First Careers

On First Careers you can get behind the scenes of some of the UK’s most interesting jobs and find what’s right for you. Search through over 150 job profiles and discover career opportunities, inspiration and advice. First Careers offers guidance to primary and secondary school students in making decisions about future careers and professions.  Click https://www.firstcareers.co.uk/ to find out more.

What happens next? Get the Jump! Skills for Life

View all the different work and study choices available to you after GCSEs:

• Apprenticeships
• T-Levels
• Traineeships
• Vocational Technical Qualifications (VTQs)
• Study: Higher Technical Qualifications, A-Levels, Higher Education
• Work
• Internships
• School Leavers Schemes

You can also explore careers to get ideas about the type of job you might like or see the many ways to get your dream job. Click HERE to learn more

Research

• If you know what you want to do as a career – www.nationalcareerservice.direct.gov.uk

• www.prospects.com – Careers information & Quiz

• If you want to go to university – www.ucas.com

• Subject interests at GCSE – have a look at the course guides for colleges, on-line on their websites and at their open evenings

• If you think you would suit an apprenticeship www.apprenticeships.org.uk

Discover your strengths Personality type quiz https://icould.com/buzz-quiz

Additional areas of support:

CLICK HERE FOR STUDENT ADVICE AND INFORMATION INCLUDING:

• Career Pathways
• Applying to Higher Education
• Student Finance
• Open days and Events
• Transition and further Resources