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CAREERS NEWSLETTER THORNS COLLEGIATE ACADEMY - MARCH 2021

National Careers Week (NCW) is a celebration of careers guidance and free resources in education across the UK. The aim is to provide a focus for careers guidance activity at an important stage in the academic calendar to help support young people leaving education.

Get Involved

The NCW Dice Game

The Dice Game is a set of three simple resources that students can use when contemplating their skills, and their future careers. It's a useful tool, and is quick and easy to use.

The Future Of Work

Navigating the future of work can be daunting and overwhelming, especially when there is so much uncertainty about it and there are a number of resources out there. This guide has mainly been created to help careers advisers and teachers to better navigate and understand the future of work, so in turn they can help students to better prepare for it. It can also be used by anyone else interested in understanding the future of work.

Click here to download the Future Of Work Guide

Virtual Careers Fair

The Virtual Careers Fair will go live on day 1 of Careers Week. There is no registration required, and no data is collected from students.

NatWest Group

Watch this video from NatWest group about the roles available in their sector:

Click here for more videos from NatWest Group

Parents’ Guide

The Parents’ Guide provides parents with the information they need to help their teenage children make the right choices to create successful futures after GCSE and sixth form.

This online guide is designed to inform, involve and guide parental support. It includes the most up to date information on topics such as apprenticeships, universities and revision techniques.

Click here to download the Parents' Guide To Careers document

Explore a variety of options...Be brave!

Find your career in health

Make a difference with a career in health. Get all the information you need to take the next step in your career. Explore the roles available and find your career.

https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/

British Army jobs

Explore a range of engaging resources, including assemblies, stand-alone lessons, and complete schemes of work.

https://apply.army.mod.uk/base/lessons

Careers in racing

Explore the hundreds of different careers with the British Horse Racing Authority.

https://www.careersinracing.com/

IMI Autocity

IMI Autocity is the one-stop-shop for impartial careers information and advice on careers in the Retail Motor Industry. Whether you are an individual looking to start or progress your careers, or a teacher or careers advisor who supports others in making their career choices, Autocity is the place to start.

https://www.autocity.org.uk/

Careers at sea

There are plenty of exciting careers in the maritime sector to choose from - both on and offshore.

https://careersatsea.org/

Where could your favourite subject take you?

Looking for job inspiration? Check out the BBC Bitesize job profiles to help you get started. Hear from people who are using subjects that interest you. See how much you could get paid for different roles, and find out what qualifications you might need to follow in their footsteps.

World Book Day

It's World Book Day on 4th March, so what better time to highlight the vast range of exciting jobs in publishing? (see right)

Anthony Ormond is a published author. CLICK HERE to hear his story, as he talks about his day job as a criminal defence lawyer as well as being an author, and how he entered both professions.

There are a wealth of activities on the IWD website. CLICK HERE to take a look.

International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women's achievements or rally for women's equality.

Marked annually on March 8th, International Women's Day (IWD) is one of the most important days of the year to:

  • celebrate women's achievements
  • raise awareness about women's equality
  • lobby for accelerated gender parity
  • fundraise for female-focused charities

As we approach International Women's Day, we thought it would be a fitting tribute to share a short video we created celebrating the achievements of 100 inspirational women from the 1920's through to more recent times.

British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths that will take place between 5-14 March 2021.

Smashing stereotypes

What would you envision if asked what a scientist looks like? Would you picture lab coats, goggles and conical flasks? Is it a white man with grey hair, who resembles someone like Albert Einstein?

If you answered 'YES' to any of the above you are not alone. But it is something that we want to CHANGE!

Get involved!

CLICK HERE for a range of activities on the British Science Week website.

Understanding DNA - The Letters that Define Life

Like most siblings, 12-year-old Onna Okeke and her 11-year-old brother, Toby, have a lot in common. For starters, they look alike, sharing many similar facial features. They both love the cold, snowy winters of Canada, where they live. They also are both very athletic and enjoy playing sports.

But Onna and Toby have plenty of differences too. People say Onna looks more like their dad, while Toby looks more like their mom. Onna is a competitive swimmer; Toby, on the other hand, plays competitive ice hockey. So where do the similarities and differences come from? What is it that makes each person so unique – even when they are siblings?

CLICK HERE and let's get to the bottom of this together.

Are you interested in a creative career in games, film or TV?

CLICK HERE to take the brand new free quiz for a fun way to find out what department you’re most suited to!

University Virtual Tours

Have you started thinking about the future, and what life is like being a university student? Yes? Then CLICK HERE to take a tour of the university of your choice.

Opportunities Survey

Take the Careers and VWEX opportunities survey

Year 9 Options Information COMING SOON
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Rob Labrum
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