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Student Information
Guidance
All year 11 students have access to independent and impartial advice and guidance from a 1:1 career leader (level 6 qualified practitioner). This will help students investigate and identify future career aspirations.
Useful Information
Here you will find a number of useful links to a variety of resources that can help you make decisions about where your Next Steps might take you!
| Careers Advice | ||
| Resource | Link | Details |
| iCould | www.icould.com | icould.com uses the power of personal stories to inform and inspire young people’s career choices. Find the links between school subjects and jobs, investigate opportunities you may not have known about before, and learn what is possible in the world of work. Take their personality quiz and find out what careers may suit you? |
| Careersbox | www.careersbox.co.uk | Careersbox is the national careers film library, a free careers resource showing hundreds of real people doing real jobs. |
| Learn Live | https://learnliveuk.com/ | Learn Live partners with well known companies to offer advice on writing CVs, interview tips, and opportunities. Take advantage of their Live Chat feature to get your questions answered! |
| BBC Bitesize Careers | https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/careers | BBC Bitesize Careers explain the world of work with advice from people who have found the right path for them. Find tips and advice on CVs, interviews, as well as explore the types of jobs available, what subjects can lead to what jobs and much more. |
| Telegraph Careers Advice | https://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/careers/ | Advice on careers, help improving CV for better job opportunities, the Telegraph can provide guidance during your job search, with expert help and the latest job and career news in the market. |
| National Careers Service | https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/ | Explore careers, learn more about your skills, find courses or find help getting a job! |
| how2become.com | https://www.how2become.com/careers/ | Search by career to find out what you need to get into that profession. |
| LMI Humber | https://lmihumber.co.uk/ | Local data regarding jobs and skills. |
| Employment and Labour Market | https://www.ons.gov.uk/ | Data on jobs in your local area and beyond. |
| Careers and Enterprise Company | https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/ | Uncertainty caused by COVID19 will undoubtedly cause anxiety amongst many young people in the job market. Chris Jones, Managing Director of Think Specialist Recruitment discusses what young people might expect and how graduates and school leavers can make their mark with employers. |
| Post 18 – University and Job Applications | ||
| Resource | Link | Details |
| Not Going to Uni | https://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/ | Don’t fancy university? Take a look at lots of other options available to you! |
| UCAS | https://www.ucas.com/ | Take a look at your options regarding university and other courses. |
| Prospects | https://www.prospects.ac.uk/ | Find your perfect job, check out university courses and more. |
| JobApplications.com | https://uk.job-applications.com/ | Apply for jobs. |
Post 16 Providers
Listed below are useful links to our local Post 16 offer.| Further Education Provider | |
| Institution | Links |
| Cambridge Park Academy | https://www.cambridgepark.co.uk/curriculum/6th_form/6th_form.html |
| Franklin Sixth Form College | https://www.franklin.ac.uk/ |
| Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education | https://grimsby.ac.uk/ |
| Havelock Sixth Form | https://www.havelockacademy.co.uk/Sixth-Form/ |
| St James School Sixth Form | https://www.saintjamesschool.co.uk/page/?title=Sixth+Form&pid=12 |
| TEC Partnership | https://tecpartnership.com/ |
| Toll Bar Sixth Form | https://www.tollbarmatsixthform.co.uk/ |
| Pathways | |
| Area | Link |
| Choosing your career | https://www.how2become.com/ |
| Searching for college courses | https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/courses/fe-courses |
| Leading University Information | https://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/ |
| Searching for University Courses | https://www.ucas.com/ |
| Comparing University Courses | https://discoveruni.gov.uk/ |
| University alternatives | https://notgoingtouni.co.uk/ |
| T Levels | https://www.tlevels.gov.uk/ |
| Apprenticeships | https://www.apprenticeships.gov.uk/ |
| Local apprenticeships | https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk |
| Local 6th Form | https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/find-a-school-in-england |
| Understanding qualifications | https://www.gov.uk/what-different-qualification-levels-mean/list-of-qualification-levels |