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Careers Bulletin 12 January 2023

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MESSAGE FROM OUR SIXTH FORM CAREERS TEAM

Welcome 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. 

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. 

Work Experience and Employers - CSW Group Ltd.

Week of 22nd May 2023!

Year 12 students will be expected to take part in Work experience for at least one week from 22nd May 2023!

Now is a great time to start thinking about what you want to do during your work experience week and start to have a look at companies you are interested in working. 

You will attend an assembly about this and be sent further details in due course. Any question, please see Miss Giacomet.   

 

Interested in Gaming and Character Creation? 

 

Escape Studios, have announced  three brand-new undergraduate degrees for a September 2023 start:

  • BSc (Hons)/MSci Video Games Design
  • BSc (Hons)/MSci Technical Art for Games and VFX
  • ?????BSc (Hons)/MSci Character Creation for Animation, Games and VFX

With these courses, art meets technology, supporting the growing industry demand for technical skills. Applications are now open via UCAS.
 

If you'd like to find out more, Escape Studios are holding an online open day on Saturday 14th January. For more info and to book you place please visit Undergraduate Open Days (pearsoncollegelondon.ac.uk)

 

 

Free hybrid lectures!

Gresham College invite you to watch their free, hybrid lectures. Covering a huge range of subjects hosted by some impressive Professors, these lectures are designed to help you with career decisions and personal statements. 

Check out Schools and Colleges | Gresham College to browse the lectures on offer. 

 

Virtual Work Experience opportunities 

Offering virtual work experience with industry giants such as Volvo, Direct Line and a NHS Trusts, and many more sectors, these FREE fantastic opportunities give you the option to 'Try before you buy' in your interested career and allow you to also gather information from top Universities. 

For the latest opportunities please visit It's time to take control of your future | Springpod to sign up. This really is an opportunity not to be missed! 

 

 

Aerospace and Textiles Webinars

Adviza are hosting their latest webinars, so if you're interested in a career within either Aerospace or Textiles please sign up at Events & Webinars | Adviza for an amazing insight into the types of careers you could get within these industries, as well as the skills and qualifications needed. 

 

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. 

 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! 

RateMyApprenticeship

Check out Success at School for the latest apprenticeship and job opportunities from Jaguar Land Rover, Volkswagen and more. 

Success at School

Interested in a career in Real Estate?

Discover everything you need to know about CBRE, the global leader in commercial real estate through this interactive webinar.

On 24th January at 6.30pm, this webinar will give information on who CBRE are, what they do and the opportunities available to you. 

To reserve your free spot visit: Real Estate apprenticeships with CBRE Tickets, Tue 24 Jan 2023 at 18:30 | Eventbrite

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! 

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.