Useful Websites
Useful websites
Careers Websites Skills Jersey - https://www.gov.je/Government/Departments/Education/SkillsJersey/ - This is the Government’s hub for careers advice for people of all ages where you can find help with drafting letters, CVs, exploring your skills or seeking careers advice. Barclays life skills – www.barclayslifeskills.com - tools, tips and learning resources to help yourself with employment and finances for young people and parents Success at school - https://successatschool.org/ - gives clear and comprehensive information about a range of Career Zones (sectors), in an easy to access format. Students can create a profile to help to collate useful information. ’60 second interviews’ giving profile of professionals, provide a useful insight into specific careers. Careers Box - www.careersbox.co.uk – video based job profile information and skills explorer tool. ICould - www.icould.com – aims to help you to make the most of your potential by showing how others have used theirs, take the ‘Buzz’ personality profile quiz. Start Profile - www.startprofile.com – investigate careers, watch videos and get great advice, find out about employers and work experience opportunities in your area. InvestIn - https://investin.org/ - Many different courses to give you an insight into an industry. Usually at a university (discount on courses speak to Mrs Job for code) Prospects - https://www.prospects.ac.uk - gives an insight in a wide variety of careers. NHS Careers - https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/ National Careers Service –nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk University UCAS – www.ucas.com The Russell Group - www.russellgroup.ac.uk – represents 24 leading universities, source of careers information & advice including ‘informed choices’ a downloadable guide to making post 16 choices. The complete university guide - https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/ The Guardian University guide - https://www.theguardian.com/ The Times university guide - www.thetimes.co.uk/article/good-university-guide-in-full-tp6dzs7wn Find out what university rankings mean by looking at how they are calculated and what measures are used -https://targetcareers.co.uk/uni/choices-about-uni/384889-what-university-rankings-mean Student Finance – www.gov.je/studentfinance University Open Days – www.unitasterdays.com InvestIn - https://investin.org/ (discount on courses speak to Mrs Job for code) Discover Uni - discoveruni.gov.uk - is the UK's official comparison site for higher education courses. Use it to help students answer questions like: What did other students think of the course? Unibuddy- www.unibuddy.com Employment / not going to Uni Not Going to Uni - www.notgoingtouni.co.uk – opportunities that exist outside of university. Job Applications - www.jobapplications.co.uk – this site has useful videos, demonstrating how to complete the online applications for many top companies in the UK, as well as providing detailed information on salaries and interviews. Applications forms can be printed off directly from this site. School leaver opportunities - www.allaboutschoolleavers.co.uk – displays current apprenticeship and school leaver programme opportunities, to the latest school leaver job news, and gives career journey advice. Apprenticeships All About Apprenticeships - www.allAboutApprenticeships.gov.uk – gives live apprenticeship vacancies, organised by sector or area. Also offers plenty of advice on making applications. Trackers - https://www.gov.je/Working/Careers/16To19YearOlds/WorkTraining/pages/apprenticeships.aspx
Gap Year Raleigh International - https://raleighinternational.org/ - volunteering abroad Prospects Abroad - https://www.projects-abroad.net/ - volunteering abroad Labour Market Information LMI for All: http://www.LMIforall.org.uk/ Prospects – What do Graduates do? https://www.prospects.ac.uk/prospects-press-office/prospects-launches-what-do-graduates-do-2017 Jersey LMI - https://www.gov.je/Government/JerseyInFigures/EmploymentEarnings/pages/labourmarket.aspx Parents Parents Pack Apprenticeship Information https://amazingapprenticeships.com/app/uploads/2019/03/Parent-Pack-March.pdf
News Links
www.bbc.co.uk/sport
www.jerseyeveningpost.com
www.theday.co.uk
www.studentnewsdaily.com
Websites with licences Unifrog - www.unifrog.org (Licence code from Mrs Job) Morrisby - www.morrisby.com - Career profiling system with research tools for careers and university - (Licence code from Mrs Job)
Ted Talks
https://www.ted.com/talks
https://plexuss.com/news/article/ted-talks-for-
students
Sleep
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https://www.ted.com/talks/claudia_aguirre_what
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https://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_iliff_one_more_r
eason_to_get_a_good_night_s_sleep
Financial Literacy Mortgages - · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E8cUzrLW2Q · https://www.express.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/1158260/mortgage-rates-interest-mortgages-uk-fixed-rate-tracker · https://www.express.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/1158260/mortgage-rates-interest-mortgages-uk-fixed-rate-tracker Pensions - · https://www.zurich.co.uk/pensions/beginners-guide-to-pensions · https://www.pensionbee.com/pensions-explained/pension-basics/what-is-a-pension
Foundation Partners
Rathbones – www.rathbones.com
Quilter Cheviot – www.quiltercheviot.com
Saltgate - www.saltgate.com
Social Action · https://barclayslifeskills.com/i-want-to-gain-experience-and-build-my-network/school/get-involved-with-social-action · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFkQSGyeCWg – Greta Thunberg · https://worldschildrensprize.org/malalayousafzai - Malala Yousafzai