CAREERS, HE & EMPLOYABILITY

Careers & HE Day - Thursday 13th June Up to 90 talks available to attend 30 Institutions represented at the HE fair in the Students' Union On the 13th June we will be holding our annual Careers & HE Day for Year 12 students. This event is a great opportunity to start planning your future, and discover the career options open to you once you leave college.  Lessons are cancelled for the morning, starting back again in the afternoon as normal at the slightly later time of 1.30pm. All students are expected to attend at least 2 talks, registers will be taken. Collect your lanyard programme with all the timings for every talk in the morning in the Quad For the full programme of talks click here .

National College for High Speed Rail Open Day - 23rd May The National College for High Speed Rail is one of only a handful of specialist colleges in the country. NCHSR offer a small number of specialist courses linking to the rail industry, and a range of apprenticeships. On the 23rd May NCHSR are offering Year 12 & 13 students an opportunity to visit for an open day. Thursday 23rd May 2019 10am to 2:30pm   NCHSR Doncaster Campus: Carolina Way Doncaster DN4 5PN   To book, or for more details, see link below: www.learnbydesign.co.uk/nchsr-taster-sessions    

Interested in Medicine - Work Experience Opportunity and Summer School (Year 12 only) Please see below opportunities from the Uni of Leeds.  Please note the application dates.  These will be for students who fulfil certain criteria, especially the work experience placement, but it may be worth applying anyway. The link below takes you to the application page. https://www.wanttobeadoctor.co.uk/copy-of-contact-us If you haven't managed to get work experience in a hospital or a GP surgery, please remember not to worry.  As per your medicine sessions, the medical schools really value ongoing voluntary work/work experience in a carehome or similar, anywhere that you can display good communication, commitment, teamwork etc.  Please make an appointment to come and see Emma Chappell-Davies if you want to discuss further. Three day GP placement work experience – limited places Apply at https://www.wanttobeadoctor.co.uk/copy-of-contact-us Application opens

IBM School and College Leaver Opportunities IBM are promoting their school and college leaver current opportunities in Pensions, and Technical Consultancy, and with future opportunities in Technology Sales, Software Development, Test Engineering and Junior Management Consultancy. Please see link below for more information and to apply for current roles. Vacancies are opening throughout out the year, so if there are no vacancies for the areas that you are interested in at the moment, you are still able to register your interest on the IBM website. https://www-05.ibm.com/employment/uk-en/school_leaver.html

AON Client Management Apprenticeships in Leeds AON are offering apprenticeship opportunities in Client Management in  Birmingham, Bristol, Epsom, Farnborough, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and St Albans . Their entry requirements are: 104 UCAS points from your top 3 A Levels (or equivalent) or 260 UCAS points for exams sat prior to 2017 (excluding General Studies) i.e. BCC Five grade A*- C GCSEs including Maths and English The deadline for applications is the 3rd June.  For more information, or to apply, see the link below: https://successatschool.org/jobandcoursedetail/538/Aon-Client-Management-Apprenticeship-2019?utm_source=Success+at+School+-+Newsletter+Signups&utm_campaign=3390f8d039-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_05_14_06_12_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65c6d67e71-3390f8d039-211838185&goal=0_65c6d67e71-3390f8d039-211838185&mc_cid=3390f8d039&mc_eid=36e1262b0b

NHS Health Care Support Worker Vacancy If you are interested in working in the NHS, please take a look at the advert below for the position of Health Care Support Worker, working with a wide range of patients form across a wide area, based at Fieldhead Hospital, Wakefield.  This would be a good opportunity for someone who would like to get some hands on experience and may want to progress to Associate Nurse or Nurse through the employment route in the future. Closing date 3 June. https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/?vac_ref=915570174

Year 12 Higher Education Evening for Parents and Carers Our “Year 12 Higher Education Evening for Parents & Carers”  will be held on Tuesday 14 th May from 7.00pm until 8.30pm in the Students’ Union. Going to university can be a big decision for any young person, and this event aims to give parents/carers the chance to find out more about the application process for university. Students will be encouraged to start researching their options and preparing their applications before the summer, and so this event will aim to prepare parents and carers. The evening will consist of the following talks: Introduction / How does New College Pontefract support students in applying to university Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning Benefits of going to University and the UCAS process Schools and Colleges Liaison Officer, University of Hull Student Finance Schools and Colleges Liaison Manager, Leeds Beckett

Health and Care Services Careers Fair 4.00pm, Wednesday 15th May (Leeds) If you are interested in a career in Health and Social Care, there is an event at Leeds Civic Hall this Wednesday 15th May 4 -8pm which will be very useful for you.  Please follow the link below for more details and how to register in order to attend. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/health-and-care-careers-and-recruitment-event-tickets-57694292181

Events Assistant Apprenticeship There is an apprenticeship vacancy for an Events Organiser at Wakefield Council.  Closing date for applications: 27 May 2019  (maximum of three applications per person) Interviews take place: June 2019   Apprenticeship start date: July 2019 Follow the link below for more information and to apply:  https://wamdcli.webitrent.com/wamdcli_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID%3dNcPE479192%1BUSESSION=41CCF578755511E9B19E9328B0086A05&WVID=2zVP200406&LANG=USA

Classroom Assistant Vacancies There are currently two vacancies for classroom assistants  - one at Oakfield Park Special School in Ackworth and another Classroom Assistant vacancy with PE Specialism at Sandal, Wakefield.  Please see vacancy details below: TEACHING ASSISTANT - OAKFIELD PARK http://www.oakfieldpark.wakefield.sch.uk/school/vacancies TEACHING ASSISTANT PE SPECIALISM - SANDAL CASTLE PRIMARY SCHOOL https://wamdcli.webitrent.com/wamdcli_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=NgNO004213&WVID=1R0q139950&LANG=USA

DE&S Engineering Management Apprenticeships Are you good at, and enjoy problem solving? Can you demonstrate initiative, and insatiable curiosity about how things work? DE&S Engineering are a highly specialised part of the Ministry of Defence with a headquarters at Abbey Wood, Bristol; responsible for the procurement and support of all the equipment used by the UK armed forces. Applicants will need to relocate. The first year will be spent at Bridgwater College where you could achieve the following qualifications: National Diploma (ND) in Mechatronics / Electrical / Mechanical Engineering Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Mechatronics / Marine Engineering NVQ Level 3 in Engineering Technical Support. You will then have an opportunity to undertake a range of work placements that could be developing military aircraft, ships, tanks, missiles to name a few. This could lead to recognition as an Engineering Technician through Engi

Holbeck Scholarship Worth £1,250 in First Year of Universit y Entry 2019 Please see below information about a scholarship that you may be eligible to apply for – The Holbeck Scholarship.  If successful you will receive a one off payment in your first year of £1,250. There is strict criteria, you must fit 2 of the following: ·          First in family to go to uni ·          Household income below £42,875 ·          Have overcome significant difficulties You also have to have been predicted at least ABB or Dist,Dist,Dist .  They are competitive so you will need to think about what you write in your application.  Deadline is 24 th May for all 3 parts of the application to have been completed.  You can put your tutor as the person to fill in the part for school staff.  Guidance notes are attached and there is more info provided in the link below which you use to apply. “ The Holbeck Scholarship is an initiative which seeks to award scholarships to talented studen

Warburtons Degree Apprenticeship If you are interested in applying for Management Degree Apprenticeships, Warburtons are currently recruiting. This looks like a good opportunity. You would have to be willing to relocate, as you would with going away to university full time. To find out more, follow the links below. https://www.pearsoncollegelondon.ac.uk/pearson-business-school/degree-apprenticeships/warburtons-degree-apprenticeship.html?utm_source=successatschools&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=warburtons_da_pbs&utm_content=warburtons_da_teacher_email_sas