Careers - Student Area

Unifrog

Unifrog is a platform and community that supports schools and colleges in delivering outstanding careers guidance to students aged 4 to 18.

Each student will have their own personal account on Uniforg, so that they can record their achievements and skills, complete quizzes to help them start with researching their future pathways and use all the helpful tools to write CVs, read the know how guides and research a huge range of careers and labour market information.

Unifrog provide impartial and up-to-date information on the full range of post-16 and post-18 options, all in one place. Students can compare every undergraduate course in the UK as well as 170,000 courses taught in English around the world. Additionally, Unifrog provides students with access to the most comprehensive database of apprenticeships across the country at all qualification levels, including Higher, SLP, and degree apprenticeships, as well as FE courses. 

Visit their website www.unifrog.org to learn more about Unifrog.

Unifrog

General Careers Advice

There is so much information out there regarding careers and next steps, that it can be daunting. Here are some useful websites to help find out about different careers, different routes in to those and information about the labour market:

nationalcareers.service.gov.uk - Find information about specific careers e.g. entry requirements, rates of pay, job descriptions etc in the 'job profiles' section. The web site is designed to inspire young people to make more effective skills, career, work and life choices. You can also look at what sort of jobs may suit you.

www.icould.com – Explore different types of jobs, what jobs you could do from different subjects, information about jobs, University, Apprenticeships and much more. There is also a link to the Buzz Quiz, which helps you discover what type of career may match your personality.

www.prospects.ac.uk - There is a wide selection of job profiles that give information about the job, what you would do, the pay to expect, how to get in to that job and other similar jobs. Under the Careers advice section, there are some helpful guides such as “Top 7 CV mistakes”. If you create an account, you can also do the quiz to see what sort of careers you may find interesting.

www.ucas.com - Find out about your options after school, college, or sixth form. With lots of information about the routes available to you, to help you decide what to do next. Search for local courses e.g. A Levels, BTECS, Degrees and NVQs.

www.direct.gov.uk – The government website has an extensive section on employment covering things such as vacancies, the law on minimum wage, tax payments when you work etc.

futuregoals.co.uk - information about careers within our region and what they may be in the future. Click here for local employment information >>

www.notgoingtouni.co.uk - Information about apprenticeships, jobs, employment & training, sponsored degrees, gap year, work experience and advice centre.

Labour Market Information

Labour Market Information (LMI) provides current, accurate data about jobs, employment sectors, and future career opportunities locally, regionally, and nationally. 

LMI can then be used to ensure that our students, parents, and staff have clear, realistic insights into the changing world of work. Such as:

• Where are the jobs? Which industries are growing in our local area and across the UK.
• What are the entry requirements? The specific GCSEs, Post-16 routes (A-Levels, T-Levels, Apprenticeships), and higher qualifications required.
• What can you expect to earn? Real-world entry-level salaries and long-term earning potential.
• What skills will be needed? Future trends, emerging sectors, and key skills shortages.

Throughout their time at Bingley Grammar School students will have the opportunity to explore different careers, engage in career-related activities and access up to date labour market information.

We also encourage families to look at this information together.

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Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships combine work and study. You will be employed by a company to do a real job whilst studying for a formal qualification. It gives you the opportunity to gain the skills and experience required for many different careers and they are ideal if you have a clear career path that you would like to pursue, or if you like practical 'on the job' training combined with study either through college or a training provider. This way you get to ‘earn while you learn’.

amazingapprenticeships.com - Find loads of information for parents and students about apprenticeships, including how to apply for an apprenticeship as well as hearing from students talking about what it’s really like to be an apprentice. Like the website above there is a link to the government website where you can set up an account to apply for apprenticeships, and subscribe to email updates.

ratemyapprenticeship.co.uk - Various guides about the industries that you could have an apprenticeship within and read reviews about the biggest companies and the best companies for apprenticeships. You can also search and apply for apprenticeships.

apprenticeshipguide.co.uk - As the name suggests this is a guide to all you need to know about apprenticeships. You can find out about apprenticeships in different industries or if you don’t know what industry would be of interest there is the option to search by the different school subjects.

Volunteering & Gap Years

Volunteering can be a great way to gain new skills and experience, and depending on the role, can look great on your CV or UCAS application.

www.do-it.org.uk – Search for volunteering vacancies here.

Some students may decide they want to take a 'gap year' before embarking on their post 18 education - Real Gap gives lots of information and advice on different options available to you:

www.realgap.co.uk - Gap Year information and advice.

Extra-curricular activities including sports, summer camps and work experience are a great way to build your employability skills as well as skills that help your lifelong learning.

www.ncsyes.co.uk – The National Citizen Service, is a brilliant experience, where you can build your confidence and life skills, this includes living away from home for a week whilst making great friends.

The Careers programme and CEIAG Policy is reviewed and updated on an annual basis to identify areas of improvement and reflect any necessary amendments. 

When measuring the effectiveness of the Careers Programme, the school considers a wide range of data including destination data at key transitional times.

The Careers Programme is evaluated in a number of ways, including:

• Student feedback on their experience of the Careers Programme and what they gained from it
• Staff feedback on careers lessons and careers activities.
• Gathering informal feedback from external partners and from parents
• Students post-16 and post-18 destination data.

We welcome any provider or employer to contribute towards out Careers programme, for further information please see our Provider Access Policy.

Click here to read our Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance Procedure >>