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Welcome to the ‘working from home’ editions of Careers News! As well as advertising any apprenticeships and opportunities that arise for our students, we would like to use this platform to highlight some amazing Careers Resources!
Find your ideal career based on your personality, subjects, or interests
Online free courses, learn a new skill!
Employability skills and CV writing
Education and revision resources
Weekly career spotlight from Success at School Health and Wellbeing Click here for the latest government advice on the coronavirus
To access all content from previous Careers News, please see the uploaded archive on the college website.
Click the relevant section below for direct access to NEW stuff! Careers Information and Opportunities Jobs & Apprenticeships Volunteering & Work Experience
Higher Education Health and wellbeing during lockdown
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Careers Resources Use this time to suss-out your ideal career! Whether you want to focus on your personality, skills, subjects or interests, there’s a way for everyone to discover their career path! Career Radar—Click here Find the careers that are best suited to your personality, interests and education, find out what each job involves on a day to day basis, and discover jobs that you may not have heard of before. National Careers Service—Click here Providing information, advice and guidance to help you make decisions about learning, training and work. Explore careers, assess your skills, find a course, get a job! Career Pilot—Click here A online platform providing careers information and tools for 11-19 year olds. Explore all your options in one place! Choices at 18—Click here Future Quest—Click here Huge stockpile of useful resources regarding UCAS, Student Finance, University guides and a taste of student life at both UWE and Bristol University.
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Careers Resources Continued... Use this time to suss-out your ideal career! Whether you want to focus on your personality, skills, subjects or interests, there’s a way for everyone to discover their career path! Future learn—Click here Learn how to study effectively, improve your research skills, and prepare for the world of work with short online courses. BBC Bitesize Careers—Click here Whether you’re deciding what to study, taking your exams, planning a career, or just curious, we’re here to explain the world of work, with advice from people who've found the right path for them. UCAS—Click here Alternatives to University. Information about apprenticeships, internships and gap years. Success at school—Click here Free downloadable Careers Action Plan for students! Also free Gatsby benchmark guides, and careers resources for parents and students to use during lockdown
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Organisation, Timetables and Activity Planning Calling all students stuck in the house! Organise and plan your social distancing to alleviate boredom and increase productivity! Khan Academy—CLICK HERE for an example timetable This is based on the American curriculum, but a good place to start when creating a schedule. Includes breaks and alternate activities. Sign up and you will also get access to their revision information!
BBC Bitesize— Click here Revision timetables and planning. Incudes daily, weekly and monthly timetable examples, as well as videos and suggestions of the best ways to revise. Success at school—Click here Free downloadable Careers Action Plan for students! Also free Gatsby benchmark guides, and careers resources for parents and students to use during lockdown
Get Revising—Click here Free downloadable study planner, builds revision sessions around your life.
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Careers Resources—CV Writing Use this time to perfect your CV! BBC Bitesize— Click here How to write a great CV and cover letter. Top tips on how to stand out when you’re applying for a job, apprenticeship or University. Reed—Click here What is a CV? What should it include? What are the different types of CV? CV do’s and don'ts. Free downloadable CV template Success at School—Click here Free CV templates, CV examples, CV Formatting and a CV builder. They also have a comprehensive list of resources for students and parents during the lockdown. BBC Bitesize Transferable Skills—Click here Not sure you have any key employability skills? Don’t know how to describe your strengths? You may be surprised! Everyday life develops key skills that you may not have thought about before. Life experience can lead to job opportunities! Career Pilot— Click here Careers information and tools for 11-19 year olds. Free online courses (MOOCS) - by completing a MOOC (massive open online course) you will gain skills and knowledge that will boost your CV and UCAS Personal statement.
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Skills to put on your CV— the silver lining to being stuck indoors!
Resilience to change and uncertainty – how have you coped with the change in lifestyle? Remote working – dealing with connection/ IT issues. Arranging and managing online meetings with classmates and friends so that you all stay on task. Arranging your timetable so that you stay motivated throughout your day. If you’ve had to isolate: Being able to accept help from others – it’s harder than you think when we’re normally taught to be as independent and self-reliant as we can be. Self-motivation – to keep working and see the light at the end of the tunnel. Creativity and ingenuity – have you had to redesign the way you learn and work? Perhaps you are someone who learns best around other classmates or from direct teacher intervention. How have you created solutions for situations that are temporarily unavailable? If you have been well and able to – any volunteering you have been able to do i.e. with the NHS, for your local community? Which skills are you demonstrating or developing? Keep a journal of the things you have done.
Assessing and evaluating your behaviours in the current situation will help you to make use of them later on. It means your CV will show you to be a reflective person who is aware that they are constantly learning and adapting.
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Studying Resources Check your college emails everyday! Your teachers will be setting work. Check moodle and teams regularly. Seneca Learning—Click here Search your subject per module or exam board. Revision content for students and teachers. BBC Bitesize learning—Click here Daily content to support you through school closures. Functional English and Maths Skills for Post 16, apply skills to real life contexts. Sign in or register to personalize your bitesize. Future Learn— Click here Distance learning programmes for students stuck at home due to Coronavirus. Learn new skills, pursue your interests or advance your career with hort online courses ISAAC Academy—Click here Online learning platform (focusing on Maths, Science and Mandarin, but other subjects too). Includes work for different age groups and video learning. The Prodigy game (maths) - Click here The engaging, curriculum-aligned math platform loved by over 50 million students, teachers and admins. Free!
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Free online courses and activities Duolingo—Click here Learn a new language! Download the app for free now (or visit their webpage), and learn Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Korean, Chinese and many many more! All levels catered for. Practice for a few minutes each day. BSL British Sign Language—Click here Our unique online signing course is a comprehensive introduction for anyone interested in learning BSL. Available on Desktop, Laptop, Mobile or Tablet. Study at you own pace when it is convenient for you. Designed to be studied over approximately 16 hours—1.5/2 hours per week. ONLY £3 contribution for students. Normal price £25 Click here for full price list Online cooking school—Click here Classes free throughout April—Video lessons, instructions and techniques, step-by-step tutorials. Theory, not just recipes. Also check out Youtube for simple cooking and recipe tips! Virtual Museum Tours! - Click here
Viewing art as been proven to reduce stress and anxiety, increase motivation, and boost your mood! Check out some of the most famous museums from the comfort of your sofa.
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Events Radio sing along—Click here Five BBC radio stations will join up later this week for a broadcast aimed at getting the whole nation singing during the coronavirus lockdown. The Great British Singalong will see DJs from Radios 1, 2, 1Xtra, 6 Music and Asian Network take turns to play a well-known song suggested by listeners. All the presenters will join forces at 09:00 on Thursday morning from separate studios around the UK. The initiative was designed to "lift the nation's spirits," said the BBC. "In these challenging times, we know that many people have been turning to radio as a lifeline," said Lorna Clark, the BBC's controller of pop music. She added the broadcast would provide "a sense of community and some much-needed escapism at a time where many of us are feeling distant from our loved ones". The five presenters taking part are Greg James, Dermot O'Leary, Lauren Laverne, Dotty and Harpz Kaur. Although listeners can send in suggestions for the mass singalong, they will have the final say over which songs get played. "Nothing brings people together quite like radio does," said Radio 1's breakfast host James. "It's been a great comfort for me to have a focus during this extraordinary time." His sentiments were echoed by O'Leary, who is sitting in for Zoe Ball this week Bristol City Council—Coronavirus volunteering Facebook Q&A (BCC) - Click here Are you thinking of volunteering or organising volunteers to help people because of coronavirus? We want to make sure you have the right support, and can volunteer safely. Volunteers are vital so we can help vulnerable people and people self isolating in Bristol. Keeping the volunteers and the vulnerable people safe is our priority.
JOBS AND APPRENTICESHIPS Update for Apprentices If you have recently begun an apprenticeship, or are about to start one, you might find this guidance helpful. Actual practice may depend on whether the organisation you have joined is operational in the COVID-19 response. Information taken from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ coronavirus-covid-19-apprenticeship-programme-response “The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) is taking steps to ensure that, wherever possible, apprentices can continue and complete their apprenticeship, despite any break they need to take as a result of COVID-19, and to support providers during this challenging time.” You will do your training and assessments remotely where possible If assessments cannot be done remotely, they can be rescheduled to a future time when you can do them in person. If there needs to be a break in your learning of longer than 4 weeks due to COVID-19, employers and training providers must report this to the ESFA. This will mean your apprenticeship end date will move to accommodate the break in learning, and you may be entitled to a Job Retention Scheme wage if your employer asks you to take unpaid leave. Break in learning may be due to: You needing to self-isolate for more than 4 weeks or care for an affected household member You cannot get to your place of work on public transport and cannot work from home Your employer needs to ask you to do necessary work that is outside of your apprenticeship job description (re-deployment) Remote training is unavailable If your organisation needs to make you redundant, your training provider will work to find you alternative employment within 12 weeks so that your apprenticeship can continue as quickly as possible. Please continue to check this webpage for updates – there are some FAQs at the bottom: Click here If you are an ex-student with apprenticeship queries, please don’t hesitate to contact us at ceiag@stbrn.ac.uk
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APPRENTICESHIPS Part-time jobs during Covid-19 It is worth noting that during this unusual time, most local supermarkets are hiring thousands of new staff on temporary 4 week contracts! As long as you’re not self-isolating and have no symptoms, do not live with someone who is elderly or could be considered vunerable, why not check out your local supermarket and earn some cash and work-experience!
Please click here for the latest government advice before applying. Click below for vacancies: Morrisons Sainsbury’s Tesco’s Asda Lidl Aldi Waitrose
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Energy and Utillity Careers
Each week we will be highlighting a key career—and how to achieve it. This week’s Success at School Spotlight is on Energy and Utility careers. More than one in 50 people work in the energy industry, here are just some of the jobs available: Scientists: Geoscientists, geologists and chemists search for the perfect places to extract natural resources and turn them into energy.
Mudloggers: This unusual-sounding bunch help scientists collect and analyse soil, rock and liquids thrown up by drilling to find oil or gas.
Engineers: Engineers work out how to extract resources to make energy, from fossil fuels like coal, gas and oil, to renewables such as wind, solar and tidal or wave energy. Some carry out the hands-on work required to get the energy, and others look after utilities such as plumbing and wiring.
Skilled workers: There are also lots of jobs for skilled workers including welders, pipelayers and scaffolders.
Diving: A lot of the hunt for resources goes on underground or underwater so commercial diving jobs are also common.
Hydrologists: Identify, create and look after water sources, to ensure we can all access it safely from our taps at home and that it doesn’t run out.
Electricians: Wire up our homes, factories and businesses to make sure we get electricity to all of the places we need, and safely too.
Plumbers: Do the same job with water, gas and sewage pipes and are there to fix boilers, blockages and leaks when things go wrong.
Sales and marketing: These teams come up with new ways to attract customers to choose a utility provider and can plan big national campaigns.
Administration/management: There are also lots of jobs available in HR, finance, legal, project management and health & safety.
To read more about this industry please CLICK HERE
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Arqiva is a leading UK communications infrastructure company enabling a vibrant digital economy. We’re the people behind the scenes who make connections happen. We help millions of voices to reach billions of eyes and ears through TV, radio and mobile. And we work with everyone from utility companies to independent radio groups and major broadcasters, such as the BBC, ITV and BskyB. Every day our infrastructure and associated services enable millions of people and machines to connect wherever they are through TV, radio, mobile and machine-to-machine data services. We typically hire for Higher Level Apprenticeships looking for students with STEM qualifications to take on a range of engineering and technical related roles. Apprenticeships available (Countrywide) Apprentice Broadcast Network Support Engineer (Level 5) Apprentice Operational Security Engineer (Level 5) Broadcast Engineering Degree Apprenticeship (Level 5) Media Network Field Technician Apprenticeship (Level 5) x5 Click here to apply
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‘Your NHS Needs You’ The NHS call for volunteer army The NHS is ‘rallying the troops for the war on the coronavirus, with volunteers being called up to help vulnerable people stay safe and well at home. The nation is looking for up to 250,000 volunteers to help up to 1.5 million people who have been asked to shield themselves from coronavirus because of underlying health conditions. Members of the public can sign up quickly and easily at goodsamapp.org/NHS to become NHS Volunteer Responders, and can be called on to do simple but vital tasks such as: Delivering medicine from pharmacies; Driving patients to appointments; Bringing them home from hospital; Or making regular phone calls to check on people isolating at home Click here for more information PLEASE NOTE. Recruitment for volunteers is currently paused due to high number of applicants. It is due to open again in the next few weeks. Follow @GoodSamApp for updates
Work Experience and Volunteering VIRTUAL WORK EXPERIENCE! Speakers for School—Click here Speakers for Schools now works with almost 150 prestigious employers to offer amazing insight days and work experience across the UK. These include Disney, Cisco, Santander, the Bank of England, the NHS, Marie Curie. Last term, we recognised that more could to be done to provide mind-opening opportunities to young people in communities which struggle to access many of the UK’s leading employers, and so Speakers for Schools committed to delivering a Virtual Work Experience (VWEX) programme, which would allow young people (aged 14-19) from across the UK to undertake structured, interactive work experience placements with prestigious employers remotely (at school or home). Although we planned to launch VWEX this summer, in response to Covid-19 crisis, WE HAVE DECIDED TO LAUNCH THIS PROGRAMME NOW.
Barclay’s Life Skills—Click here Tools, tips and learning resources to support development by helping young people to get the skills and experience to enter the world of work
Work Experience and Volunteering Employer engagement and connectivity LIKE TO BE—Click here Connects young people with employers, even whilst working from home. It’s always free for students to sign up to LikeToBe because we are passionate about connecting them with employers to learn about the world of work and career opportunities ahead of them. Thanks to our safe and simple online platform, students can learn how to build an online professional profile using our CV builder, and continue engage with employers and gain valuable careers advice – regardless of their location. We are also inviting employers the opportunity to sign up for free, so that students can connect with them from home, even during these difficult times. Over the coming weeks and months, we will be launching a series of new and free resources for young people to access via the LikeToBe platform, including career articles, online mentors and video career presentations (Transformational Inspirational Career Talks) from STEM Ambassadors. Once you have created an online profile, you’ll be able to explore our online TIC Talks, employers profiles, and ask questions!
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City Year UK believes that young people can change the world. As role models, mentors and tutors, our volunteer mentors support pupils from disadvantaged communities to enjoy and succeed at school. But that’s not all. Over the course of their City Year, they also have the opportunity to develop as leaders, with the passion, values, experience and skills to go on to lead transformational change in their communities long after their year of service. We focus on helping schools support pupils who show one or more of these three early-warning signs from when they start in reception through to when they sit their GCSEs. Our volunteer mentors become an integral part of each of our partner schools, helping to make it an enjoyable place to learn, supporting pupils by: giving one-to-one or small-group tutoring running breakfast, lunchtime and after-school clubs leading energetic morning greetings for the whole school to create a more encouraging learning environment coaching regularly late or absent pupils sending positive communications home to advise parents and family on the positive progress their children are making organising and leading events, celebrations and projects to bring the school and community together as a whole. Click here for more information
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If you are due to be going out on work-experience in June, please check your email for correspondence from Leanne England. If you have and work-experience related queries you can email the coordinator at: leanne.england@stbrn.ac.uk If you would like a careers appointment, advice or guidance, please email ceiag@stbrn.ac.uk These email addresses will continue to be monitored.
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Join us and 6 of the UK's top universities on Wednesday 8 April at 12:00pm for a fantastic live webinar you can take part in from home, completely free. Whether you are a Year 13 student looking to start in September, or a Year 12 wanting information about university admissions in 2021, our webinar is the perfect opportunity to learn more about university and have your questions answered by the experts. The following topics will be explored, and we will finish with a Q&A session: The Benefits of University - Bournemouth University (Rebecca Oliver) Choosing a Course - University of Stirling (Ali Clark) Virtual Events - University of Leicester (Elliot Newstead) Personal Statements - University of South Wales (Rebecca Bowen) Student Finance - City, University of London (Andy Cotterill) Intro to the Russell Group - University of Liverpool (Jonathan Atkinson)
Places are very limited! To register CLICK HERE
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University of South Wales Free online resources —Click here The Uni of South Wales Colleges Liason Team have developed a range of online support as an alternative to college. They include interactive video presentations and research based activities on the following topics:
Student finance Managing stress and improving wellbeing How do I apply for university? Developing an effective Personal Statement
Uni FAQ’s, Geography
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University of Lincoln Lincoln Live, a series of live educational discussions. Weekly live events will take place every Wednesday at 2pm. Join the facebook group ‘Lincoln live’ to discuss these sessions and find a new HE community to interact and make friends on. On the 1st April, the talk will be from Professor Libby John, Head of College of Science, who will do a session on the science of climate change. 8th April—Farhan Ahmed, Associate Professor will do a session on the impact of Covid 19 on business and industry.
Lincoln Link Ups—Click here Next Event: Thursday 2 April 2020, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Undergraduate Q & A If you are considering joining the University of Lincoln on one of our undergraduate courses, join us for one of our Undergraduate Q&As. You will be able to speak to our team of advisors who will be happy to answer any of your questions, whether you want to know more about the application process, need advice about fees, funding, and scholarships, have any questions about our accommodation, or simply want to find out more about student life at Lincoln.
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3Y2’s Applied for University
We understand that many of you may be concerned about accepting your university offers. Please see below a summary of the latest Government updates: The Government has asked universities and colleges in England to hold back from making unconditional offers or amending existing offers to students for up to two weeks. Government's announcement
UCAS are extending May’s decision and reply deadlines for undergraduate applications by two weeks. UCAS will email affected applicants to let them know, and share new dates once they’ve been confirmed. For your reference, here’s a copy of what they are sending. This extension will give you the extra time you need to fully consider any decisions and offers, and ensure fairness in admissions is maintained. It also gives more time for further information to be shared on the awarding of grades for examinations and assessments which have been cancelled. When results are confirmed, UCAS expect to run a clearing process, giving applicants the flexibility to make choices throughout the remainder of the cycle. As the Coronavirus situation develops, please keep a close eye on updates through email, ucas.com, and across UCAS social media channels. If you have questions about your particular circumstances please email ceiag@stbrn.ac.uk and we will do our best to advise you given the information that we have. You may also wish to contact the admissions departments of your chosen university. Please click here for the latest government advice about exams and grades.
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It's time to apply for student finance! Going to uni or college this year? If you’ll be studying a full-time undergraduate course, it’s time to get your student finance sorted. It can take up to six weeks to process your application, so be sure to apply as soon as you can. If your application is late, your money might be too. It’s quick and easy to apply online – you’ll just need your passport and National Insurance number. If you’re a new student, you need to apply before 22 May to get your money in time for the start of your course, so what are you waiting for? Follow our three easy steps now. 1. Find out how much you can get 2. 2. Apply online
3. 3. Check if you need to send us anything Apply now!! - CLICK HERE Deadline: To ensure money is available for September courses, apply by 22nd May!
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Open University—Click here Online University Courses—experts in long-distance learning. Free Courses—Click here Health, Sports and Psychology Education and Development History and the Arts Languages Money and Business Nature and Environment Science, Maths and Technology Society, Politics and Law Developing Career Resilience—Click here Identifying strengths you already have, recognize the need for resilience in different sectors, identify tactics for goal setting and overcoming obstacles.
Health and Wellbeing during Covid-19 In such unprecedented circumstances like this, when anxiety and stress levels are high, it is increasingly important that you look after both your physical and mental health. Please see below a small selection of the huge range of online resources and classes available. Internet matters— Click here Balancing Screen time, simple tips to help you develop healthy online habits. Golds Gym— Click here Offering free access to their app Goldsamp until the end of May. More than 600 audio and video workouts along with DJ mixes. Planet Fitness - Click here Home ‘work-ins’ daily at 7pm. Streamed on their facebook page. Eastern Yoga—Click here Daily online Iyengar yoga classes—fantastic for maintaining physical and mental health , All levels welcome—£5 or £10 donation per class if you can afford it. (Many other yoga/pilates/exercise classes are now also moving online, check your local facebook pages for more info).
Health and Wellbeing during Covid-19 Continued… In such unprecedented circumstances like this, when anxiety and stress levels are high, it is increasingly important that you look after both your physical and mental health. Please see below a small selection of the huge range of online resources and classes available. Joe Wicks ‘The Body Coach’ —Click here Online PE lessons via youtube. Available to stream for free now. NHS One You—Click here Looking after your mental health. It is important to take care of your mind as well as your body. Mind (for better mental health) - Click here Plans for staying home, taking care of your health and wellbeing by looking after yourself. St Brendans—Click here Learning Development, and college counselling.
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Having assessed our position in relation to guidance set out by Government, we are taking the decision to close the College to all th students from Wednesday 18 March at 2:30pm. This means that from this point onwards, no lessons will be running at College and no students will be permitted to be on College site until further notice.
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