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Careers Bulletin 15th September 2022

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MESSAGE FROM OUR SIXTH FORM CAREERS TEAM

A big welcome back to our Careers Bulletin - your fortnightly round up of all careers related information post-Piggott with opportunities which we will collate for you to easily access as you focus on your future planning. 

Mrs van den Berghen (RCDP (Registered Career Development Practitioner) is now working only Thursday and Friday. She will be providing 121 careers guidance and assisting with University applications.

Miss Giacomet (Careers and Pastoral support) will be on hand to organise careers events and keep you updated with the latest apprenticeships, workshops and work experience opportunities.

Feel free to request an appointment if you would like any help as you search universities, apprenticeships, CV writing, future career pathways or anything careers related. 

 

NHS Virtual work experience day 

Interested in a career in Healthcare? Allied Healthcare are offering students the opportunity to participate their virtual work experience days, the first event taking place on Sunday 2nd October 2022. 

During the work experience day, you will follow 2 patients from their initial presentation to recovery. You will observe the healthcare professionals as they interact with the patients and each other. 

This will help you to make an informed career decision and give you the opportunity to learn about how healthcare professionals work together as part of a multidisciplinary team. Each work experience day is completely different and you will be able to build on your knowledge of NHS careers as you see different patient cases and healthcare professionals work in a variety of settings, such as hospital and community.

Upon completion, you will also receive certificates as evidence of having participated in the work experience programme. 

To register visit:  Live Virtual NHS Healthcare Careers Work Experience Programme - Allied Healthcare Mentor (alliedhealthmentor.org)

Places cost £10 per day

 

Looking for a volunteer role?

Local charity ASD Family Help provide activities and support to autistic children, teens and adults (or associated difficulties or learning difficulties) across Wokingham and West Berkshire. 

ASD looking for new volunteers who want to join rewarding team to work with them to continue to make these sessions fun and successful. 

They have a variety of volunteer sessions available and provide full training along with enhanced DBS check. 

Opportunities like this look great on your CV! For further information please visit Volunteering – ASD Family Help

 

Work Experience Opportunities this term! 

Through a series of live and interactive experiences you will get to learn directly from some of the world's best professionals in sectors ranging from Engineers to Forensic Scientists. 

All programmes take place on Sundays at UCL; you can also attend live online if you prefer.

To take up these fantastic opportunities visit: Our Programmes – InvestIN Education 

Don't forget  you are entitled to 10% off any programme using the code PIGGOTTSCHOOL

Aim high and stand out in your university application.

Your students are invited to take part on AIM4University, a sustained programme designed to provide advice, information and mentoring (AIM) to support students with their UCAS application, personal statement and much more.

Starting on Monday 26 September, the programme is flexible and tailored to fit individual requirements and will include: On demand recorded content, Live webinars, 1:1 online mentoring and invitations to exclusive campus visits in October.

To check eligibility and apply visit: AIM4University_2022.01.pdf (mcusercontent.com)

 

Speakers for Schools is a charity which puts you in touch with some of the biggest companies on the market, across a range of industries, to provide work experience opportunities. 

Their new app 'Youth Card' gives access to developmental opportunities, work experience placements, as well as discounts from your favourite high-street brands. It’s completely free.

Visit Youth Card – Speakers for Schools for more information and to download the app! 

Apprenticeship opportunities 

Apprenticeships are an increasingly popular pathway with hundreds of apprenticeships across a broad range of industries that you can apply for depending on your qualifications. 

Microsoft's latest apprenticeship opportunities

Microsoft | Search | Employers | GetMyFirstJob 

RateMyApprenticeship - Top companies hiring now!

This is a useful website for all thing's apprenticeship, including reviews, industry guides and blogs.

You can also search for live opportunities  With the likes of companies such as Balfour Beatty, PwC, experian and many more! 

Work Experience

Work experience is an invaluable opportunity which not only could lead to a full time job within your chosen career path, but you'll learn transferable skills, day to day etiquette of the working world and just being in a working environment.

Work experience is also valuable content for a UCAS application. It'll help you check out career areas and show evidence of useful skills for coping with university study and life.

Top tips for finding work experience

  • Get online. Search local authority websites, local businesses and LinkedIn
  • Ask parents or friends for useful contacts and opportunities 
  • For speculative enquiries to employers, write to them and send a brief CV and covering letter stating clearly when you're available and what you are looking for i.e. work experience, volunteering, shadowing etc. This can be done online or even by visiting the organisation itself and talking to the manager. 
  • And remember if you don't ask, you don't get! 

Check out and sign up to Speakers for Schools for some of the latest work placements:

Work Experience – Speakers for Schools

Check out Create Your Future for exciting projects to get involved in: 

Create Your Future Opportunities - Youth Employment UK

Future Learn

Future Learn offers a variety of free online courses that could be done over the summer.

Browse Free Online Courses - FutureLearn

Springpod

Check out Springpod for summer work experience programmes. 

Take control of your future | Meet Springpod

Berkshire Opportunities

Berkshire Opportunities has been compiled specifically to inform you about jobs, courses, apprenticeships and labour marketing information in the county.  

 

This is a really useful resource for students and parents so do take a look. 

Berkshire Opportunities Homepage

THE PIGGOTT ALUMNI

Join us on LinkedIn to follow the careers of former Piggott students and to network and stay in touch with our Alumni now and in the future. 

Whilst The Piggott School believes the content of any recommended online resource to be appropriate for use by its pupils, they have not been compiled by the school. As such – if you have any concerns over accessing the links outlined in this newsletter please do not do so. If you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to email Mrs van den Berghen or Miss Giacomet.