Careers Information

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Useful Careers Websites 

KUDOS

The school subscribes to a careers Information package called KUDOS. It has a Careers Quiz to generate career ideas, information about jobs, what subjects link with what careers etc.

Go to https://kudos.cascaid.co.uk/ and enter the school’s License code (you can get the license code from Mrs Thorpe or Mr Pearson) and create your own account.

General careers information                                                                          

• https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/
• https://www.prospects.ac.uk/   - The site for UK Universities’ Careers Service, but useful us too
• https://icould.com/
• https://www.careerswales.com/en/ - As we do not have a careers site for England!!!
• https://www.careersbox.co.uk/blog/ - short films on careers
  

Popular careers

• NHS careers - https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/

• The brand-new Lincolnshire NHS careers site including careers information, work experience applications, apprenticeship information etc  www.lincstalentacademy.org.uk

• NHS (young people site) - https://www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk/
• Police - http://www.policecouldyou.co.uk/index.html
• RAF -
• Navy - https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/
• Army -
• Construction - https://www.goconstruct.org/
• Science/Maths - http://www.wherestemcantakeyou.co.uk/

No career ideas – try a quiz

• KUDOS – see above
• https://icould.com/buzz/?ref=menu – for younger students
• https://www.careers.govt.nz/tools/careerquest/ - A careers quiz from New Zealand
• https://www.whatcareerisrightforme.com/career-aptitude-test.php

There are many fun careers tests/quizzes on line - there is also a professional psychometric test that I can recommend for the seriously uncertain– but it’s expensive! https://www.morrisby.com/Student-Journey  

University

• https://www.ucas.com/
• http://search.ucas.com/ - searching courses
• https://unistats.ac.uk/ - type in the course + the university and find out what past students have said about the course and what they have gone to do
• http://www.push.co.uk/ - alternative guide to university
• https://www.prospects.ac.uk/applying-for-university/choosing-a-course/
• https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/
• https://www.studential.com/university/applying/ (includes examples of personal statements)
  

Admissions Tests – Law, Medicine. Oxbridge

• https://www.ukcat.ac.uk/
• http://www.admissionstestingservice.org/for-test-takers/bmat/about-bmat/
• http://www.lnat.ac.uk/
• https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/applying-to-oxford/tests?wssl=1
• http://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying/admission-assessments
  

Student Finance

• https://www.gov.uk/student-finance
• http://www.scholarship-search.org.uk/

Study Abroad

• https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/study-abroad - Study in Europe as part of your degree
• http://www.fulbright.org.uk/going-to-the-usa/undergraduate Study in USA
• https://studylink.com/countries/ - generating ideas
  

Gap Year

• http://www.etrust.org.uk/the-year-in-industry
• https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/gap-year
  

Apprenticeships

If you are seriously interested in apprenticeships, please book a careers interview through your tutor. There is no ‘one place’ where all apprenticeships are advised + Lincoln is limited in the opportunities it offers. It is worth talking to the Careers Adviser before you start.

Here are some websites where you could search for vacancies:

• https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeshipsearch
• https://www.indeed.co.uk/
• https://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/apprenticeships-223
• https://www.lagattraining.co.uk/ - A Lincoln based apprenticeship agency

Job Search

You must stay in some form of education till age 18! So whilst at school you can realistically only look for part time work.

• https://www.indeed.co.uk/
• http://www.fish4.co.uk/

• https://www.reed.co.uk/career-advice/school-leaver-cv-template/
• http://www.fish4.co.uk/career-advice/younger-jobseekers-cv-template-for-school-leavers/
• http://www.fish4.co.uk/career-advice/how-to-write-the-perfect-cover-letter/

Part Time Work – the rules

• https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/parents/family-support/safety/child-employment/35538.article
  

Volunteering

• https://do-it.org/
• http://www.ncsyes.co.uk/
  

Self Employment

• https://www.shell-livewire.org/
• https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/help-for-young-people/support-starting-business

LCHS 6^th form:

• http://www.christs-hospital.lincs.sch.uk/images/PDFS/LCHS_Sixth_Form_2017_2018.pdf

Local Colleges:

• https://www.lincolncollege.ac.uk/
• https://www.riseholme.ac.uk/

• https://www.accesscreative.ac.uk/