Planning my Future

My World of Work

The My World of Work website has a wealth of information about routes to your future

The Careers A-Z guide has information on a range of different careers and the routes to them

Routes to Employment

UniversityCollegeApprenticeshipsGap year/ VolunteeringEmploymentWork experience

University

Students can apply for up to five courses

All applications go through UCAS (University Central Admission Service)

Use the UCAS website to research courses, institutions etc.

College

Borders College – applications close on March 15th

Edinburgh College – applications are open now – the sooner you apply the better

Apprenticeships

Plenty of apprenticeship opportunities available in Scotland at the moment

Training and qualifications

Look up My World of Work

Look up Apprenticeshipsinscotland.com

Gap Year/Volunteering

Lots of opportunities available for the whole year or part of a year

A number of our S6 students go away with the Project Trust

Employment

Many jobs are gained through contacts, family businesses etc.

Some people choose to do this to save money before going on to study or to help them make up their minds about what they want to do

Many will already have part time jobs Many companies offer opportunities to train

through the company and to work your way up to management

Work Experience

Some students choose to gain further work experience before going on to study. This can put them in a better position for applying and succeeding in their courses

Events coming up…

Applications to the Sutton Trust Summer School -further information is available from your Guidance Teacher

Oxford Cambridge Student Conference – this will be held at the Corn Exchange in Edinburgh on Thursday 19th March. See Miss Fleming for further information.

Guidance Website

The Guidance website is accessible from the Achievement website which is accessible from the school website

This has links to many helpful sources of information for planning your future…