Check out these videos created by Mr J Pywell at Fullhurst Community College. We love them so much we’ve added them as a feature in our latest news.
Spend some time watching these to gain more information about the careers you are interested in.
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Check out these two quick reference infographics for students to understand how qualifications will be awarded this year.
National Careers Week (NCW) is an exciting prospect to explore careers guidance and the free resources available for you to use in education. Do you recognise the importance of high quality careers education? Do you want to be the difference for young people? Together we can!
This year National Careers Week will run from the 1st – 6th March 2021. NCW is run as a not for profit organisation and is supported by experienced professionals in the world of education, business and careers guidance. Empowering and advancing the level of career education provided in school and college is the main priority during National Careers Week.
The week of the 1st to the 6th of March will see schools, colleges, universities, teachers, career leaders and career advisers celebrating Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG), which ultimately prepares young people for life after education. It also enables students to make well-informed decisions on their future prospects.
NCW will explore how students can find high quality career guidance and how schools and colleges can implement the The Gatsby Benchmarks as outlined in the Careers Strategy. Providing career advice in a constantly changing labour market can be challenging at times! Gone are the days where careers were considered a linear pathway and instead we face a multitude of career pathways and education routes.
Ensuring each pupil receives high quality career advice and guidance is vital to their future and could drive change within society through well-informed life choices empowering young people to take control of their future. By using the NCW as an invaluable resource, you’ll take a step closer to achieving the Gatsby Benchmarks which is made up of 8 steps, these include:
The National Careers Week website has some great case studies for teachers and advisers looking to inspire young people. It also presents employers with the chance to engage with students while promoting their career and training opportunities.
Do you have fantastic networking skills? Want to bring students and employers together? NCW need your help!
You’ll be working towards helping hundreds of students to gain access to labour market information and helping them to make a well-informed decision about their future. Labour market information (LMI) is a great tool to use when career planning. The information provided is reliable and involves data surrounding employment rate, demands and salaries.
To find out more information about how you can get inspired and involved with National Careers Week you can visit their website.
During this uncertain and challenging time, we would like all the students and parents/carers across all the schools we work with to know that they can still contact us to arrange a meeting with an adviser.
We will be operating remotely and are able to support students in all Year groups who wish to discuss their future career options.
If you would like to speak to an adviser please contact us using the below contact form. An adviser will be in touch with you to arrange this. We have many options available which can be discussed such as email or telephone.
Don’t forget, there is also lots of useful information and tools located in your dedicated CareersInc, schools portal pages.
During this uncertain and challenging time, we would like all the students and parents/carers across all the schools we work with to know that they can still contact us to arrange a meeting with an adviser.
As many of our students, parents/carers and staff may be in self-isolation, accessing a careers adviser might prove to be quite difficult. We feel now is the time to make use of the technology we all have access to and look at the possibilities of how our students and parents/carers can speak with an adviser remotely.
If you would like to speak to an adviser please contact us using the below contact form. An adviser will be in touch with you to arrange this. We have many options available which can be discussed such as email or telephone.
Please note that by submitting the form via this link you are agreeing to a CareersInc adviser using the personal information you have provided to contact you and offer careers guidance and support. Once all support has been given, personal details will be destroyed.
Exams will go ahead next summer, underpinned by contingencies for all possible scenarios.
Students now have more time to prepare for their exams next year, as most AS, A levels and GCSEs will be held 3 weeks later to help address the disruption caused by the pandemic.
The Prime Minister and Education Secretary are clear that exams will go ahead, as they are the fairest and most accurate way to measure a pupil’s attainment.
Today (12 October), the government is announcing the summer exam series will start on 7 June and end on 2 July for almost all AS and A levels and GCSEs.
Results days are Tuesday 24 August for A and AS levels and Friday 27 August for GCSEs so students will start the following academic year as normal.
The government continues to prioritise children’s education in its response to the pandemic, building on the remarkable efforts of teachers, students and parents in keeping pupils learning at school and at home.
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said:
“Fairness to pupils is my priority, and will continue to be at the forefront of every decision we take in the lead up to exams next summer. Exams are the fairest way of judging a student’s performance so they will go ahead, underpinned by contingency measures developed in partnership with the sector”.
“Students have experienced considerable disruption and it’s right we give them, and their teachers, the certainty that exams will go ahead and more time to prepare”.
“Combined with our £1 billion catch-up programme and the changes proposed by Ofqual to free up teaching time, the changes I am announcing today give young people the best chance of being ready for their exams without undermining the value of the qualifications they receive”.
“I will continue to work closely with stakeholders and I’m grateful for the commitment and willingness that’s been shown in delivering this additional time to ensure young people have the best opportunity to succeed”.
Schools and colleges have shown exams can be held, even in areas of local restriction. The autumn exam series – involving more than 20,000 entries – is already underway.
Given rising case numbers and the battle to suppress the virus, it is also right that there is consideration of the range of scenarios which might impact students’ ability to sit exams and develop contingency plans.
The Education Secretary has today written to Ofqual (PDF, 180KB, 2 pages)to ask the regulator to work closely with him, school and further education leaders, exam boards, unions and the higher education sector to develop these arrangements.
The government will engage widely with the sector over the next 6 weeks to identify any risks to exams at a national, local, and individual student level, and consider measures needed to address any potential disruption. This could be a student unable to sit exams due to illness or self-isolation, or schools affected by a local outbreak during the examination season meaning centres cannot open.
More detail will be published later in the autumn, to ensure students have confidence that they will be fairly treated in terms of assessment in 2021.
One maths and one English GCSE exam will be held just before the May half-term, giving any year 11 pupils who are affected by COVID-19 the best possible chance of still sitting a paper in each of these core subjects.
The government is also confirming today that no further subject-level changes to exams and assessments will be made for GCSEs, AS and A levels. The changes outlined by Ofqual are designed to release time for teaching and to take account of public health considerations. This confirmation gives teachers, school leaders and pupils clarity on what will be assessed in exams next summer. This follows a public consultation carried out by the exams’ regulator, Ofqual, earlier this year. Ofqual has also consulted on how assessments of vocational and technical qualifications will be adapted to free up teaching time and respond to any future public health measures.
Our £1 billion COVID-19 catch-up fund will help to tackle the impact of lost teaching time. The programme includes a £650 million catch up premium to help schools support all pupils and £350 million National Tutoring Programme for disadvantaged students.
It is expected that for the majority of vocational and technical qualifications that are taken alongside or instead of GCSEs, AS and A levels, awarding organisations will look to align timetables with 2021 exams.
Published 12 October 2020
Last updated 13 October 2020 — see all updatesFrom:Department for Education and The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP
National Apprenticeship Week 2021 aims to shine a light on the amazing work being done by employers and apprentices across the country.
Apprenticeships and Skills Minister, Gillian Keegan has announced today (Monday 21 September 2020) the 14th annual National Apprenticeship Week will take place from 8 to 14 February 2021.
The annual week-long celebration of apprenticeships, taking place across England, will showcase how apprenticeships have helped employers and people of all ages and backgrounds. Employers are encouraged to promote the great work of their apprentices, whilst highlighting the many benefits apprenticeships bring to their business. Apprentices, at all stages of their learning will also be celebrated over the course of National Apprenticeship Week 2021.
Bringing together apprenticeship ambassadors, MPs, training providers, apprentices, parents and employers, National Apprenticeship Week highlights the work being done across the whole apprenticeship community to promote apprenticeships and their impact.
“National Apprenticeship Week is a great opportunity to highlight the amazing opportunities that an apprenticeship brings to employers, individuals and the economy.
“It has been fantastic to see how employers of all sizes have gone above and beyond to ensure apprentices can continue their studies during this unprecedented time. The week is also an opportunity to shine a light on how apprentices of all ages and backgrounds are helping to transform businesses across the country.
“As a former apprentice I know what a life changing experience it can be, and I’m looking forward to being part of National Apprenticeship Week 2021 and seeing first-hand the inspiring ways apprentices and their employers continue to deliver.”
“I encourage employers, providers, partners and apprentices to start planning for National Apprenticeship Week 2021 now so we can spend the week collectively celebrating the impact of apprenticeships on individuals and our great businesses and public services.
“In the coming months we will release more details for National Apprenticeship Week 2021. By sharing the date in advance I am hopeful that our many partners will start to plan some fresh and inspiring activity that they will run during the Week.”
The theme of National Apprenticeship Week 2021 will be announced later in the Autumn.
More information on National Apprenticeship Week 2021 will be announced on GOV.UK and on social media channels: @Apprenticeships on Twitter and National Apprenticeship Service on LinkedIn.
To find out more about National Apprenticeship Week 2020.
To find out more about apprenticeships visit the apprenticeships website.