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20 socially beneficial careers for your child

We live in an age of multiple crises, with great change and transformation on the horizon. From Covid-19 to the even greater threat of climate breakdown, from automation to demographic ageing – rarely...

3 awesome sports apprenticeships you could do

Whether it’s helping people become more active or making sure disadvantaged young people have access to sport, there are plenty of rewarding careers in sport. If you’re dedicated, love fitness...

60 Second Interview – Secondary School Teacher

Secondary school maths teacher Jane Goodland went into education after dreaming of a career in scientific research. In this interview, Jane explains why teaching has been a big learning curve...

60 Second Interview: Edu-technology entrepreneur

Onyinye founded Enrich Learning aged just 20, and now she uses her subject knowledge to tutor students, while the skills she developed on a university leadership course help her manage and lead a team. In...

60 Second Interview: Hardware Engineer

Electronic design is all about electronic circuits and systems, and electronic engineers use their scientific knowledge to develop and test devices, systems and equipment that are powered by electricity. Electronic...

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Rail Degree Apprenticeships

I'm doing science subjects and am interested in doing a degree apprenticeship. Is there anything on offer and do you have anything to show my parents this would be a good option?

Changing parents perception of apprenticeships

Employers, have you any tips on how we can promote apprenticeships to parents? There still seems to be people that think apprenticeships are a second rate option and somehow schools need to do more to...

Perception of apprenticeships

Following the introduction of the apprenticeship levy how are apprenticeship opportunities now being perceived by students, schools and parents? If necessary, how do you think employers...

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99 Percent of Apprentices Say Apprenticeship Was Right Choice...

A new survey by the Industry Apprentice Council (IAC) has revealed that almost all apprentices feel satisfied that an apprenticeship was the best choice for them. The 2013 survey, which included...

Careers advice has failed us, new survey finds

Four in 10 people ended up in their unfulfilling job because they didn’t know what else to do, a report has revealed. More than 60% of 1,000 working professionals surveyed by Escape the City, said...

Coronavirus: How we will help schools/colleges deliver careers...

With the news that schools and colleges are now to close from Friday, we know that coronavirus makes this a hard and uncertain time for careers and teaching staff at schools/college across the UK. Here...

Huge positive difference in mental health when participating...

The London Lions – the UK’s premier basketball club – has released a landmark study highlighting the vital importance of a sporting environment for young people to discuss their...

Is it vital to get a job straight from uni?

You may have heard today that Mary Curnock Cook, the outgoing head of UCAS, said that some parents and universities have become "too fixated" on using uni purely as a stepping stone to work. In an interview...

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