SEC CAREERS
March 2021 Issue 1
Careers News and Opportunities Welcome to the first edition of SEC Careers, appropriately launched in National Careers Week. The theme for this year is 'Believe'. National Careers Week includes a Virtual Careers Fair and further details can be found by clicking here. A guide to help parents support their children with their careers research is available here.
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CAREER FOCUS WITH LEO CARR, ST EDMUND'S GRADUAND 2020
After being given months of ‘free time’ in March 2020 as the world locked down and A-Levels were cancelled, I decided to use some skills I had learned during my time at St Edmund’s to help future students. Studying A-Level Politics, I was unable to find online revision resources and tools, and after exams were cancelled, I found myself with an abundance of revision notes, completed essays and worksheets to hand, and didn’t know what to do with them. Using the spare time I had during lockdown, I built a website using skills I learned completing MOOCs at St Edmund’s, started a marketing campaign and began selling A-Level Politics resources online. I now balance my time between my university work and working on my website.
The experience has opened many doors for me. I have recently won funding through my University’s Student Start-up programme, and have met a range of influential figures, including the CEO of Tutor2u, the Head of Santander Universities and a former winner of BBC’s The Apprentice. There are always opportunities out there, and my advice to anyone wanting to start their own business is to find a problem you are facing and try and fill the gap. Click here to view Study Politics and here to watch the introductory video.
RHETORIC II NEWS Rhetoric II students have received good offers from a range of top universities including Birmingham, Bristol, Durham, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, King's College London, Lancaster, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, SOAS, UCL and York. A diverse range of courses have been selected by the students including Anthropology, Biochemistry, Bakery and Patisserie Technology, Classical Studies, Criminology, Fashion Marketing and Management, Film and Television Production, Football and Business Management, International Business, Law, Mathematical Economics and Statistics, Mechanical Engineering, Musical Theatre, Neuroscience, and Sustainability and Environmental Management. Students have also been offered places to read Chemistry, Drama, Economics, English Literature, Geography, History and Politics, Music, Physics, Psychology, and Sport and Exercise Science. Students are also applying for Apprenticeships and Gap Year opportunities and we look forward to sharing news of their placements with you in due course.
VIRTUAL CAREERS FAIR 20 MARCH 2021 Sign up for a virtual careers fair and get the chance to speak to employers and universities. What Career Live? and What University Live? This event is primarily aimed at Syntax to Rhetoric students and parents but can be attended by students of all ages wishing to explore career options and university courses. Click here to sign up or scan the QR code below on your phone.
RHETORIC I: VIRTUAL INSIGHT WEEK
Applications are open for a virtual insight week in July. Click here to apply or scan the QR code below.
For Careers Advice and Guidance Contact Mr B. Snell at careers@stedmundscollege.org. Follow @Careers_SEC on Twitter.