Our annual update from the successful candidates at North Berwick High sharing their experiences with the current S4 and S5 students.
Thanks to Maggie and Scott.
Mick
Our annual update from the successful candidates at North Berwick High sharing their experiences with the current S4 and S5 students.
Thanks to Maggie and Scott.
Mick
If you have applied to UCAS but are not holding any offers, you may be able to apply through Extra for another choice.
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) are offering scholarships and awards to people who are going to study a university course accredited by the IMechE. Awards of up to £25,000 may be available to help fund study of an engineering degree. For more details visit here
This is a short survey to help me plan your careers input so please be as accurate as you can.
Mick
Good morning and welcome to you last, ever careers talk at school!
This session is all about getting ready to move on so there’s something for everyone.
Right let’s start by looking back……..
University
UCAS
SAAS
Mind your language!
College
Edinburgh
Scotlands Rural Colleges
Pre-application resources here
Higher National level funding here
HN to degree progression routes here
Scottish Qualifications Framework here
Gap Year
Country guides here
Some organisations to research here
Employment
CV preparation here
Interview preparation here then copy and paste your results in here
Some more resources to help you
Career Management Skills
This is really what it’s all about.
Hello everyone.
This post is to designed to signpost you to different post school options so start by watching the video and the use the links below to follow up.
Any questions just contact me at mick.burns@sds.co.uk and you can follow this blog on twitter mickburns2
For HN to degree progression routes for some cooleges and universities visit the ELRAH website
College resources are available here
You can start some pre application work by completing this and I will return your booklet as soon as possible.
University resources continue to be available at UCAS and you can find follow them online here
Employability resources such as CV and interview skills are available at MWOW and Planitplus
College applicants complete this survey as soon as possible.
Mick
A warm welcome to ex-NBHS students Maddie and Daniel who took time to call in and share their experiences of applying to and studying at university.
Part 1
Part 2
Hello everyone.
Welcome from your Careers Advisers, Alison McGeechan and Mick Burns.
Some food for thought.
We want to register on MWOW here
Great, now we want you to complete the My Strengths section here
There are lots of other careers sites you can use and some of these are on the Careers Newsletter and Start Planning page so right click and save to your server
S4 Newsletter 2012
Planning Ahead 2012
Here are some websites to start you off:
MWOW
Planitplus
UCAS
Edinburgh College
Scotlands Rural Colleges
All those considering Law, Architeture, Medicine or Vet Medicine should register with the Pathways to the Professions Programme here
And finally!