Planning Ahead

Long-listing careers ideas

During Year 9 and Year 10 it is important to start meaningful careers conversations. Key questions to discuss:

What are your passions? E.g. aeroplanes, children, animals, justice, music.
Could these passions be a career or a hobby for life?
What could you see yourself doing from all the different industries or jobs that you have seen or heard of?
Could you create a list (10 or so) of those possible careers?

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Start early

It is important not to leave decisions for post-16 educational pathways too late:

Schools and Colleges open their courses for Year 12 (first year of Sixth Form) in September of Year 11.
Many courses will fill up by Christmas and waiting lists will be the only option.
Apprenticeships to start in September after Year 11 are usually advertised between January and May, CVs/Cover letters etc need to be ready to go ahead of January.