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Free Careers Resources July 2021

These resources have been selected to help Careers Leaders and others to create and maintain a high-quality careers programme in their school or college.

Whilst lists of careers resources could be endless, most of these sites have been recommended by others and have been used successfully in careers programmes hence promoting them in this guide.

Please be aware of the following: • Check sites thoroughly yourself before deciding if the resource is suitable for your needs – you may need to look beyond this list • Links change regularly and some listed here may have changed since this document was produced • There are different target audiences for these resources, but some could easily fit into more than one category therefore approach each resource with an open mind and see how it could be used • Some resources do make reference to extended services at a cost

For Careers Leaders...... 2 For the young person...... 3 Corporate careers programmes...... 4 STEM...... 5 For the teacher or adviser...... 5 Higher Education resources for the Careers Leader/teacher...... 6 Visiting speakers to inspire students...... 7 National careers events...... 8

Information for parents and carers...... 8 Labour Market Information – general sites...... 9 Labour Market Information – key datasets...... 9 Labour Market Information – the North East...... 10

Covid-19 resources 2020...... 10 Careers and Enterprise Company...... 11

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For Careers Leaders Browse: Education and learning - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) An A-Z of all 14-19 topics Use these sites to gather all the information you need prior to creating a high-quality careers programme Secondary: Benchmark 1 | North East Ambition in your institution. Time spent researching these Benchmark 1 is the vital whole-school benchmark: check out sites will enable both new and experienced Careers the video on this toolkit Leaders to fully appraise where their careers programmes currently sit and what needs to happen 1155_Post-SchoolSuccessToolkit2021.pdf (teachfirst.org.uk) to turn them into outstanding provision. The careers toolkit from Teach First, ideal for new Careers Leaders or refresher training Resources for Careers Leaders | The Careers & Enterprise Company (careersandenterprise.co.uk) For careers leaders to sign up to National Careers Leader resources and links to further support eg, free Careers Leader training Community of Practice for Careers Leaders (thecdi.net) Join a community of like-minded professionals to share ideas Careers strategy: making the most of everyone’s skills and and resources talents (publishing.service.gov.uk) The national strategy for careers work in schools published Careers Leaders UK | Facebook December 2017 Facebook has a hugely popular national Careers Leaders group MASTER schools statutory guidance - Sept18 updates (publishing.service.gov.uk) 42 SEND Careers ideas | differentiation activities, activities, Statutory guidance for careers work in schools, based on digital literacy (pinterest.co.uk) national strategy, published Jan 2018 Use Pinterest for SEND resources and a whole range of other career-related topics 1051_send_gatsby_toolkit_updated.pdf (careersandenterprise.co.uk) Keep up to date via social media Handbook to help secondary schools create a careers programme based on the Benchmarks Janet Colledge RCDP (@CareersDefender) / Twitter Janet Colledge The Careers & Enterprise Company (careersandenterprise.co.uk) Tristram Hooley (@pigironjoe) / Twitter A range of research reports and series of ‘what works?’ Tristram Hooley resources Free Careers CPD during lockdown | FECareersIAG New Career Development Framework (thecdi.net) (wordpress.com) Recommended 2021 Careers Education framework launched The careers blog with a whole range of up to date information in April 2021 produced by Russell George PSHE Association Programme of Study for PSHE Education (Key stages 1–5), Jan 2020.pdf (pshe-association.org.uk) PSHE programme KS1-5 January 2020

Quality in Careers List and description of all nationally accredited quality awards for CEIAG

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For the young person https://careermap.co.uk/careermag-students-teachers/ Free subscription magazine as part of a wider careers website These websites are mainly for individual students for young people in school or college, or those who may be studying elsewhere. They are designed to help young people My Way In – Making your job work for you (campaign.gov. uk) navigate the world of education, training and career Individuals sharing stories and advice on video about what it’s choices. Many will be equally useful for Careers like to be in work Leaders, Careers Advisers, parents/carers and employers. Some sites require free registration for Careers Guidance Platform | MyCareerSpringboard access to all functions. Register for an account and start your own career journey

home - icould School Leaver Jobs | AllAboutSchoolLeavers Large selection of careers videos and broad range of articles Register for an account and find information on options, including a fun personality test industries and job-seeking

Careers advice - job profiles, information and resources | Homepage - Your Game Plan National Careers Service Online career planning modules Job profiles, skills healthcheck, and help to get a job. Sign up for an account CV Maker by LiveCareer UK Online CV writer for job seekers with a choice of twenty Start Profile prominent CV designs available All-inclusive career planning tool. Can upgrade with payment. Includes teachers’ area. Fledglink Find the best early career opportunities A single app that helps you prepare for life after education World of work (pt 1/6) - KS3 PSHE and Citizenship - BBC Bitesize Careers information on BBC Bitesize. Includes series of videos Higher Education for young people on relevant career/life topics Career Quiz helping you find the right career, degree or Steps to Success | Student Ladder apprenticeship (sacu-student.com) Wide range of resources including school leaver schemes and Interactive site drilling down from labour market sectors to sponsored degrees; mainly Y11+ labour market information

Success at School: Careers advice for schools and students Prospects.ac.uk Explore career zones, top employers and jobs, courses Careers information for graduates/postgraduates and those and advice researching HE opportunities

First Careers, careers advice school children | First Careers Home (discoveruni.gov.uk) General careers information including subject links and videos The new website to replace Unistats: compare courses and check student satisfaction TARGETcareers UK | careers help and advice for school leavers Which Degree Courses Do Your A-Levels Suit? - The Uni Guide A comprehensive information site on sectors, pathways and LMI Interactive ‘A Level Explorer’ on the Uniguide website

Planit : For Careers, Learning, and Schools in Scotland Explore jobs | UCAS (planitplus.net) Link job families-subjects-skills to find out how HE studies Information about courses, apprenticeships, finding a job and links to individual jobs and sectors an ‘easy CV’ tool

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The Student Room Could go to university but might not “The largest student community in the world” want to…? University events for schools and outreach opportunities | Not Going To Uni: Apprenticeships & Work Experience in Uni Taster Days the UK A directory of university events including open days, lectures The website that looks at alternatives to university and tours Higher and degree apprenticeships - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) UniRise - Get Into Your Dream University A list of current and future higher level Support from ex-Oxbridge students to help write the best apprenticeship vacancies personal statements

Home | UK University Search Corporate Careers Programmes A step-by-step search tool to locate all UK university events for prospective students Following these links will introduce you to multiple branded resources within each website, enabling you Home - StudentStream to create classroom-based sessions on a number of Video content featuring vital HE advice, help and topics within your careers programme eg, a series expert knowledge of modules for Key Stage 3 from WorldSkills UK or a job-seeking programme from Accenture for 16-18 year Aspire | Aspire (upreach.org.uk) olds looking for employment or training. Post-18 guidance on HE and other options, as well as CV, budgeting and career advice LifeSkills | Developing work and life skills (barclayslifeskills.com) General support for young people Jobsearch programme with self-help exercises and opportunities for work experience The Mix - Essential support for under 25s More than just careers information for young people – health, Skills to Succeed Academy (s2sacademy.com) wellbeing and support Job preparation programme developed by Accenture

Home - Youth Employment UK Careers Advice Toolkit | Educator Resources | WorldSkills UK Support site for young people including employability toolkit Four key sections covered each with lesson plan, power point and advice to join LinkedIn and reflection sheet

Help for young people | The Prince’s Trust (princes-trust. How to deliver careers support in your school - BBC Teach org.uk) Careers duties, responsibilities and resources as presented by Resources to help young people start a business, write a CV or the BBC build confidence Employability Skills Toolkit - PwC UK WHAT IS NCS? | National Citizen Service (wearencs.com) An employability skills toolkit with lesson plans mapped If you are 16 or 17 years old check out the National against the Benchmarks Citizen Service BASE - British Army Jobs (mod.uk) Engaging careers content brought to schools by the British Army

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STEM For the teacher or adviser:

There are a multitude of STEM websites as one would resources for careers education expect and the selection here is merely a starting delivery point with some of the key sites that provide useful generic STEM information. The following sites contain resources to use in lessons, assemblies and small group delivery. They STEM Learning - Resources, CPD, STEM Ambassadors and vary in format from careers activity worksheets to enrichment | STEM videos and webinars. A National Careers Service Resources, CPD ideas and link to STEM Ambassadors e-pack is also available by contacting the NCS on 0800 100 900 or emailing nationalcareersservice@ Careers resources (rsb.org.uk) serco.com. Royal Society of Biology: reference guide, posters, degrees and careers, technician routes icould free teaching resources - icould Resources to complement careers videos and articles A Future in Chemistry | RSC Education Royal Society of Chemistry: 14+ options, 16+ options, going to McDonald’s Education - Free Teacher Resources | university, job profiles, videos McDonald’s UK (mcdonalds.com) An insight into the world of business, food technology and Careers with physics | Institute of Physics (iop.org) careers with McDonalds Institute of Physics: careers booklets, physics jobs, case studies, video/audio, Marvin and Milo! Panjango An interactive website with knowledge and skills-based Inspiring Tomorrow’s Engineers - Tomorrow’s Engineers activities as well as a teachers’ area A resource focused on making this career area appealing for young people Resources and guides – Inspiring The Future Ideas for each year group about how to plan encounters with ‘A patient journey’ - a toolkit for teachers | Health Careers ItF volunteers – must sign up A toolkit for teachers illustrating ‘the patient journey’ through the NHS Apprenticeship standards / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education Detailed frameworks for all new apprenticeships – great to use as job descriptions

Apprenticeship resources for schools, teachers, parents (amazingapprenticeships.com) Apprenticeship resources from KS3 to 16-19

Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) - Get Help with Remote Education - GOV.UK A range of resources to support SEND schools and students

The future of work: classroom lesson plan | Nesta A classroom lesson plan on LMI

Planit : Schools : Subject Career Posters (planitplus.net) Downloadable subject posters and lots of useful information for Teachers/Careers Leaders

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Event Videos | founders4schools My Learning My Future | CEC Resource Directory A series of videos showing how prominent speakers have (careersandenterprise.co.uk) inspired school pupils Benchmark 4 subject powerpoint presentations easy to adapt and edit Money Games and Financial Resources for Kids and Teachers | MoneySense (mymoneysense.com) Where could your favourite subject take you? - BBC Bitesize A free financial education programme for 5-18 year olds Job inspiration linked to school subjects

https://pub.s7.exacttarget.com/u4iboqavpep AET and Tesco: Careers in English resources | CEC Resource Complete the online request for resources produced by the Directory (careersandenterprise.co.uk) National Citizen Service Careers in English

Supporting benchmark 4: careers in the AET and Pinewood: Careers in Maths resource | CEC Resource Directory (careersandenterprise.co.uk) curriculum Careers in maths Ideas on how teachers can incorporate career Resources - Education (teesvalleycareers.com) learning into their subject. Tees Valley Benchmark 4 resources Collaboration-in-the-Classroom-The-Teacher-Toolkit. compressed1.pdf (futurefirst.org.uk) Higher Education resources for the A short report exploring how careers can be delivered in the curriculum Careers Leaders/teacher A sample of sites to support schools and colleges Microsoft Word - Education toolkit with covers and formatting V1 (Rachael Saunders).docx (bitc.org.uk) raise awareness of the huge number of opportunities Guidance for schools and businesses on how to work on joint available by entering Higher Education in universities curriculum projects and colleges.

Forum Talent Potential (forum-talent-potential.org) Services for Schools | Oxford University Careers Service Case studies of effective employer links in the school A number of free services for all state schools curriculum. Sign up for a free MOOC ‘Meaningful Learning Experiences’. Free materials; though costed service for HE+ (myheplus.com) project work Support and resources from Cambridge University for pre-16 and post-16 students Apprenticeship resources for schools, teachers, parents (amazingapprenticeships.com) Advancing Access Selected subject resources to support the CPD and links to online events for staff to support students’ apprenticeship route progression to leading universities

Careers_in_the_curriculum_report_what_works.pdf Helping you find UK scholarships | The Scholarship Hub (careersandenterprise.co.uk) For a list of degree apprenticeships and other useful Exploring the evidence base for embedding careers in the information about alternative routes curriculum Graduate employment and skills guide - Office for Students Careers in the Curriculum Modelling Tool Guide_FINAL.pdf A guide for HE students about to graduate and start their (careersandenterprise.co.uk) career journey Careers in the curriculum modelling tool

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Outreach Activities - NERAP Newcastle HE support from combined NE universities – North East University Centre Student Support (ncl-coll.ac.uk) Raising Aspirations Partnership Northumberland, Ashington/Kirkley Hall Outreach North East - Supporting Access to Higher Higher Education - Education Pathways A single point of contact for teachers and advisers to provide Sunderland HE information to all students Higher Education -

Teachers’ Toolkit - Information for Schools and Colleges - Tynemet College, Wallsend (ncl.ac.uk) TyneMet College | Higher Education Newcastle University resources – over 400 free resources and activities Tyne Coast College, South Shields Tyne Coast College - Higher Education For Teachers - Durham University Durham University resources – Spend a night in one of Durham’s colleges! Visiting speakers to inspire students Schools and Colleges | Teesside University resources – how to prepare for the There is a vast amount of evidence to show how university application process encounters with employers and employees can have a profound impact on young people, whether For schools and colleges | The these are physical visits to a school (eg, delivering University of Sunderland – Pre and Post 16 activities for an assembly) or an online presentation via a schools and colleges webinar. These sites enable you to search through School & College Outreach (northumbria.ac.uk) volunteer databases and find inspiring speakers for University of Northumbria – check out the university’s your students. Evolve programme Inspiring The Future – Connecting schools and colleges with volunteers from the world of work North East FE colleges: Higher Education/ Register and invite local volunteers into schools for a variety access to he courses of activities from lessons to events. Includes a guide of how to make the most of your volunteers Bishop Auckland Higher Education - (bacoll.ac.uk) LifeSkills | Workshops (barclayslifeskills.com) Job seeking workshops, money skills and other activities Derwentside, Consett delivered by Barclays volunteers | Access to Higher Education STEM Ambassador Programme | STEM East Durham, Book a STEM ambassador to deliver STEM activities/talks in Higher Education Courses | East Durham College school. Sign in to STEM portal

Gateshead Speakers for Schools - Our Home Access to higher education | Gateshead C | Gateshead College Invite high profile national speakers into school to give inspirational talks New College, Durham

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Welcome to Founders4Schools | founders4schools Information for parents and carers Request role models for events, workplace visits, speakers, mock interviews, careers fairs… Parents and carers are known to be the single biggest influence on most – though by no means all – young Request Support - Amazing Apprenticeships people’s lives. Parents and carers, if they have the Apprenticeship resources and request form for Young right information, can help schools and colleges Apprentice Ambassador Network reinforce important messages about their children’s Welcome Back | Sign In | My Skills My Life future decisions. Parents and carers need to keep Over 1,000 female STEM role models signed up to the up to date with changes in education and training, WISE campaign however, and this is where these websites can help.

Careers Advice For Young People | WorldSkills UK Careers Advice for Parents - Youth Employment UKCareer Guidance | Career Options | Advice For Parents Access to role model case studies and other (parentadviser.co.uk) careers resources Parental Guidance from The Careers Writers Association - National careers events Home Leaflet for parents | Careers resources - Neon - Brilliant Running your careers activities alongside national Inspiration (neonfutures.org.uk) events can give your careers programme focus and Parents’ guide to engineering careers kudos. It shows other staff in schools and colleges that careers activities are an important part of get_file (ingenious-science.eu) the academic year and often come with branded Parents’ guide to science careers – including job suggestions resources to be used for the occasion. Other national days or weeks can also be used as a theme to which Apprenticeship Resources For Parents careers education is attached eg, sporting events, (amazingapprenticeships.com) music festivals, health weeks or historical occasions. Parents’ guide to apprenticeships

NAW2021 - Amazing Apprenticeships North East Opportunities (TBC February 2022) A website to help parents & carers themselves consider their current and future career options New NCW Homepage - National Careers Week (7-12 March 2022)

Homepage - British Science Week (11-20 March 2022)

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Labour Market Information (LMI) Labour Market Information (LMI) – general sites – key datasets

Labour Market Information is vital in a careers This is the ‘hard core’ statistical information for programme so that young people are familiar with people who are looking for specific information on the world of work around them. Through the careful the labour market. Used in the right way these data and targeted use of LMI in an institution the careers can add credibility to any teaching about the labour programme can give both important information market and emphasise key points about the world of about industry sectors, jobs forecasts and the skills work in careers discussions, class or homework or and qualities employers look for in their workforce. even within certain curriculum subjects. Simple and useful LMI can also be found in some of the young people’s sites above such as home - icould, Employer Skills Survey 2019 First Careers, careers advice school children | First See ‘list of occupations’ for examples of different job roles at Careers, and Start Profile. all levels UK SIC 2007 - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk) Where the work is Standard Industry Codes: SIC (2007 latest) A simple-to-use snapshot of key industry sectors in all areas of the UK Industries relate to the sectors people work in; there are 19 coded A-S Working Futures, 2017-2027 (warwick.ac.uk) The latest ‘Working Futures’ survey covering labour market SOC 2020 - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk) forecasts from 2017-2027 Standard Occupational Classifications: SOC (2020 latest) These are the individual jobs within the industries; there are Widgets – LMI For All over 850 occupations Two interactive tools to compare basic statistical information about jobs and assess your skills at the same time. Both SOC 2020 - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk) Careerometer & Skillsometer can be embedded into 3rd party websites Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings: ASHE (every year) Data on time worked, and pay, for FT/PT employees in all industries/occupations Home - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk) The UK’s largest independent producer of official statistics Annual Population Survey - Nomis - Official Labour Market and the recognised national statistical institute of the UK; Statistics (nomisweb.co.uk) collecting, analysing and disseminating statistics about the economy, society and population. Annual Population Survey: APS (every year) Covers employment, housing, ethnicity, religion, health and education Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics (nomisweb.co.uk) A service provided by the Office for National Statistics, ONS, Annual Population Survey - Nomis - Official Labour Market giving free access to the most detailed and up-to-date UK Statistics (nomisweb.co.uk) labour market statistics from official sources. Provides access to a range of data including industry classifications, area Business Register and Employment Survey: BRES (every year) profiles, earnings and travel to work. Official source of employee/employment estimates ie, who works in what industry Salary Stats Centre | Adzuna Labour market statistics based on millions of up to UK labour market: January 2019 - Office for National date vacancies Statistics (ons.gov.uk) Labour Force Survey: LFS (every three months) Data on employment/unemployment/claimant count in the UK

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Employer skills survey 2019: UK (excluding Scotland) Covid resources – made available findings - GOV.UK Employer Skills Survey: ESS (every two years) during the pandemic 2020 Skills needs, training and business strategy An assortment of key websites offering something Data and analysis | HESA new, different and/or free during the Covid-19 For Higher Education statistics: HESA pandemic. Some of these resources may only be temporarily available eg, for 12 months from the point Student numbers by course/institution/criteria, destinations and more of posting (from April 2020).

try.optimus-education.com/steps-free-resources/ Labour Market Information (LMI) – the Previously costed student careers materials now available North East free of charge

These sites relate to LMI specifically for the North Coronavirus | Careers Resources For Teachers And Students East. Exploring them will highlight the differences in (successatschool.org) the economies of the seven local authorities in the Previously costed student/parent careers materials now North East Local Enterprise Partnership area and help available free of charge schools and colleges adapt their careers programmes Ready schools – BeReady – Be Future Ready (bereadygroup. to suit the needs of their local labour market. North org) East Ambition provides a toolkit for Benchmark 2. Online learning resource to support Y6 students making their transition to secondary school The Plan - North East Local Enterprise Partnership (northeastlep.co.uk) FREE - Remote Learning: Pathways - Future First North East Strategic Economic Plan 2014-2024. Summary Register with Future First for free resources on learning version available pathways, skills and more: North East Data Hub Home Learning - Skills Builder The latest North East economy data which can be Free home learning kit from ages 4-20+ including regular downloaded, exported and compared skills challenges LMI Bulletin (Issue 469) | Supporting Inspiration Mental health resources for children, students, parents, North East LMI weekly bulletin – email LMI@ carers and school/college staff - The Education Hub (blog. educationdevelopmenttrust.com to sign up gov.uk) Official mental health resources published to support Children’s Mental Health Week Feb 2021

Schools and Youth Groups - Children’s Mental Health Week 2021 (childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk) From the Children’s Mental Health Week group

Mental wellbeing | Overview | PHE School Zone Simple, practical advice for a healthier mind for KS2, 3 and 4

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Careers and Enterprise Company

My Week of Work | CEC Resource Directory (careersandenterprise.co.uk) Set of 20 careers lessons about the world of work

My Choices | CEC Resource Directory (careersandenterprise.co.uk) Resources designed to support Y11 and Y13 during a time of transition

Home page | Primary Schools Toolkit (careersandenterprise.co.uk) How to embed career learning in primary schools

Using youth social action to support careers education | YSA Toolkit Using youth social action to support careers education

Preparing For Your Future - Free Online Course - Youth Employment UK Ahead of the game: A free online course to help 14-16 year olds build career confidence.

Journey To Work - Free Online Course - Youth Employment UK Ahead of the game: A free online course to help those aged 17+ build career confidence.

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