Careers Newsletter Term 1 Dear Parents/Carers, Welcome to the first Careers Newsletter that I hope will help to keep you up to date with all things career related and may help you provide advice and guidance to your child on some of the issues and decisions that they will face. What careers activities will your child be covering in We have an impartial careers advisor available in school on a school this term? Tuesday and Wednesday, who is available on an appointment Year 7: Self & Social basis to talk to your child about how to make career decisions, applying to college or helping search for Apprenticeships. Awareness, which helps Appointments can be made through your child’s coach or via Mrs pupils to identify their Davis. If you can’t wait for an appointment, there is a careers area individual strengths and on the school website under the “students” tab that has lots of capabilities. important information and links on. Year 8: Will be covering activities later in the year There are a number of exciting careers events coming up in and around the Leeds areas in the coming months that you and your Year 9: Workshop with an child can attend to help answer any burning questions you may employer - Northern Power have about possible career or post 16 options. If your child is in Year 11 currently, then I would strongly suggest you attend one of Year 10: Work Experience these events to help ensure your child makes their Post 16 preparation (Work applications via the UCAS Progress website no later than 21st Placements must be December 2018. organised before Christmas) and Economic I hope you find the information in this newsletter useful. Wellbeing, which covers topics such as finance and Mrs Davis spending habits. Year 11: Post 16 Options, which covers searching and applying for post 16 courses (this MUST be completed by Christmas) Economic Wellbeing which looks at Saturday 13 October 2018 @ Leeds (West Yorkshire) money management. 10am-3pm Year 12: visit to Leeds Beckett University The College of Animal Welfare / Campus Vets and Pets Year 13: workshops run by Topcliffe Close, Capitol Park, Tingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire WF3 Huddersfield University on 1DR study skills and finance. FREE ENTRY Apprenticeship support. ‘Careers with Animals Day’ is a fantastic, fun and free event Do you have your own organised by The College of Animal Welfare. Business and could provide Priesthorpe students a Work If you want to work with animals and are looking to find out how you Experience placement in can make it happen, this really is an event not to be missed! With a July next year? mixture of both local and national exhibitors, you will leave with plenty of ideas and inspiration; what you then do with it is up to you! If so please email [email protected] Post 16, College and University Open Days For any other open days please visit the website of the institution you are interested in visiting: Co-op Academy Priesthorpe – Post 16 Wednesday 10th October Leeds City College Wednesday 10th October 4- 7pm, Wednesday 14th November 4-7pm and Saturday 26th January 2019 10am -1pm Craven College 5.30pm – 7.30pm Monday 15th October, Tuesday 27th November, Friday 7th December and Monday 28th January 2019 Bradford College Thursday 27th September 4.30pm – 7pm, Wednesday 7th November 5.30pm – 7pm Notre Dame th Saturday 13 October 9.30am – 1pm, Thursday nd Crawshaw Academy – Careers Fair 22 November 4.30pm – Friday 5th October 12pm -7pm 7.30pm Open to students of Co-op Academy Priesthorpe Elliott Hudson Wednesday 17th October The ‘Young People’s Fair’ aims to help young people and their 5pm – 7.30pm, Sat 10th parents on all kinds of aspects of growing up, from careers October 10am – 12.30pm advice or everyday issues young people face including mental health support, money advice and help to combat social media Leeds Beckett University bullying. Saturday 29th September and Saturday 27th October Local businesses who are recruiting will be attending so they can get out into the community and meet with young job 2018 seekers, which will allow attendees to hear exactly what Leeds Trinity University employers are looking for. nd Saturday 22 September, th Pudsey, Horsforth and Aireborough MP Stuart Andrew is Saturday 6 October, th organising the fair at Crawshaw Academy on Robin Lane in Saturday 27 October and st Pudsey on Friday, 5 October 2018, from 12pm until 7pm. Wednesday 21 November Help and advice will also be available from Leeds Trinity Apprenticeship Seminars University, the Samaritans and the Prince’s Trust for any Seminars are being run by concerns that youngsters or their parents may be having with their personal life or with their educational prospects. employers throughout October and November 2018 at Leeds Beckett University, between 6.30pm and 8pm.Please visit tinyurl.com/y9lcqvx8 to book your place The Future Job Market in Yorkshire Parent Information Sessions Venue: Leeds Trinity University, Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS15 8HD Date: Tuesday 9 October, 6.00 – 8.00pm Are you the parent/carer of a student thinking about applying to University? If so, this event will provide you with valuable information on how to support and encourage your young One of the largest growth areas in Leeds currently is the person through the university application process, and Manufacturing Industry: prepare you for what to think FACTS about prior to their application journey. • 1,800 manufacturing firms in Leeds • 26,000 people directly employed in the sector in Leeds • Leeds is 3rd largest manufacturing centre in the country by The evenings will provide an local authority area opportunity to speak with • 8% of the jobs in Leeds are in manufacturing which Leeds Trinity University staff generates 11% of the Leeds economic output. and students about the university admissions process (UCAS), student life BENEFITS and student finance. You will • Well paid jobs also be able to attend • Secure career opportunities presentations that will • Varied and busy days provide you with advice and • Working with the latest technologies guidance on the different • Designing the future and more stages of the Year 12 and 13 journey to university. To increase the amount of young people who want to enter the You do not need to bring Manufacturing Industry, the Leeds Manufacturing Alliance has created the Leeds Manufacturing Festival where they will your child to this event, but if encourage manufacturers to come into schools during October, you’d like to bring them and open their factories to host visits to local people. It is hoped along they are more than welcome to accompany you! that the events will help dispel the myths around the industry and showcase the diverse, exciting careers that young people Tickets for this event are could be involved in. free, please book your place School will joining in with some of these events during October, at leedstrinity.ac.uk/events. look out for more information. .