Careers Blog!
Hello, welcome to the Becky High Careers blog, where we'll post the latest news about what's been happening in school and opportunities outside of school. Check back here regularly as opportunities are posted as we find them.
If students in Year 11-Year 13 would like to chat about anything careers related, please email me (Mrs K Wray) and I would be happy to arrange a time to meet.
Latest News and Opportunities
September's Careers Insight celebrates International Talk like a Pirate day by looking at (anti-)piracy and maritime jobs.
- (10/9) BP Collins, solicitors with offices in Gerrards Cross are offering A level students interested in Law the opportunity to attend an Insight day at their offices on 31st October (in half term). Register here.
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(2/7) Cisco’s Pathways Work Experience is offering work experience in October for Y12 and Y13 female students. Deadline for applications is Monday 23 September 2024. You can apply using the links below or for more information: cs.co/DigitalSkills.
There are two programmes, both taking place 28 – 31 October 2024
Option 1 - Hybrid (2 days in office and 2 days virtual) Bedfont (near Heathrow) and Manchester Follow this link to apply if you wish to attend the HYBRID format
Option 2 - Fully Virtual Follow this link to apply if you wish to attend the VIRTUAL format
The programme will take a deeper look into Cisco departments and provide opportunities to spend time with teams, albeit virtually. We’ll do some networking, there will be a business challenge that you work on as a group and we’ll be learning about and practising employability skills such as interviewing and CVs. Plus learn about routes into Cisco straight from school via the apprenticeships, as an intern once at university or as a graduate after university. This is a full four days of learning opportunities. You will need a device, preferably with a camera, to join the virtual meetings. A laptop is best, with a tablet and then a phone in the order of how to get the best experience.
- (1/7) A wide range of virtual work experience opportunities are available (for free) on the Springpod website, great to find out more about companies and careers.
- (13/6) Interested in any aspect of film, then you might want to attend the Pinewood Futures Festival which takes place in February next year. Click here to register your interest.
- (10/6) Students in Y11 considering university in the US should consider attending the US College Day fair which takes place in London on 27th and 28th September. More information can be found here.
- (13/5) Buckinghamshire Skills Hub has published the May edition of Classroom to Careers.
- (25/3) FE News has published an article on the universities that best support neurodivergent students. Find it here.
Archive News and Events
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June's Careers Insight investigates jobs in heritage industry and events, as we celebrate Glastonbury Festival.
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May's Careers Insight looks at space and film careers as we celebrate Star Wars Day.
- April's Careers Insight investigates jobs in finance, at the start of the tax year.
- March's Careers Insight celebrates Mothering Sunday and looks at those jobs Mums do in addition to their paid work.
- February's Careers Insight celebrates Valentine's Day by looking at careers related to the heart and romance.
- January's Careers Insight celebrates Burns Night by looking at jobs in the Scottish economy, poetry and publishing.
Useful Websites
| Unifrog | A careers platform used in school, every student has a login. |
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| Prosects | A great website, funded, but independent of, UK universities, offering lots of information on graduate jobs. Use the search tool to ask "what can I do with my X degree" and it will provide up-to-date and well-written information with lots of other links. |
| The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers Report and Highfliers Graduate Labour Market Report | Includes useful information about graduate recruitment. |
| Investin | Offers paid for university and work experiences, they have just started a careers podcast. |
| The National Career Service | A useful website that offers one-to-one advice to anyone over the age of 16. |
| Springpod | Offers lots of virtual work experience opportunities (for free). |
| The Sutton Trust | Offers summer schools and support for applicants who want to study at competitive universities or apply for degree apprentices with the aim of improving social mobility. |
Apprenticeships
| The Government's apprentice listing website | Surprisingly useful! |
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| Amazing Apprenticeships | They have published the January Higher and Degree Apprenticeship listing with a huge variety of roles being advertised. |
| Amazing Apprenticeships | They publish a bi-annual listing of higher and degree apprenticeships. |
| NotGoingToUni | This website lists a variety of apprenticeship vacancies. |
| solicitor apprenticeships | A good place to start your search for solicitor apprenticeships. |
Gap Year
Some useful advice and further information on gap years on the UCAS website.
Local FE (16-18) Colleges
Students have a wide variety of options after Year 11. As well as A-Levels at school sixth forms and local colleges, Level 3 BTEC and T level qualifications are offered locally at the colleges below. Students can also apply for Intermediate and Advanced Apprenticeships.
- Berkshire College of Agriculture near Maidenhead
- Buckinghamshire College Group has colleges in Amersham, Aylesbury and Wycombe.
- The Henley College
- Uxbridge College
University
UCAS is used to apply for university but it is also a database of every course in the UK, so great for researching. It also provides a wide range of useful information on courses, contextual offers etc.
| Student Finance | Information on student finance (tuition fees and loans). |
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| NHS Bursary | For medicine and dental students. |
| NHS Learning Support Fund | For nursing, midwifery and other allied health professional students (inc physio, SALT etc). |
| UKCISA | Website providing good advice on university fee status for international students. |
| UniTasterdays.com | A very comprehensive guide to university. |
Information About Careers in...
... Banking and Finance
... Creative Industries
- Screenskills provides a huge amount of information and opportunities relating to careers in TV, film, animation and gaming.
- GetIntoTheatre provides information on....getting into theatre
- Eric - an app offering support for students interested in careers in creative industries.
- Warner Bros Crew website
- Disney Creative skills website
- Or try this website for finding your first job in film.
- Resource Productions offer (free) clubs for teens who want to get into film. Check out their website here for more info.
- Reading College offers Saturday clubs for students in Film, Art and Fashion. Bucks New Uni offers a club in Art. Check out the website to get on the waiting lists.
- Channel 4 offer a variety of apprenticeships. Click here for more info.
... Clinical Roles and the NHS
- A great website to find out more about the full range of jobs and careers in the NHS.
- The NHS jobs website - great for researching clinical jobs markets.
- Apply for work experience at Buckinghamshire Health NHS Trust here.
- Apply for work experience at Wexham Park Hospital here.
- Thames Valley Hospice (near Maidenhead) offers work experience for potential medics, nurses, physio etc. Apply here.
... Science, Engineering and Technology
- For information about careers in the UK space industry, click here.
- National Physical Laboratory offers work experience. Check out their website here.
- This website lists a variety of jobs in defence, aviation and space sectors.
- Rutherford Appleton Laboratories offer work experience at their labs in Didcot.
- IT/Tech work experience with Kainos here.
- Drax (energy sector) work experience.
- Softwire (Digital and Software) work experience
- Nuffield Work Experience placements.
- McLaren Racing offer summer work experience in Woking. Click here to apply.
... Public Services
Public services recruit a large number of graduates, non-graduates and apprentices. Some useful links below:
... Sport
A good website to start a search for information about careers in sport: BASES.