Subject Information & Links
Interested in a particular subject or sector and want to know what sort of careers might exist? Try looking at the websites linked here. Anything we have missed that may be useful for our students? Please let Mrs Hollingworth know at shollingworth@highcrestacademy.org.uk and she will include it.
General Information
As well as the information listed below, there are also websites specialising in particular subjects. These are great for careers guidance but also for building up your knowledge about a particular subject to complement your studies and read beyond what you are taught at school. This really helps when you are applying for University courses, Apprenticeships or jobs. Admissions tutors at Universities and employers will expect you to demonstrate your interest in a subject and keep up to date with the latest developments.
- Barclays Life Skills has an extensive selection of on-line advice and short training courses including how to prepare for an interview (including virtual interview practice), how to write a cv, communication and interpersonal skills, adaptability, problem solving and confidence building. Build up points by working through the modules to unlock opportunities.
- Russell Group Universities have created a website, Informed Choices, which explains which subjects open up different degrees. Well worth checking before you make your choices of subjects to study.
- The iCould website has the popular Buzz Quiz (recently used by our Year 8 students)- a short easy to use psychometric test to identify the types of jobs that may suit you. It also has a “Courses to Careers Tool” which helps students explore how subject choices link to careers options and has over 1,000 “real life” videos with people talking about their job and connecting subjects to specific jobs.
- Success at School has information organised into “Career Zones”. You can find information on 33 different zones here. There are also Industry Spotlights. This website does carry some advertising content from third parties.
There are also a wide range of videos online including
- Nine to Five with Stacey Dooley on BBC iPlayer where groups of 16 year- olds are taken on work experience trips.
- The WOW Show is a live online channel creating real-life encounters with the world of work to inspire young people about their futures. It won “Careers Provider of the Year” at the annual Careers Excellence Awards in 2019.
- CareersBox has a wide range of videos including some on careers in the music industry and as a professional footballer.
- CoursesOnline, and is a hub for guidance covering career paths in many different industries. Click on the subject you are interested in and a range of 'How to Become' guides relevant to that industry appear. These guides are all broadly structured the same way, covering what a role entails, the qualifications needed for it, the potential earnings and alternative career pathways that may be followed.
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MyPath issues weekly job of the week video on a YouTube channel. There are now 32 and a new one arrives every week. there are also videos about the subjects you study at school and how they help you with your future career. There are also some videos that look at the range of skills like communication and leadership that employers are looking for.
The world will be a very different place in the future- many careers that will exist then are only just developing. Look here for some predictions of what the future job market might look like.
Work and Training Opportunities:
We will post details of any work and skills development opportunities that we are aware of here. They will also be publicised via the school social media channels and in the weekly Parent Bulletin.
Register here for access to the latest local work experience, apprenticeships and full and part time job opportunities.
wannabebucks.org - This is the online platform for the Bucks Skills Hub and is supported by a range of external organisations including the Local Enterprise Partnership and Local Authorities. We work with them closely to support careers education at Highcrest. The aim is for schools, colleges and businesses to work together to prepare our young people for career choices and help them to develop skills for the workplace.
Springpod has a range of virtual Work Experience and Industry Insights opportunities- at the time of writing this, there were opportunities with BT, Vodafone, Nestle, the NHS and others in Law, Journalism and Finance. Please check the site regularly as many of the opportunities have application deadlines and new opportunities are posted regularly.
Armed Services:
- The Army has many different types of careers available for example combat, engineering, HR, finance and support, logistics, IT, medical and music. A Browse Roles tool helps you explore what is available.
- The Royal Air Force has a Find Your Role tool which is like the one on the Army website and again offers information on a wide range of opportunities.
- The Royal Navy also offers similar resources here
Studying Abroad:
- If you are thinking of studying abroad, Studee have created a free resource, The ultimate guide to studying abroad as a UK student to help students understand the process of choosing a university overseas.
More Detailed Research:
This is a small selection of recent reports looking at careers education, the future of employment and skills development
- The City and Guilds Great Expectations report examines the career aspirations of teenagers and how they compare to the reality of the UK jobs market.
- The Gatsby Organisation is a charitable foundation that produced an influential report on Careers Education in Schools over six years ago. It set out a series of benchmarks that continue to inform government policy in careers guidance.
- The Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC) is a government funded organisation that helps link schools and employers. Their Moments of Choice report looks at the way students make career decisions. Highcrest engages fully with the CEC and uses its Enterprise Adviser Network and is a member of the Bucks Careers Hub which is a support network of 21 local schools and the Local Enterprise Partnership enabling joint training and sharing best practice. The CEC also funded our Careers Leader, Mr Evans to complete a Careers Leadership Qualification run by the Careers Development Institute. The websites for both organisations have a substantial amount of research reports into CEIAG.
Contact: Mrs S Hollingworth, Careers Leader shollingworth@highcrestacademy.org.uk