General Career Websites (including resources):

 National Careers Service - nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk – information on wide range of careers with links to useful websites  World of Work – choose skills and it will suggest careers www.myworldofwork.co.uk  Monster CV and careers information – templates for creating CVs - www.monster.co.uk  UCAS Progress – to find colleges offering specific courses within a geographical area and careers info www.ucasprogress.com  UCAS – university searches, visual tours of universities, application portal https://www.ucas.com/?schemes=16-18_Choices&theme=all_stages  SMART – https://login.startprofile.com/Login.aspxoverview of different work areas, breakdown of skills required  I could - https://icould.com/buzz/ - offers the buzz quiz - which animal/personality are you and different careers resources  https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test - offers detailed personality testing  Creative Careers – information for young people looking at creative careers https://ccskills.org.uk/index.php?/careers  Go construct - www.goconstruct.org/personality-quiz - personality quiz for people looking at construction work.  http://www.acas.org.uk/media/pdf/0/i/Employing_younger_workers_Nov.pdf (employing younger workers - rights and restrictions on doing this  http://www.lmiforall.org.uk/widget/ this website provides data for forecasting demand and earnings in a particular job area http://educational-grants.org/ - guide to educational grants available. https://www.dsc.org.uk/publication/the-guide-to-educational-grants-201617/ this links to the 2016 – 2017 guide.

General Job and apprenticeship searching

 National Apprenticeship Service - findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk  Rochdale Apprenticeships - www.rochdaleapprenticeships.org  Indeed (search for jobs) – www.indeed.co.uk  Monster (search for jobs) - www.monster.co.uk  Universal Job Match (find job roles) - www.gov.uk/jobsearch  Agency Central (lists job agencies by area) - www.agencycentral.co.uk  Glass Door (information on interview process) www.glassdoor.co.uk  Rapido (search for jobs) – www.uk.jobrapido.com

Colleges Websites

 Loreto College - www.lorento.ac.uk  - www.myerscough.ac.uk  College - www.oldham.ac.uk  Oldham Sixth Form College - www.osfc.ac.uk  - www.reaseheath.ac.uk  Rochdale Sixth Form College - www.rochdalesfc.ac.uk  Salford College - www.salfordcitycollege.ac.uk  St Anne’s Academy - www.stannesacademy.org.uk  - www.stockport.ac.uk  - www.burycollege.ac.uk  - www.hopwood.ac.uk  Manchester College - www.tmc.ac.uk  - www.tameside.ac.uk  Clarendon (Tameside) - www.clarendonsixth.com  Ashton Sixth Form - asfc.ac.uk

School Sixth Form Websites

 Cardinal Langley RC High School- www.clrchs.co.uk  St Anne’s Academy - stannesacademy.org.uk  Crompton House (High Crompton)- www.cromptonhouse.org  The Bluecoat School (Oldham) - www.blue-coat.oldham.sch.uk  North Chadderton (Oldham) - www.northchaddertonschool.co.uk

Other Training Providers and Providers

 The Skills Company - www.theskillsco.com  Hopwood Hall College Apprenticeship - www.hopwood.ac.uk  The Princes’ Trust - www.princes-trust.org.uk  Rathbone Training - www.rathboneuk.org  North Lancashire Training Company - www.nltg.co.uk  Hitz Training - hitzrugby.com/hitzclubs/sale_sharks.php  Interserve training – www.learning-employment.com/  Rochdale Training – www.rochdaletraining.co.uk  Mantra Training - www.mantralearning.co.uk  Seetec Training - https://www.seetec.co.uk/  Croft End – www.croftend.co.uk  Interserve: learning-employment.com  ATL Training – www.approved training.net  KYP – www.kyp.org.uk  YMCA Training - https://www.ymcatraining.org.uk/  Military Standards Training - http://www.militarystandardtraining.co.uk/

 Juniper Training (Ashton based) https://www.junipertraining.co.uk/  Groundwork Oldham and Rochdale - www.groundwork.org.uk  Fairbridge - www.princes-trust.org.uk//help-for-young-people/unlock-your- potential/try-something-new

Support Organisations

 Healthy Young Minds (Thrive) – www.healthyyoungmindspennine.nhs.uk/thrive  Positive Steps - www.positive-steps.org.uk  Rochdale Food Bank – www.rochdale.foodbank.org.uk  Rochdale Council - www.rochdale.gov.uk  Rochdale Connections Trust - http://r-c-t.co.uk  Early Break (substance use) - www.earlybreak.co.uk  LGBT Foundation (advice and support for lesbian, gay or bisexual) - lgbt.foundation/  MADHLO – www.mahdloyz.org  PossAbilities (charity to support young people with SEND) – http://possabilities.org.uk  Lighthouse Project (support, advice and guidance charity) – www.middletonlighthouse.org.uk  Burnside Centre (community organisation) - www.burnsidecentre.org.uk  Brentwood/Middleton Centre (community organisation) - http://www.brentwoodmdc.org  Volunteering - www.cvsr.org.uk/volunteer-centre/information-for-volunteers  Volunteering in Oldham - www.actiontogether.org.uk  Volunteering in Rochdale - www.rochdale.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/volunteering  National Insurance enquiries - https://worksmart.org.uk/work-rights/young- workers/working-students/i-have-lost-my-national-insurance-number-what-do-i-do https://www.gov.uk/apply-national-insurance-number  Getting out for good project (with Positive Steps) Rochdale and Oldham Active Recovery (ROAR) http://wellbeing.turning- point.co.uk/rochdale-and-oldham/  http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/business-and-industry/recruitment- services/pages/employment-links-partnership.aspx  Thrive Rochdale http://healthyyoungmindspennine.nhs.uk/thrive/