options after school
CASCAID: Kudos Inspire and Careerscape online careers resources are available to access for pupils who have been set up on an account via school.
FUTURE MORPH: The Future Morph website is designed to show 14 – 18 year olds career routes that studying science, technology, engineering and maths can lead to.
BRIGHT KNOWLEDGE: Bright Knowledge and the Student Calculator are designed to help students and young people manage their money and explore education and career options.
START: Start is a free, online careers platform, designed to connect 11-18 year olds with their future career potential.
APPRENTICESHIPS: The Apprenticeship website provides one-stop information about Apprenticeships including vacancies.
NOT GOING TO UNI: notgoingtouni provides information on the opportunities available after school – for training, employment, sponsored degrees, etc.
ICOULD: Look into different careers by watching videos by people in different jobs telling you what their working life is like.
CAREER CAMEL: A careers site for students, graduates and school leavers. Career Camel offers jobs, internships, advice and courses.
PROSPECTS: Lots of information and advice on careers, further study and other things to do after university.
SUCCESS AT SCHOOL: Careers site for students ages 13-18, to explore jobs, connect with employers and pick up work and study advice.
GETTING-IN: Getting In offers revision materials for both GCSE and A Level and lots of information about choosing and applying for university, including when open days take place, the process of applying and lots of sample personal statements.
BEST COURSE 4 ME: Best Course 4 Me (and their free app) is a good site to help planning a future degree. Users can identify A level subjects and see what degrees people usually go on to do, see what careers people progress on to from different degrees, etc.
INTO UNIVERSITY: Charity providing support to young people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds to attain either a university place or another chosen aspiration.
SAVE THE STUDENT: A website dedicated to guiding students through both career and life choices beyond education. It has hundreds of useful guides and a powerful careers search engine.
INSPIRING INTERNS: Inspiring Interns is an intern recruitment agency based in London. Browse their website for internship vacancies, graduate jobs and advice on recording a video CV.
NATIONAL CAREER SERVICE: Government careers advice website with lots of useful information for 13-19 year olds, and a phone number if you’d like to speak with someone about career choices.
SOCIAL MOBILITY: Social Mobility Foundation provides a range of supports for bright, less privileged A Level students to enable them to realise their potential, by progressing to good universities and into top professions and businesses.
ALL ABOUT CAREERS: All About Careers is a social careers website aimed at young people aged 16-24 with information about apprenticeships, internships and graduate schemes as well as in-depth coverage of 24 industries.
TARGET JOBS: The largest choice of graduate jobs, internships and work experience and expert advice on how to get hired.
University Information (click/tap on picture to be taken to relevant Website)
UCAS: The organisation responsible for managing applications to higher education courses in the UK, with lots of advice on making your chouce and the application process.
WHICH? UNIVERSITY: What to study, where to go and how to get there.
THE TELEGRAPH UCAS CALCULATOR: The Telegraph UCAS Calculator converts your A and AS level grades into UCAS points. Find what sensible or random courses you could study at university with this UCAS calculator.
STUDENTS AT UNI: Guide to surviving university by students for students.
STUDENTIAL: Advice on the decisions and application processes from A levels throught uni to life after uni.
PUSH: The ruthlessly independent guide to UK universities.
University Cost (click/tap on picture to be taken to relevant Website)
MONEY SAVING EXPERT: Dedicated to helping you save money and find the best deals, based on detailed journalistic research.
STUDENT FINANCE: Advice on student finance.
118 STUDENT: Advice on getting a loan, grant or insurance.
UCAS STUDENT FINANCE: UCAS site on student finance.
SUTTON TRUST: Charity promoting social mobility through improved access to education.
THE COMPLETE UNIVERSITY GUIDE: For a summary of how bursaries and grants work.
THE BIG CHOICE (now known as BEETROOT): Check out the bursary searcher.
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Subject Links
Engineering
- Royal Academy of Engineering
- Engineering Council
- The Institution of Engineering and Technology
- Gradcracker – Where The Jobs Are
- STEM Learning
- Inside Careers – Specialists In Niche Job Boards
Design and Technology
- The Design & Technology Association
- British Computer Society
- STEM Learning
- The Institution of Engineering and Technology
- Inside Careers – Specialists In Niche Job Boards
Science
- Science Council
- The Association For Science Education
- Science Community Representing Education
- STEM Learning