CAREERS EDUCATION INFORMATION & RESOURCES
The school makes a wide range of resources available to students to help them make informed decisions about future career and study pathways, whether they are looking at apprenticeships, university, vocational, employment or other routes. Parents will also find these resources helpful and informative.
FORTISMERE CAREERS RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS
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Fortismere Careers Portal: Students use their GoogleClassroom login Careers PORTAL |
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GoogleClassroom weekly Careers & Work Related Bulletin: Students have access via the Year group pages on GoogleClassroom. The weekly bulletin includes information on how to join the Springpod Virtual Work Experience programme for Y10 to Y13 - there is an expectation that each student has completed a minimum of 2 Springpod work experiences each academic year. |
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Fortismere weekly Careers Newsletter: Available here – each Newsletter has a job of the week, a spotlight career and video, Labour Market Information and facts, employer spotlight and a university spotlight. You can also explore past editions to learn more about Futures, Inspirations and Opportunities. |
There are also lots of informative online external resources for students and their parents to use. Explore the careers pages on our website for helpful suggestions and links and see below.
USEFUL CAREERS EDUCATION WEBSITES
- https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/Pages/Home.aspx
- https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles
- https://www.gov.uk/topic/further-education-skills/apprenticeships
- https://www.gov.uk/browse/education/find-course
Labour Market Information
- London LMI breaks down jobs and labour market information to help students learn more about job and career opportunities https://london-lmi.startprofile.com/page/home-page
- LMI for All provides a wealth of information and intelligence on the UK labour market https://www.lmiforall.org.uk/
- The Careersometer tool can be used to explore and compare key information, including labour market data, about different occupations to help identify potential careers. https://cambspeterboroughlmi.co.uk/for-learners/#careersometer
- The Skillsometer tool helps students to identify future careers they may be interested in https://cambspeterboroughlmi.co.uk/for-learners/#skillsometer
- Nomis publishes data from the Office for National Statistics related to the labour market at national, regional and local levels https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/
Information for parents and carers
- Talking Futures - resources to help parents and carers have constructive careers, education and training conversations with their children.
