Careers
National Careers Week 2021 (1st-6th March)
It’s here!… Welcome to National Careers Week 2021! @careersweek
Ways to get involved…
- Follow #ncw2021
- Explore www.ncw2021.co.uk and make notes on the Careers that you find
- Complete the “Launch Yourself” booklet and the daily Careers activities.
The following short video explains the Virtual Careers Fair
To find out more go to: www.nationalcareersweek.com #NCW2021
Careers Education Advice
Provider Access Policy
Careers Education Advice and Guidance
Careers Advice at SMWCA
Careers education, advice and guidance within school is provided by Mrs Poole (the careers lead) who can be contacted by email apoole@smwca.org.uk
Please view our Y10 Work Experience Academy Booklet or access our employability at workreadyschools or view details of Virtual Work Experience events, information and talks taking place over the next few weeks/months.
Please click on the following link to view the Y11 GCSE and Post 16 Advice and Guidance Letter
The following link is to view useful careers information and contacts for our Y11 leavers: Careers Information for School Leavers 2019
Work Experience – choose your work experience from a range of programmes that give students aged 12-14 or 15-18 an immersive experience of their dream career. Work alongside top professional through a series of role-plays, seminars, simulations and networking sessions.
Calling all St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy Alumni! Please click on the following link for information on how you can motivate and inspire our current students into feeling more confident about decision making and their futures Future First
Career Opportunities
Apprenticeships
Explore events for apprenticeships here
Accountancy, Banking & Finance
Explore a career in finance through this interactive link: Accountancy, Banking & Finance Careers
Drama
Why Drama is useful to a number of careers, including law and medicine. Why universities think that Drama is a qualification worth having: The Importance of Drama: Transferable Skills
RAF
The RAF have organised an immersive, never-before seen virtual event with an opportunity to discover information on key roles, as well as chat live with a specialist RAF recruiter. All from the comfort of your own home.
For more information and to book a free ticket to become part of this fabulous opportunity please see the following posters – RAF poster for 12th Nov and RAF poster for 19th Nov
STEM Careers and Engineering
Take part in the Big Quiz for an opportunity to win prizes Tomorrows Engineers Big Quiz
Toyota Apprenticeship Opportunities 2021
Toyota have two apprenticeship opportuities that are currently open for 2021. They will be hiring 36 students for their Production Apprenticeship and 12 for their Maintenance Apprenticeship. The following two links have further information
Toyota Apprenticeship Opportunities
Toyota Apprenticeship Opportunities Presentation
Careers in Construction
Careers in Construction: resources and worksheet Careers in Construction or advice, information and guidance at Go Construct
Local College Open Events
Newcastle College Open Events
https://nscg.ac.uk/events/newcastle-openevent-may
Stoke-on-Trent College Open Events and Consultations
They are running sessions that you will need to book in advance – Wednesday 12th May 2021
https://www.stokecoll.ac.uk/events/open-evenings/
Useful careers information in light of the Coronavirus outbreak
A new online learning platform to help boost the nation’s skills while people are staying at home, has been launched. Free courses are available through the new online platform hosted on the gov.uk website, called the Skills Toolkit, link: The Skills Toolkit Further information can be found on the gov.uk article via the following link : New free online learning platform to boost workplace skills
Other useful platforms
Personality Profile
KUDOS
Higher Horizons Activities
Success at School