What next Life after year 13 What are

What next? Life after year 13 What are your options after you leave school/college ? 1

Lesson starter What is my job? • I link people to information • I use graphics and animation to create a visual impact • I need to understand the target audience • I have a degree • I constantly need to update my skills • I can earn a good salary • My company employs 40 people • I enjoy the flexible working atmosphere • Problem solving is part of my job • I need to be organised • I passed A levels and then trained on the job • I have a good salary • Part of the job is managing the tills for our restaurants and hotels • I work in the football business 2

Answers to lesson starter Lisa - Website Designer Project Manager for a web development team of 5 men Elaine – IT Manager for Chelsea Football Club and Chelsea Village (a number of companies involved in hotels, travel merchandising, conferences and banqueting and a training ground) Do you have to have a degree to get the job you want? Use this lesson to start thinking about your future 3

What is a “Career” Family, Community & Voluntary Activities Work / Job Education Training A Pathway through Life 4

Job or Career? Some definitions for the 21 st century world of work are: • Occupation: a group of jobs with common characteristics requiring similar skills, e. g. hairdresser, teacher, project manager. • Job: a distinct position with specific duties in a particular place, e. g. maths teacher at Sometown High School. Jobs can be full-time, part-time, permanent, temporary, paid or voluntary, and some people have more than one job at the same time. • Career: a person’s lifelong pathway through learning and work. It is possible to manage work/education/community/voluntary work in a variety of ways to improve your career prospects 5

Help is available ! Teachers, parents, careers advisers, friends and family Information about work and jobs Application forms and CVs Information about courses Making decisions Interview preparation 6

What are the options ? YOU University Training Gap Year Employment 7

Discuss and make notes Why are you For or Against these options? 8

Employment For • Start earning a full time wage • Practical • Opportunities to learn on the job • No university debt • Can study part time • Can go to university later on Consider • More and more careers may ask for degrees e. g. – Accountancy – Social work – Law – Journalism • Long term prospects • Competition 9

Employment Traditionally, where are the jobs after A levels? Banking Retail Local Authorities Armed Forces Catering Technical design jobs Health – auxiliary nursing, ambulance Travel – travel agency, air cabin crew Public services – police, fire officers CREDIT CRUNCH Warning 2009 there are fewer jobs available at the moment, but keep an eye on future trends – there will be skills shortages in some of these areas and the ageing workforce will need to be replaced. 10

Training / Apprenticeships For • Leading to recognised qualifications- e. g. NVQs • Practical way of learning • Possible in some cases to go onto Higher Education • Block or day release to college • Advantage over 16 year old school leaver, more mature, focussed Consider • Must be focussed – 3 -4 year commitment • Average £ 160 -180 week wage to start • Very competitive • Must be willing to follow opportunities e. g moving around CREDIT CRUNCH Warning 2009 - fewer apprenticeships available 11

GAP Year before university For Consider • Must be well planned and • Disorganised – gap on CV and researched university application • Check with university • Can be expensive – need to plan whether it’s advised • Some courses may not like • Opportunity to work and save students taking gap years for university CHECK • Fantastic travel experience CREDIT CRUNCH Warning 2009 Currently finding work for a Gap year is particularly challenging 12

Higher Education - University • 40% of all students now go to university • Opens more doors – twice as likely to be unemployed without a degree than with a degree • People with degrees on average earn £ 150, 000 more over a lifetime than people without • More and more jobs require graduates – Social work, Nursing, Accountancy CREDIT CRUNCH Warning 2009 – More students are applying therefore there will be more competition for places 13

Higher Education - University Qualifications through Higher Education Doctorate (Ph. D) Masters Degree (MSc, MA, MBA) Undergraduate Degree (BA, BSc, LLB) Foundation Degree 14

Why are we thinking about this now ? • Year 12 - Summer term – start thinking about your future and start researching • Year 13 - September – some GAP year schemes take a year to arrange • October 15 th – Deadlines for applying to Oxford / Cambridge/ Medicine / Vet Science / Dentistry • October half term – Teachers need notice for writing references • January 15 th – Deadline for all applications • January – apprenticeships / trainee schemes /jobs advertised for Summer start 15

Deadlines • Add your own dates 16

Decision making – again! • Define the decision • Establish the options • Collect information about the options • Investigate the pros and cons • Decide the best option • Execute your decision • What do you want to do after year 13 ? • What are your choices ? • Research UCAS. com, university websites, prospectuses, job opportunities, apprenticeships and finance • Look at both sides of your options • What do you really want to do- you may change your mind while researching • Start your application 17

Reflect on your thinking Have you learned anything to change your mind?