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Andy Driver on being a Footballer

Andy takes time out to tell us about his life as a professional footballer and the podcast will be uploaded in sections so please come back and find out more!
Mick
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Now it’s time for the fans to ask their questions, including that all important first goal!
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 Life, universe, everything!
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S5 Ross High School

Hello!
Today we are going to look at some online resources that you may find useful.
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Download this careers-newsletters5-ross and this s5-planning-with-blog to your school folder
Careers Scotland
Planit
UCAS
College
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Pathfinder - a careers interest guide located in Applications Folder on the school server.
 
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Jewel and Esk College

Current job vacancies are here and note closing date is 19 September.
Mick

NBHS S6

Here are some of the websites and documents we will be using over the next two weeks:
Careers Scotland
Planit
Career Games
Pay Wizard
More careers
3-stages 
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student-handout
instructions
all-about-me-and-my-fantastic-cv
cv-newsletter-template
Grammar

North Berwick S5 30/05/2008

Welcome to your S5 careers talk.
Below are the websites and packages we will be using today and I will direct you to them as necessary.
First up www.careers-scotland.org.uk for all your career planning needs and note your parents can use this site as well.  Take your time and have a good look around this site it [...]

Modern Apprenticeships

Information here on current vacancies with City of Edinburgh Council.
Mick

Vacancy

apprentice-advert-2008.doc
With LCUK Dunbar.

Recharge 13 April

Welcome to the CV session and click on the document below to find the sites we will be using.
recharge-sites.doc
Mick

NDCS Information

largs.pdf
Scottish Deaf Youth Association and NDCS Scotland have organised Initiative Training Weekend to be held at National Sports Centre Inverclyde on Friday 18 April 2008 to Sunday 20 April 2008 for those who are 18-25 years old. There are limited spaces for Initiative Training Weekend.
This is an excellent and unique opportunity for those to find information how to organise Group Outings, Camping or Outdoor [...]

What’s my job?

Our very first podcast!
See if you can guess the job and find out more about it!
Mick
job.mp3