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Career Resources

Career Resources

Careers Guidance

This is statutory guidance from the Department for Education (the department) issued under Section 45A of the Education Act 1997. Maintained schools and academies in England must have regard to it when carrying out their duty to ensure that there is an opportunity for a range of providers to access pupils to inform them about technical education and apprenticeships. Maintained schools, academies, further education colleges and sixth form colleges must also have regard to it when carrying out their duty or funding requirement to provide pupils with independent careers guidance.

 

 

Skills for Jobs

This White Paper sets out how we will reform further education so it supports people to get the skills our economy needs throughout their lives, wherever they live in the country. Focusing post-16 skills on this core mission will increase productivity, support growth industries, and give individuals opportunities to progress in their careers. We will deliver this focus on jobs and growth by: • Putting employers at the heart of the system so that education and training leads to jobs that can improve productivity and fill skills gaps. • Investing in higher-level technical qualifications that provide a valuable alternative to a university degree. • Making sure people can access training and learning flexibly throughout their lives and are well-informed about what is on offer through great careers support. • Reforming funding and accountability for providers to simplify how funds are allocated, give providers more autonomy, and ensure an effective accountability regime which delivers value for money. • Supporting excellent teaching in further education.

 

Careers and Enterprise Company

We work with schools, colleges and employers to help every young person find their best next step.

 

Skills Builder

The Skills Builder Hub gives you access to a huge array of resources for building essential skills - plus an easy way to track progress.

 

Talentino

Careers at Every Level & More Programmerg/home">Base

BASE is the national voice for providers of specialist employment support. We promote the principles and delivery of high-quality Supported Employment services and work to improve the employment rates of disabled people.

NDTi

We are a social change organisation working to enable people at risk of exclusion, due to age or disability, to live the life they choose.

Through our change and development work, research and evaluation and best practice examples, we inspire and support policymakers, services and communities to make change happen - change that leads to better lives

Mencap

If you're a parent, guardian or carer of a child of school age with a learning disability, you'll want to know what support they should get and how to make sure they get it.

Our suite of pages about special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are full of guidance and useful information.

 

Gatsby Benchmarks

National Careers Service

We provide careers information, advice and guidance. We can help you make decisions at all stages in your career.

BBC Bitesize

Whether you're deciding what to study, planning your future career or just curious about the world of work, we're here to help with advice from experts and from young people who've found a path that suits them.

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is run by the Education and Employers charity as part of Inspiring The Future

Explore real-life career videos by job type or subject or subject.

Barclays LifeSkills

A free employability and financial education programme, to unlock skills and employment opportunities for all ages.  Accessed through educators, organisations, families or directly, as well as our specialist charity partners who work in under-represented communities, providing tailored support.

Naturally Talented Me

Our unique approach unlocks the Natural Talents that we all possess and maps them to a diverse selection of career options, possibly not previously considered.

Duke of Edinburgh Award

Our DofE Award Programme

Join hundreds of others who have already registered to start their award. Broaden your horizons and join our Bronze, Silver, Gold programme, or Virtual programme.

 

McDonalds

Our resources have been designed to give students a wider understanding of what it takes to work for an internationally successful business, whilst helping them to develop core employability skills and explore work opportunities beyond the school gates.

STEM Careers Toolkit:

The STEM Careers Toolkit for Careers Leaders in secondary schools and colleges is filled with creative ideas and practical suggestions on how to build STEM specific content into your careers strategy.

The National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) is funded by the Department for Education and supporting partners and marks a significant investment in improving the provision of computing education in England. It is delivered by STEM Learning and is made up of the following programmes:

The Science Hub - East Herts, Essex, Beds & MK provides quality, subject-specific Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for primary and secondary schools across West Essex. Until September 2024, we remain part of the STEM Learning Science Learning Partnerships network. Currently, we cover the Saffron Teaching School Hub areas of Chelmsford, Epping Forest and Harlow.

The Smallpeice Trust is an educational charity that inspires young people to pursue careers in science and engineering through events and workshops. For over 50 years, we have been giving young people everything they need to fuel their passion for engineering. It all started with our founder, Dr Cosby Smallpeice, a brilliant engineer who invented the Smallpeice Lathe.

Careers Advice Toolkit

Our digital Careers Advice Toolkit is a guide to supporting young people with employability skills and careers information.

Basildon, Billericay and Wickford Volunteers Network

Basildon, Billericay and Wickford Council for Voluntary Service (BBWCVS) was formed in October 1979 as an independent registered charity that exists to promote, develop, support and represent a thriving, effective, voluntary and community sector in the borough.

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