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*[https://www.shell-livewire.org Shell LiveWire]– site of the organisation which helps 16 -30 year olds start and develop their own business and gives advice
 
*[https://www.shell-livewire.org Shell LiveWire]– site of the organisation which helps 16 -30 year olds start and develop their own business and gives advice
 
*[https://www.nhs.uk/careers NHS Careers] – Careers in the NHS
 
*[https://www.nhs.uk/careers NHS Careers] – Careers in the NHS
*[https://www.newscientist.com/graduate New Scientist] – provides an important gateway to science career sources
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*[https://www.newscientist.com/ New Scientist] – provides an important gateway to science career sources
 
*[https://www.lawcareers.net Lawcareers]– vacation placements, mini-puplilages, etc
 
*[https://www.lawcareers.net Lawcareers]– vacation placements, mini-puplilages, etc
 
*[https://www.lcan.csu.ac.uk The Law Careers Advice Network]
 
*[https://www.lcan.csu.ac.uk The Law Careers Advice Network]
 
*[https://www.careerseurope.co.uk CareersEurope] – guidance about careers, studying and professional training in Europe. Includes information about living and learning in Europe for non-EU citizens
 
*[https://www.careerseurope.co.uk CareersEurope] – guidance about careers, studying and professional training in Europe. Includes information about living and learning in Europe for non-EU citizens
 
*[https://www.scholarship-search.org.uk Scholarship Search] – details of possible HE grants and awards
 
*[https://www.scholarship-search.org.uk Scholarship Search] – details of possible HE grants and awards

Revision as of 10:38, 14 November 2018

Introduction

The School's Careers Leader is Mrs P Hawkins, based in the careers hub located near the tennis courts.

General Sites

Exam Boards

Year Out (Gap Year)

  • Lattitude - International Gap-year projects.
  • CoolWorks - 75,000 paid and voluntary opportunities in National Parks, ski resorts and ocean and gold resorts in the US.
  • Gap-year.com - Gap year job-site.
  • Year Out Group - supported by UCAS and the OfEE and has a section on advice.
  • Yini.org.uk - Operated by the eTrust, promotes taking a year out in industry

Studying Abroad

  • A Star Future - Undergraduate courses taught in English in other countries
  • The British Council
  • PlotEU - Portal to learning opportunities in Europe
  • EuroDesk
  • StudyCanada - Information of studying in Canada
  • HotCourses.com - enables the applicant to develop a personalised league table by matching their personal profile and extra-curricular interests to a list of universities and colleges.
  • UKCourseFinder - (developed by the Morrisby Organisation) for students who do not know what they want to study or where. The online questionnaire enables the integration of students’ study interests with their exam subjects for a search of an HE database to find those courses best suited to them. The service is free.
  • OpenDays.com - provides lists of open days and how to get the most out of them.
  • Guardian University Guide
  • Push.co.uk
  • Student Loans Company - Money for Studying and Advice on Budgeting
  • The NUS - National Union of Students
  • Palgrave Study skills

Other

  • Shell LiveWire– site of the organisation which helps 16 -30 year olds start and develop their own business and gives advice
  • NHS Careers – Careers in the NHS
  • New Scientist – provides an important gateway to science career sources
  • Lawcareers– vacation placements, mini-puplilages, etc
  • The Law Careers Advice Network
  • CareersEurope – guidance about careers, studying and professional training in Europe. Includes information about living and learning in Europe for non-EU citizens
  • Scholarship Search – details of possible HE grants and awards