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Careers Bulletin June 2023

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MESSAGE FROM OUR SIXTH FORM CAREERS TEAM

Welcome to our Careers Bulletin - your monhtly 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.

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.

Last Chance to Register: Summer Career Experiences in London!

InvestIN offer a wide range of interactive and immersive summer work experience placements alongside top industry professionals, enabling you to make the right career decisions and maximise your potential.

For more details please visit: Summer Experiences 2023 – InvestIN Education

For 10% off please used code: Piggott10

The UK’s First Expo for Teens
Education, Careers & Life Choices

30th June - 1st July

The Step Up Expo is a free two-day event at London Olympia (sponsored by Unifrog) and will guide students, and parents/caregivers through the wealth of 16+, 18+, and long-term choices on offer to you.

You'll get the chance to join workshops on topics like choosing what to study, and how to apply for universities, jobs, and work placements. And you'll hear from guest speakers like Radio 1's Jack Saunders and Celebrity Masterchef Sabrina Gidda.

For more info and FREE tickets visit: STEP-UP EXPO - Inspiring Teen Choices, 30 June - 1 July 2023 (stepupexpo.co.uk)

The Newbury (Berkshire) Show Opportunity

16th and 17th September

The Newbury and District Agricultural Society are giving you the opportunity to work with a professional blacksmith at The Newbury (Berkshire) Show on September 16^th and 17^th.

With the assistance of a professional blacksmith, you will be able to make a poker, which will then be judged and the winning one will be awarded a rosette and prize money of £10.

The contact for this is Nick Peppitt of Hollington Forge (Highclere). If you are interested in this unique opportunity please email nick@forgehollington.co.uk

Aged 16 to 24?
Do you enjoy reading?
Do you enjoy working with children and want to volunteer?

WBC Libraries are looking for volunteers to help out with library duties and children’s activities in WBC Libraries aspart of the 2023 Summer Reading Challenge. It’s a great addition to your CV and you have the chance to givesomething back to your local community.

SRC volunteering opportunities will be at Wokingham, Woodley and Lower Earley Libraries from July 24th to August 25th, 2023.

For more information contact: volunteer@wokingham.gov.uk

Closing date is June 24th, 2023

EY Apprenticeships still have places remaining for this September, and it is not too late for you to decide to kick-start your career and develop skills for life on EY's Assurance Apprenticeship Programme | EY UK (Masters Level 7) or Mobility Tax Apprenticeship Programme | EY UK (Level 4)

Apprentice roles at EY are still open for applications but be quick, as they close on 12^th June for roles starting in this September 2023.

Newcastle University are running four open days:

Friday 23 June
Saturday 24 June
Saturday 30 September
Saturday 18 November

Open Days are a chance to join subject sessions and meet academics, as well as tour campus and view facilities, including accommodation, Students' Union, sports centre, libraries and more.

You’ll learn about further opportunities, hear about the success and evaluation of previous Outreach events and enjoy some refreshments.

For more information visit and to book your place visit: On-campus events - School and College Outreach - Newcastle University (ncl.ac.uk)

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

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!

Ongoing 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

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.