positions will be filled by graduates who have already worked for their organisations – either through internships, industrial placements or vacation work”
“The ten universities most-often targeted by Britain’s top graduate employers in 2012-2013 are Warwick, Nottingham, Manchester, Cambridge, Bristol, Durham, Oxford, Birmingham, Bath and Leeds.”
What do graduates do…
–Key Information Sets (KIS)–University web pages–Moodle > Careers > What can I do with my
degree?–HEAP
Work Experience (WEX)
Study Abroad
Oxbridge
Personal Statements
Year 13
• Interviews• Gap Years• School Leaver Programmes• Foundation Degrees• Apprenticeships• Employment with training• Student Finance
Interviews
Gap Years
School Leaver Programmeswww.notgoingtouni.co.uk
www.schoolleaverjobs.co.uk www.allaboutschoolleavers.co.uk
Foundation Degreeshttp://fd.ucas.com/CourseSearch/Default.aspx
Apprenticeshipswww.apprenticeships.org.uk
www.notgoingtouni.co.uk
Employment with training
• Moodle > Careers > Not Going to Uni• Moodle > Careers > CVs • Moodle > Careers > Interviews
Student Financehttps://www.gov.uk/student-finance
Personal Statements
Sports Science Personal Statement
HEAP 2013
• University Degree Course Offers
Top tips
• “unsatisfied intellectual curiosity”• 3 main sections• No unsubstantiated statements• Closing sentence
Personal Statements: what else?
• Moodle• Structured worksheets • Sample statements• “Writing Effective Personal Statements”• Mentors
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