Careers
We intend for Careers Education Information Advise and Guidance (CEIAG) to be high on the agenda at Beacon Lights School and now, more than ever, our students need to be equipped with the skills and knowledge to tackle a challenging and fast moving world of work.
While some of our in-house activities have started this term, such as having visiting speakers, and a Professionals fair scheduled for February 2022, we appreciate that employer engagement is still more difficult to achieve face to face, so we continue to use on-line facilities for some events.
As we are in an ever-evolving situation, CEIAG plans may be subject to change. For upcoming events, please refer to the School Calendar. You can find our Careers Policy on our Policies page.
Need help with finding Work Experience? Check out our dedicated page for guidance: Work Experience.
Career Events
A number of events are held/attended throughout the academic year, to help our pupils gain an understanding of potential future careers. You can find details of some past events below.
“Get Organised” visit – 11th October 2022
Careers advisor visit – 3rd October 2022
Post-16 Options fair – 30th March 2022
Apprenticeship Fair – 24 March 2022
Professionals Day – 16 February 2022
Careers adviser visit on 15 December 2021
Careers Adviser, Kate Copson, visited us in December 2021 to speak to the pupils.
Employer Engagement
If employers are willing to get involved in our Career Activities and are able to offer any help, please get in touch by email at info@beaconschools.org.uk.
Our Careers Lead is Dr. Nahouza (n.nahouza@beaconschools.org.uk).
Careerometer
Use the Careerometer widget below to see information about particular careers, such as average pay, and future job market predictions.
Useful Websites
Click on any of the links below for more information. Please note that Beacon Lights School is not responsible for the content of external website links.
C&K Careers Centres in Calderdale and Kirklees
This is a service which has been set up for students/young people/parents/carers whereby they can phone to speak to a Careers Adviser or email them with any queries.
Find out more about the service on their www.ckcareersonline.org.uk
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are a great option for getting on the job ladder and earning a wage while you train.
The following site has information about apprenticeships with live vacancies available.
https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeshipsearch
UCAS
A good start for planning ahead for University and Higher Education. Easy to use website with links universities for further in-depth information.
Which A-Level explorer tool
Try out their new A-Level explorer tool.
Future Talent
Sign up with future-talent.com and they’ll keep you up to date with information and advice on the latest apprenticeships, Beacon School leaver programmes, courses and training that suit your interests, qualifications and needs as a Beacon School or college leaver.
GOV UK
Useful information on tuition fees and student finance
http://www.gov.uk/browse/education
National Careers Website
This site contains hundreds of different job profiles, each with further links to explore and labour market information for each role and sector.
START
Once registered (for free), build your profile by identifying which skills and qualities you are strongest in, these are then “matched” to jobs you maybe suited to in the future. Delve deeper into the information to find out how many opportunities there maybe locally, what other jobs are similar and actual job openings.
icould
Explore different roles and search by subject areas to find out where your choices could take you. Complete the personality quiz called “the buzz quiz” to see if your personality is a good fit with different occupations. This is useful for some students but not the only way to decide on your future choices.
Careers Theories
Useful for finding out why your ideas and choices will change over time. Different ideas for teachers, parents and students who like to know a little more.
https://www.careers.govt.nz/resources/career-practice/career-theory-models/supers-theory/
https://www.careers.govt.nz/resources/career-practice/career-theory-models/krumboltzs-theory/
Will a robot take your job?
A quiz written by Oxford University and Deloitte exploring which jobs may be taken over by technology in the future.
Workfinder
This app enables you to find companies and jobs that you are interested in specific to the area that you live in or wish to work in. The app works on both iOS and Android devices and can be downloaded.