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Website guidance document
Where do you start when designing the careers element of your website? Follow this step-by-step guide to make sure you cover all the necessary elements.
UniTasterDays.com Teachers' Guide to University Brochure
Teachers, careers colleagues and support staff: Download your FREE UniTasterDays Teachers' Guide to University brochure.
Where Maths meets the world of work
The Advanced Mathematics Support Programme (AMSP) have created a suite of resources, enabling Maths teachers to link curriculum learning to careers. Included is an exciting set of videos, which showcase the maths elements in different careers. Each video is paired with a related activity, for students to get a real taste of what the career may entail.
WHY MATHS - video collection
A set of short videos, designed to showcase the relevance and practical applications of maths. Perfect to play in class or assembly.
Titles include: When will I ever need this? I can't do it! Why an Apprenticeship? Where can maths take you? and more!
Work experience, job shadowing and workplace visits. What works?
This paper summarises the research on three forms of work related learning: work experience placements, job shadowing and workplace visits, showcasing the effectiveness of these activities and highlighting examples of best practice.
What works in careers and enterprise?
In this paper we explore the existing evidence base in careers and enterprise work and set out our approach to improving it.
What is an Entrepreneur? SEND activity
Developed by the team in the Black Country Careers Hub this short resource is designed to support young people with SEND to understand what an entrepreneur is. This resource features in the My Skills My Future programme.
Website audit document
Ensure your website is up to scratch, following best practice guidelines, and ready for audit with this helpful template – designed by the Growth Platform Liverpool.
LMI fact sheets – Tees Valley example
Help students and parents understand the different sectors of growth in the Tees Valley area – or use the template as a guide to display key information within other LEP areas.
LMI for all - Skillsometer
Skillsometer has been designed for those who are not sure what jobs they may be interested in. Thinking about skills, interests and the ways these can link to jobs can be a helpful first step in identifying possible future jobs.
LMI for all - Careermap Careerometer
Careermap’s Careerometer is a live and interactive tool that gives up-to-date labour market information (LMI) to support discussions on careers. The tool also allows comparing and contrasting LMI on two different job roles.
Careers Education Information Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) and Transitions in Focus: A guide to support vision impaired children and young people
Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) has a range of useful resources for careers leaders and practitioners working with blind and partially sighted students in mainstream secondary schools and colleges.