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Why not use this list to support with any careers activities you have and to support Benchmark 7 for Independent Training Providers and College. You can find information and resources about traineeships here: Apprenticeship resources for schools, teachers, parents (amazingapprenticeships.com)

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All teachers should link curriculum learning with careers. For example, STEM subject teachers should highlight the relevance of STEM subjects for a wide range of future career paths.

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All subject staff should link curriculum with careers, even on courses that are not specifically occupation-led. For example, STEM subject staff should highlight the relevance of STEM subjects for a wide range of career paths. Study programmes should also reflect the importance of maths and English as a key expectation from employers.

The Foundation Approach also includes supporting staff to simply highlight the relevance of their subjects to careers pathways and future opportunities. This approach sits outside of taught curriculum and is about making abstract links about the relevance of subjects to pathways/roles and related essential skills to future careers and opportunities. This can sit outside of teaching and be done in a variety of ways including homework tasks, starter/plenary tasks, etc.
Embedding Curriculum in the Context of Careers: Why this matters

Subject teachers are highly influential - students are 18 times more likely to be motivated to learn if their teachers know their hopes and dreams

Staff highlighting the relevance of their subject to future careers and opportunities creates social capital for young people with more limited networks

Skills Builder - Better Prepared Report ' Strong essential skills such as speaking, listening and staying positive can positively influence young people's employment prospects.'

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Real-life career videos, advice and information to inspire your career

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Blueprint: Virtual experience of the workplace | CEC Resource Directory (careersandenterprise.co.uk)

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Welcome to the LEAN Blueprints. We created our blueprints to help schools and businesses create effective opportunities for students to learn about careers. We've included suggestions and ideas for everything we think you'll need to plan and run successful and impactful careers projects. With the restrictions in place due to COVID-19, traditional careers activities now need to be delivered virtually.

In this Blueprint you'll see information on:

1. What is a virtual experience of the workplace?

2. What needs to be included?

3. How to run a virtual experience of the workplace with an example agenda.

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Welcome to the LEAN Blueprints. We created our blueprints to help schools and businesses create effective opportunities for students to learn about careers. We've included suggestions and ideas for everything we think you'll need to plan and run successful and impactful careers projects.

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Tips to create an online work experience programme

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Developed by the CEC Work It is a series of careers talks with young people, for young people. Learn about some of the different routes available after leaving education from a range of inspiring youth voices. These also raise awareness of roles of the young people and the businesses they work for.

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Speakers for Schools: Work Experience opportunities here!

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We coach companies to create meaningful experiences that craft career ambitions.

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Practical ideas for achieving Gatsby Benchmark 6

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We carried out qualitative interviews with Careers Leaders from 28 schools, colleges and special schools that are achieving well on Gatsby Benchmark 6. The interviews explored the models of workplace experiences offered, how they are integrated within career programmes and strategies for overcoming the challenges to ensure that the experiences are meaningful and available to all students.

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Experiences of workplaces - Practical ideas for achieving Gatsby Benchmark 6

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We carried out qualitative interviews with Careers Leaders from 28 schools, colleges and special schools that are achieving well on Gatsby Benchmark 6. The interviews explored the models of workplace experiences offered, how they are integrated within career programmes and strategies for overcoming the challenges to ensure that the experiences are meaningful and available to all students.

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How to meet Gatsby Benchmark 6 more meaningfully and deliver positive student outcomes

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To plan and implement meaningful experiences of the workplace aligned to school/college priorities and positive student outcomes

To recognise different approaches to delivering meaningful experiences of the workplace

To understand how to embed meaningful experiences of the workplace within a progressive careers programme

To recognise and be able to make the case confidently with education leaders for delivering meaningful experiences of the workplace within a progressive careers programme.

Follow the guide and capture your own reflections to support planning for impact.

Work with your Enterprise Adviser/Careers Link governor in this process.

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BM6 How to meet Gatsby Benchmark 6 more meaningfully and deliver positive student outcomes

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To plan and implement meaningful experiences of the workplace aligned to school/college priorities and positive student outcomes To recognise different approaches to delivering meaningful experiences of the workplace To understand how to embed meaningful experiences of the workplace within a progressive careers programme To recognise and be able to make the case confidently with education leaders for delivering meaningful experiences of the workplace within a progressive careers programme.

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Gatsby Benchmark 6: Experience of workplaces resources

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Every pupil should have first-hand experiences* of the workplace through work visits, work shadowing and/or work experience to help their exploration of career opportunities, and expand their networks.

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Experiences of workplaces Every pupil should have first-hand experiences* of the workplace through work visits, work shadowing and/or work experience to help their exploration of career opportunities, and expand their networks.

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Learn what you can gain by spending time in a workplace to learn about a job role, a company or a career sector.

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Learn what you can gain by spending time in a workplace to learn about a job role, a company or a career sector.

When to do work experience

Work experience is important for getting into any career. Having some can make you stand out from the crowd on applications for courses, training and jobs.

Work experience can be useful for anyone of any age and at any stage of your career. It can help you to gain skills and decide what to do if you are:

Most work experience is unpaid, but there are some opportunities where you can earn money.

Why work experience is important

Choosing what to do in your career may seem easier if you know what you want to be in the future. You can look for opportunities that will help you to develop skills for that career. This could be through:

It's an opportunity for you to:

test out your career ideas

improve your skills

show your commitment and enthusiasm

If you do not know what job you want, or you cannot get your perfect placement, any work experience is better than none. Whatever job you try, you'll learn more about yourself and working life.

You'll also gain skills in the process. It may even lead to more suitable experience with the same company. It could be good preparation for another opportunity that's closer to what you want to do.

Try not to worry about where you could go to get work experience. Concentrate on what you could learn or improve on.

Use work experience as research

Work experience is a chance for you to:

find out more about yourself

find out what inspires you

come up with career ideas and try them out

discover your strengths, values, motivations and interests

meet new people and build your network of contacts

identify any reasonable adjustments you may need because of a disability or long term health condition

It can also help you to rule out options, which can help to focus your career ideas.

To explore your work experience options, you can:

talk to your teachers, family and friends for ideas

ask people you know about their jobs and the places they work

talk to older students who have already done work experience

find out if your school, college or university has organised placements you can choose from

get advice from a careers leader or careers adviser

use our skills assessment tools to get ideas on jobs that may suit you

Build your soft skills

You can use your work experience as a time to build your soft skills. Employers look for employees who can show that they are:

trustworthy and reliable

good communicators

great team players

able to solve problems

willing to learn new things

able to adapt and 'bounce back' when things do not go to plan

These soft skills are common skills that are not specific to any one job but useful for most. You can learn and practise these skills in any workplace. Use your experience to show an employer that you have them.

Treat work experience as a challenge

You could use work experience to challenge yourself. Setting yourself a challenge will take you out of your comfort zone but you will gain a lot as a result. For example, you could try to overcome difficulties like:

communicating with people - try a customer service role to practise dealing with the public

working with others - build your confidence in a job where you can be part of a small team

Ways to get work experience

There are lots of different ways to get work experience. Some might be more useful or only available at certain points in your education or career.

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This toolkit, developed by the Tees Valley Combined Authority, includes example paperwork for an individual work experience placement. There are templates for a contract and HSE guidance, as well as evaluation forms for the employer and student to fill out on completion of the work experience. All of these are templates easily adaptable for any organisation.

Use this toolkit as part of the wider programme of careers activity for progressive outcomes

Prep work is essential to ensure students are aware of the expectations on them and that they are visiting a meaningful experience

A task for the student to complete should be added to ensure they are recording their learning and development throughout the placement

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Chemistry - See 'Science / STEM' Citizenship, PSHE & Employability Dance - See 'Drama & Performing Arts' Design & Technology (also see ICT and Computer Science below) Drama & Performing Arts English Enterprise, Business Studies & Economics Food Technology / Food Science

Resources and programme to support teaching careers in food science and technology: igd.com

Lesson plans and resources to support teaching careers in food science and technology: TastyCareers

Geography Health & Social Care

Information about careers with the NHS: StepIntoTheNHS

Video by the NHS to support teaching Health and Social Care: YouTube

Video by the NHS about apprenticeships in Health and Social Care: YouTube

Resources to support teaching KS3 and KS4 Health and Social Care: HealthCareers

Information about care workers and carers: Handbook

Lesson plans and presentations to support teaching careers in Health and Social Care: TheWOWShow

History ICT & Computer Science (also see Design & Technology above) Languages Maths - Also See 'Media Studies / Film Studies Music P.E & Sport Science / STEM' Physics - See 'Science / STEM' Religious Studies / Education Science / STEM

Information and job profiles about careers in P.E and Sport: FutureActive

Workshops and information about careers in Sport: Careers In Sport

Challenge and activities exploring careers in Sport Management: CrackTheCode

Help with Gatsby Benchmark 4

Ask your Enterprise Coordinator and Enterprise Adviser for further advice and consult the Careers and Enterprise Company's resource directory.

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Welcome to our work experience opportunities page - the perfect place to start your career journey! Explore the latest placements on offer from hundreds of employers across a wide range of industries.

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Explore diverse work experience opportunities with renowned professionals. Gain valuable skills and insights through our engaging programmes. Start your journey today with Speakers for Schools.

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Access our previous Teacher CPD Webinar recordings which run through a step-by-step demonstration of how to create meaningful encounters with employers to meet Gatsby Benchmark 5

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Teacher training - Inspiring The Future

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There are currently no upcoming webinars. Please check back soon, and follow us on Twitter to get the latest updates.
Past webinar recordings Ready Set Motivate- Using Inspiring the Future to deliver experiences of the workplace
28 th April 2021

Aimed at new as well as seasoned Inspiring the Future users, this short webinar runs through our new 'Ready Set Motivate' guidance, designed to support school staff to organise and deliver meaningful experiences of the workplace. This webinar explores using Inspiring the Future to meet Gatsby Benchmark 6, what other schools have done to creatively meet this benchmark and top tips to make your encounters meaningful.
Watch the recording Bringing the world of work into schools in a virtual era
With The Careers and Enterprise Company - 28th January 2021

Tried the Inspiring the Future portal in the past but struggled to find locally available volunteers? Worried about the tech side? While the pandemic has narrowed young people's lives, virtual activities widen the breadth and range of volunteers students can access and even alleviate some of the logistics of hosting visitors once you have the know-how. Schools across the country have told us that virtual encounters mean they can have everyone from a marine captain to a BBC Sports producer on their doorstep.

100% of attendees found the CPD helpful

60% said they now feel very confident or extremely confident in organising virtual encounters using Inspiring the Future

"Just the right length, practical and all very relevant - probably the best CPD session I've attended as it was all so clear and useful."
Watch the recording Deepening meaningful virtual encounters with employers and employees
With The Careers and Enterprise Company - 3rd February 2021

If you are a seasoned Inspiring the Futures user and/or already confident at sourcing volunteers and hosting activities, consider how to take things further to maximise the willingness of the 9,000+ volunteers from across sectors available on the platform. Consider how to enlist subject leaders with sector-specific activities, how to use the portal to meet Gatsby Benchmarks 4 to 7 and how to deliver alternative careers provision with Inspiring the Future volunteers.

100% of attendees found the CPD helpful

88% would be interested in attending another CPD in future

Watch the recording Teacher CPD with an Aviation twist: How to use virtual volunteers from Aviation to inspire students' in STEM
With this sector specific CPD webinar you'll hear directly from our special guests, aviation employers - the Civil Aviation Authority and Department for Transport, as well as from a school who'll be on hand to describe their recent experience. You'll learn about our campaign to engage a broader range of diverse volunteers from Aviation and how you can create meaningful virtual employer engagement activities with the wide spectrum of aviation volunteers available on the platform. From helicopter pilots to engineers, commercial pilots to surveyors and legal advisors. You name it - we've got it!

To receive the webinar recording, please get in touch with Derrick at Derrick.Otchere@educationandemployers.org
Information webinar
Missed our recent information sessions? You can watch the recorded webinar below:

If you have any questions about the webinars or Inspiring the Future, please get in touch at enquiries@inspiringthefuture.org.

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There are currently no upcoming webinars. Please check back soon, and follow us on Twitter to get the latest updates. Past webinar recordings Ready Set Motivate- Using Inspiring the Future to deliver experiences of the workplace 28 th April 2021 Aimed at new as well as seasoned Inspiring the Future users, this short webinar runs through our new 'Ready Set Motivate' guidance, designed to support school staff to organise and deliver meaningful experiences of the workplace.

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A secondary school in Aberdeenshire helped students see the relevance of curriculum learning by connecting virtually with a volunteer in the Fashion industry

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"Authentic, real-world learning” and “insightful” sessions – get inspired by recent school activities - Inspiring The Future

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Meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks - Inspiring The Future

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Schools and colleges are utilising our huge network of volunteers and suite of resources to provide employer encounters that are meaningful and meet Gatsby Benchmarks, both face-to-face and virtually.

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What’s Your Strength? | CEC Resource Directory (careersandenterprise.co.uk)

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What's Your Strength, developed by Katherine Jennick, empowers young people to recognise their abilities and talk about their strengths. You can purchase this resource and use it to help young people understand themselves better, embrace who they are, improve their confidence and develop their career planning skills.

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what-works-personal-guidance.pdf (careersandenterprise.co.uk)

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Career HELP Advice System | CEC Resource Directory (careersandenterprise.co.uk)

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Each profile is named after a "bug" and is delivered in three formats leading to personal career "clouds". The user can choose levels of environment and ambition that then covers ALL careers including those based upon tertiary education, apprenticeships and lower skilled employment . For each career the user can explore required qualifications, routes to the career together with career profiles, salary profiles and job market information. It thus promotes personal "ownership" of the career plan. As well as being unique for the user it is an immensely valuable tool for teachers and careers advisors. It is a FREE one-stop careers advice package that automatically updates giving confidence in the quality of information.

Sir John Holman has reviewed Careers HELP, is impressed and recommended contacting The Careers and Enterprise Company

It is easily available on-line and on mobile phones making it a portable careers package, allowing students to return and update their career plan, and it can be used as a basis for discussion with parents, teachers and advisors. All of the databases automatically update giving confidence to students and advisors. The Careers HELP plan becomes personal and "owned" by the student and can be endorsed by the teacher and advisor. For the time-pressured teacher it is an invaluable source of data, and with the ubiquity of mobile phones can even be used as a lesson plan.

It comprehensively meets Benchmarks 1-4 and 8 and introduces students to Benchmarks 5 and 7.

It is already in use in over 200 schools spread around the UK.

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Building good practice in careers education - Insights and guidance for training providers | CEC Resource Directory (careersandenterprise.co.uk)

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This guide is designed to support any senior staff within training providers who have responsibility for careers. It is particularly aimed at those supporting 16-19-year-old learners as well as those with Education, Health and Care plans up to 25 years old.

We know significant good practice in careers education already exists, but we want to help providers to consolidate this, build their provision further and raise the standard of delivery across the sector. This guide shows how the Gatsby Benchmarks can be an excellent framework for training providers to create modern, 21st century careers education. Case studies and examples from the sector are included to showcase good practice that is already taking place.

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1412_Careers In Context Employer GuideG_1.pdf (careersandenterprise.co.uk)
This guide sets out examples from employers who have already achieved impact and aims to give confidence and inspiration as employers plan activities

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Making it Meaningful: Benchmark 7 | CEC Resource Directory (careersandenterprise.co.uk)
This guidance is designed to help Careers Leaders to ensure that each encounter with providers of the full range of learning opportunities is meaningful for all participants. This resource supports Careers Leaders to embed encounters within a progressive careers programme and that all activity can support impact

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To support a meaningful approach to Benchmark 7, this resource is underpinned by the following guiding principles:​

* Implement a progressive programme that broadens horizons, and scaffolds development of the knowledge and understanding required for students to identify their best next steps, from when students join you​.

Click to go to the section of the film related to this principle.
GB7 principle 2: Be informed by trends and success
* Use destination data and LMI to identify any gaps and implement appropriate intervention​.

* Use relevant destinations data and LMI to inform continuous improvement​.

* Harness employer and alumni voice through multi-Benchmark approaches where young people can be supported to understand learning opportunities through encounters and experiences of the workplace​.

Click to go to the section of the film related to this principle.
GB7 principle 3: True advocacy
* Grow your expertise in all career pathways and opportunities for young people​.

* Become an expert in the latest vocational and technical opportunities for your young people​.

Click here to go to the section of the film related to this principle.
GB7 principle 4: Challenge misconception and assumptions head on
* Consider all stakeholders and their knowledge, understanding and potential misconceptions​.

Click here to go to the section of the film related to this principle.
GB7 principle 5: Equity of access to information and understanding
* All pathways for all young people​.

* Provide equality of access to information and understanding​.

Click here to go to the section of the film related to this principle.

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For detail on the criteria required for an encounter to be compliant with the provider access legislation and to find out more about the importance of providing opportunities for students to learn about technical and vocational pathways, visit our Promoting all Pathways page.

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BM1 Guide | CEC Resource Directory (careersandenterprise.co.uk)

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Gatsby Benchmark 8 | CEC Resource Directory (careersandenterprise.co.uk)
Every pupil should have opportunities for guidance interviews with a careers adviser, who could be internal (a member of school staff) or external, provided they are trained to an appropriate level.

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What good looks like

Every student should have opportunities for guidance interviews with a Careers Adviser, who could be internal (a member of school staff) or external, provided they are trained to an appropriate level*.

These should be available whenever significant study or career choices are being made. They should be expected for all pupils but should be timed to meet their individual needs.

Every student should have at least one such interview by the age of 16, and the opportunity for a further interview by the age of 18.

The benchmark sets a high standard and states that staff giving one-to-one guidance to students should be qualified to an appropriate level. The CDI also specifies that to be on their register, advisers must be level 6 or above. The government recommends that schools source their providers of personal guidance from this register.
Why this matters

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All pupils should understand the full range of learning opportunities that are available to them. This includes both academic and vocational routes and learning in schools, colleges, universities and in the workplace.

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What good looks like

All students should understand the full range of learning opportunities that are available to them. This includes both technical and academic routes and learning in schools, colleges, universities and in the workplace.

By the age of 16, every student should have had a meaningful encounter* with providers of the full range of educational opportunities, including sixth forms, colleges, universities and apprenticeship providers. This should include the opportunity to meet both staff and students.

By the age of 18, all students who are considering applying for university should have had at least two visits to universities to meet staff and students.

By the age of 18, or before the end of their programme of study, every student should have had a meaningful encounter with a range of providers of learning and training that may form the next stage of their career. This should include, as appropriate, further education colleges, higher education and apprenticeship and training providers. This should include the opportunity to meet both staff and students.

*A 'meaningful encounter' is one in which the student has an opportunity to explore what it is like to learn in that environment. This includes academic and vocational routes and learning in schools, colleges, universities and the workplace.
Provider access legislation​
The provider access legislation is new guidance that comes into force from January 2023, which builds on Benchmark 7 and adds new specific requirements for schools. It is a key mechanism to further help learners understand and take-up, not just apprenticeships, but wider technical education options such as T-Levels and Higher Technical Qualifications. ​

The updated provider access legislation (PAL) specifies schools must provide at least six encounters for all their students: ​

Two encounters for pupils during the 'first key phase' (year 8 or 9) that are mandatory for all pupils to attend ​

Two encounters for pupils during the 'second key phase' (year 10 or 11) that are mandatory for all pupils to attend ​

Two encounters for pupils during the 'third key phase' (year 12 or 13) that are mandatory for the school to put on but optional for pupils to attend ​

You will find more information on the legislation and support with promoting all pathways here.
Why this matters

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Gatsby Benchmark 6 | CEC Resource Directory (careersandenterprise.co.uk)
Every pupil should have first-hand experiences* of the workplace through work visits, work shadowing and/or work experience to help their exploration of career opportunities, and expand their networks.

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Gatsby Benchmark 5 | CEC Resource Directory (careersandenterprise.co.uk)
Every pupil should have multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are valued in the workplace. This can be through a range of enrichment activities including visiting speakers, mentoring and enterprise schemes.

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To include an activity under Benchmark 5, it must meet the following minimum requirements:

Learning outcomes are defined, based on the age and needs of students

The encounter involves two-way interaction between students and employers/employees

There is evidence that the student actively participated

Maximise the value of employer encounters by setting clear learning aims linked to school priorities for all employer encounters

1. Consider using this template 'Proposal' document to make a case to SLT for time, resource, support for careers guidance

2. Connect with providers who can support you in facilitating bespoke employer encounters to respond to the specific needs of your cohorts and region

3. Apply the principles of the Making it Meaningful checklist to planning for all employer encounters

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Encounters with employers and employees Every pupil should have multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are valued in the workplace. This can be through a range of enrichment activities including visiting speakers, mentoring and enterprise schemes.

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Pupils have different career guidance needs at different stages. Opportunities for advice and support need to be tailored to the needs of each pupil. A school’s careers programme should embed equality and diversity considerations throughout.

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Addressing the needs of each pupil Pupils have different career guidance needs at different stages. Opportunities for advice and support need to be tailored to the needs of each pupil. A school’s careers programme should embed equality and diversity considerations throughout.

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Learning from Career and Labour Market Information

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Every pupil, and their parents, should have access to good-quality information about future study options and labour market opportunities. They will need the support of an informed adviser to make best use of available information.

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Learning from career and labour market information

Every pupil, and their parents, should have access to good-quality information about future study options and labour market opportunities. They will need the support of an informed adviser to make best use of available information.

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Gatsby Benchmark 1 | CEC Resource Directory (careersandenterprise.co.uk)
Every school and college should have an embedded programme of career education and guidance that is known and understood by pupils, parents, teachers and employers.

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What good looks like

Every school and college should have an embedded programme of career education and guidance that is known and understood by students, parents, teachers, governors, employers and other agencies.

Every school and college should have a stable, structured careers programme that has the explicit backing of the senior management team and has an identified and appropriately trained person responsible for it.

The careers programme should be published on the school's or college's website in a way that enables students, parents, school/college staff and employers to access and understand it.

The programme should be regularly evaluated with feedback from students, parents, school/college staff and employers as part of the evaluation process.

Providers of technical (including higher technical) education, vocational education and apprenticeships should be given the opportunity to engage with students and their parents so that all routes at 16 and 18 are fully understood and so that students can make informed decisions at key transition points.

Why this matters
Benchmark 1 provides the foundation for careers provision across your school, special school or college and supports you to link careers provision to your vision, priorities and to school or college improvement.

Developing a progressive careers programme shaped and driven by a strategic careers plan, enables your students to make well informed decisions about education, training, apprenticeship & employment opportunities and supports then to cope with challenging labour market conditions.

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A Stable Careers Programme Every school and college should have an embedded programme of career education and guidance that is known and understood by pupils, parents, teachers and employers.

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The 'Maths, Why Bother?' resource aims to help Maths teaching staff to show students the explicit links between the maths curriculum and the world of work.

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This resource should help towards achieving Gatsby Benchmark 4.

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Chantelle @ Bucks Fire & Rescue Resource Bundle - Amazing Apprenticeships

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Career Starter: A SCHEME OF WORK ABOUT THE WORLD OF WORK

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Our trusted foundation of bite-sized assembly, tutorial and classroom careers resources for every student in every year group, all mapped to Gatsby Benchmarks.

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Implementing the Gatsby benchmarks (goodcareerguidance.org.uk)

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What are the eight benchmarks?

The eight benchmarks are a framework for good career guidance developed to support schools in providing students with the best possible careers education, information, advice, and guidance.

They were established as part of Sir John Holman's research into what pragmatic actions could improve career guidance in England, and lay out what a world-class career guidance system looks like. The Benchmarks form part of the careers strategy, launched December 2017.
Download the benchmark report

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The importance of Benchmark 1: A stable careers programme

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The aim of these sessions is to help young people connect their learning to the future career aspirations and the world of work. Students will look at how your subject connects to the real world, the skills they are developing, the career pathways, roles and industry sectors.

Year 7 – connecting your subject to everyday life and products

Year 8 – the skills and knowledge you develop through studying this subject

Year 9 – skills and knowledge needed for certain roles and industry sectors

Year 10 – qualification routes and career pathways

Year 11 – transferable skills and example job roles

Year 12/13 – presenting your subject skills to an employer

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Orthoptics
Podiatry
Prosthetics and orthotics
Therapeutic
Radiography
Dietetics
Speech and Language Therapy

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About these Virtual Reality 360 films

These new four films use the latest immersive 360-degree VR technology and are narrated by the clinicians themselves - giving inspiring and informative insight into their chosen professions. Using VR in this way is cutting edge and is thought to be some of the first work of its kind in health and care careers. The project is part of HEE's AHP programme's strategy to improve the supply of AHPs to help deliver the ambitions of the NHS Long Term Plan.

The films have been created to show a typical day on the life of a podiatry, orthoptics, prosthetic and orthotics and therapeutic radiography professional. You can look around the environment, and watch short films embedded within it.

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Allied Health Professionals Virtual Reality - Technology Enhanced Learning

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Work Experience – Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

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Elections 2022

Southchurch ward by-election takes place today. Polling Stations are open 7am to 10pm.
Further Information

About Work Experience

Unfortunately we are unable to provide work experience placements until further notice.

Please continue to check this page for any changes.

The work experience programme gives young people from 14 to 18 years old a chance to familiarise themselves with the world of work.

It is organised in conjunction with local schools and colleges. It is a great way to help young people develop their skills and improve their job prospects.

During a placement, they will be able to find out what skills employers look for when theyre hiring someone to fill a job vacancy.

The length of the Work Experience is usually two weeks, but it can be longer or shorter if the hiring manger is able to assist. All placements are unpaid

If you are seeking a work experience placement, please contact resourcing@southend.gov.uk.

Attach your CV and indicate which departments/area of work you are interested in, along with your start and end dates for the placement.

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Elections 2022 Southchurch ward by-election takes place today. Polling Stations are open 7am to 10pm. Further Information Unfortunately we are unable to provide work experience placements until further notice. Please continue to check this page for any changes. The work experience programme gives young people from 14 to 18 years old a chance to familiarise themselves with the world of work.

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It's time for students to pick their options. Parents, don't panic! We've got you covered with some key advice here!

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How to help your teen choose their school subjects: A checklist for parents - BBC Bitesize
If your child has been asked to choose the subjects they want to take for their GCSEs or Nationals, you’ll know this can be a tricky time for them, especially if they haven't decided what areas they'd like to specialise in.

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How to choose your exam subjects wisely for the future you want

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How to choose your exam subjects wisely for the future you want

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How to choose your exam subjects wisely for the future you want - BBC Bitesize
The subjects you choose to study for your GCSEs or Nationals are the first stepping stones to your goals in life. Here's some advice from life coach Mark Anderson on how to pick the right subjects for you.

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So, if you're feeling unsure about your options, remember these three clear steps to help you make the right choice:
1. Look ahead
Think about the job you might like to do, or the kind of work environment you eventually want to be in, as this could inform your option choices. For instance, if you know that you want to travel with your work, a modern foreign language could be your calling. If you have no idea what kind of job you'd like to do, don't worry! You won't be boxed in if you take a mix of subjects across a range of disciplines and keep your options open.
2. Give yourself enough time
This isn't a decision to rush so, if you're feeling unsure, talk to teachers and older students. Research subjects and the potential jobs they lead to online, and feel prepared ahead of making your choices.
3. Do what's best for you
Don't just take a subject because your friends are taking the same one or if you like the teacher. Follow your talents and instincts to do what interests .

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Meeting Student Needs in the Classroom - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com
Educators know that all students in their classrooms are unique. Each brings experiences to the learning environment that impact who they are as learners. This means teachers need a wide range of methods to reach all students. They need to plan, monitor, and respond to each student in order to promote academic growth.

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Designing Learning Programs

Educators know that all students in their classrooms are unique. Each brings experiences to the learning environment that impact who they are as learners. This means teachers need a wide range of methods to reach all students. They need to plan, monitor, and respond to each student in order to promote academic growth.

In other words, when designing learning programs, or lessons and activities in the classroom, they need to make sure they consider several aspects about students, including:

Student needs

Student backgrounds

Student perspectives

Student interests

Educators need to develop a wide variety of strategies to respond to student needs - both socially and culturally. They need to consider the lives students lead outside of school and learn their unique perspectives. Finally, they need to get to know students and consider their interests. By providing a range of approaches to educate students, they create confident learners. How can they do this? Let's take a peek.

Creating Learning for All

Sue is a teacher committed to making sure she considers all aspects of her students. Over the years, she's learned that it takes more than asking her students questions about their personal lives at the beginning of the year and throwing parties to reinforce learning. In fact, Sue knows that in order to create an environment that supports learning for all of her students, she needs to pay special attention to three important points:

1. First, curriculum and instruction is determined in response to students' needs and perspectives

2. Second, instruction is based on student learner profiles

3. Finally, lessons are designed to build on background knowledge

By designing curriculum and instruction based on students' needs - not on what worked in previous years - she allows for individual growth. Sue also designs learning based on student profiles and builds experiences using background knowledge. How does this look in a classroom?

Responding to Student Needs and Perspectives

In Sue's classroom, she makes sure she prepares lessons and learning activities, events students participate in that support learning, considering her students' unique needs and perspectives. How does she do this? As we discussed, students come to school with diverse academic and personal dispositions. For example, her students last year were a mature group; she was able to differentiate her lessons, or change up content, the process of teaching, and how material was assessed, to challenge them. This year, students are a bit more emotionally needy and require more support with things like classwork and homework.

When Sue sits down to plan lessons, she looks at the learning objectives, topics her students are expected to master, and considers how she can help her students meet these goals. She adds elements to bring in valuable personal feedback and perspectives students can offer. For example, when teaching about the Revolutionary War, she initiates a conversation asking students their personal opinions about freedom, and asks them to consider what it would be like for them to experience life during that time frame.

Using Learner Profiles

Students' cultures, genders, learning styles, and other aspects all go into making them who they are and contribute to what is called a learner profile. Sue considers this when planning lessons and learning activities. Recognizing that each student has a unique approach to learning and different strengths and struggles, means Sue needs to differentiate to make sure all students can succeed. Sue accomplishes this in several ways:

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Compass+ :With our free Compass+ tool you can benchmark, manage, track and report on your school's careers provision at individual student level.

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Compass+ :With our free Compass+ tool you can benchmark, manage, track and report on your school's careers provision at individual student level.

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As part of our aim to provide you with the very highest quality careers resources, we’ve made it easy to find exactly what you need. From supporting your strategic planning, to embedding careers within the curriculum, simply use the filters below to quickly search for what you’re looking for – and don’t forget to check back regularly as we’re continually adding fresh resources to the directory.

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The Gatsby Benchmarks | Careers Briefing Episode 2 - YouTube

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How to Embed the Gatsby Benchmarks in Your College’s Careers Information

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Importance of personal guidance for young students to focus on their future careers

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Free Career Ready: Careers in the Curriculum

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Thurrock Careers (formerly Connexions) offers careers information, advice and guidance to:

every 13 to 19 year-old

anyone with special educational needs up to the age of 25

We provide personalised support to all young people - whether you're still at school or looking for employment and training - with:

You can expect:

a welcoming and warm environment

a Personal Adviser to look at your career options

a Personal Adviser to help plan for your future

a Personal Adviser to talk to in confidence

a Personal Adviser who will listen and take time to understand

opportunities to meet other young people

opportunities to get involved in your community

All our Personal Advisers are professionally trained to provide you with high quality information, advice and guidance. Our service is matrix-accredited and all our advisers are qualified to at least Level 6.

We offer information, advice and guidance for young people who are vulnerable or disadvantaged. This includes all those:

with special education needs

with a disability

at risk of becoming not in employment, education or training (NEET)

If you need help getting a job

We can help you make the most of your talents and interests.

Contact us at the Inspire Youth Hub in Grays.

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Featured resource

Autumn - Term Ahead Planner

Discover valuable resources to enhance your career guidance this autumn term! We're excited to release a series of resources aligned with events and campaigns, perfect for engaging students, staff and parents &amp; carers in the world of apprenticeships.

Are you hosting an event for National Care Leavers Week 2023?

Recipe resource for The Parent Perspective Podcast S3 E3

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Campus tour, subject talks and more!

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South Essex College - Southend Campus Virtual Open Event

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Apprenticeship and Traineeship providers

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"TheLightBulb has managed to track 100% of leaner destination for recent leavers, through a series of contacts made over 6 weeks, 83% finding permanent sustainable employment, 10% further education (mostly higher-level apprenticeships) and just 6% leave unemployed or without re-entering education and 1% other. TheLightBulb achieves 93% positive destination, above target."

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1. Home

2. Life at College

3. Our Campus - Seevic

Check out our amazing Seevic campus and everything it has to offer!

Our Seevic Campus, located in Benfleet, is a leading local provider of A-Levels, Professional, Foundation Learning, Apprenticeships, Adult and Higher Education courses.

The modern campus, benefiting from recent developments, provides our 2,500 students with an excellent range of facilities, such as our state-of-the-art Immersive Room, allowing a seamless link to our Palmer's Campus, The Hub, a large social space where you can hang out with their friends, as well as quiet spaces when you need to unwind.

All the main buildings within our Seevic Campus are accessible, with wider doors built for wheelchair users, lifts that allow access to higher-level floors as well as support offered by our Learning Plus team.

We are proud to have communicators available to students and understand that other's may benefit from additional support whilst studying with us, whether that be in the classroom, helping with university applications or financially.

Take a look around the campus with our virtual tour!

Seevic Campus

Runnymede Chase, Benfleet, Essex SS7 1TW

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Home Life at College Our Campus - Seevic Check out our amazing Seevic campus and everything it has to offer! The modern campus, benefiting from recent developments, provides our 2,500 students with an excellent range of facilities, such as our state-of-the-art Immersive Room, allowing a seamless link to our Palmer's Campus, The Hub, a large social space where you can hang out with their friends, as well as quiet spaces when you need to unwind.

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Apprenticeships, Traineeships & T-Levels Padlet by Ali Smith at Southchurch High School

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Watch case studies and informational videos on apprenticeships, catch up on our recorded skills events, and more

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The Parent Perspective Pre-Recorded Podcast: Episode 1 out now.

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The Parent Perspective Pre-Recorded Podcast: Episode 1 out now.

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50 minute podcast by Amazing Apprenticeships

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‘The Parent Perspective’ Podcast: Episode 2 out now.

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Make Happen & Future Stars University of Essex taster day.

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Make Happen & Future Stars University of Essex taster day.

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On Wednesday 18 August 2021, the University of Essex is welcoming care-experienced Year 9-13 (or equivalent) students onto its Colchester Campus for a higher education ‘taster day’.
Care experienced students in Year 9-13: come along to the University of Essex taster day! | Make Happen

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A range of talks from students about the first week at university, what university-level study is like, or which clubs and societies to join, and many other topics.
Watch our Student's Life talks on YouTube | Make Happen

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‘The Parent Perspective’ Podcast: Episode 3 out now

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‘The Parent Perspective’ Podcast: Episode 3 out now

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“The Parent Perspective” is an exciting new podcast series for parents and carers, helping them to support their children with careers advice and guidance.

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The Parent Perspective Podcast - Amazing Apprenticeships

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An exciting new podcast created to help parents and carers support their children in making more informed career decisions.

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Apprentices Are Amazing - Amazing Apprenticeships

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Discover the amazing world of apprenticeships by visiting www.amazingapprenticeships.com.

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The Parents' Guide to - National Careers Week 2021 - National Careers Week

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The Parents' Guide to provides parents with the information they need to help their teenage children make the right choices to create successful futures after GCSE and sixth form.

Our online guides are designed to inform, involve and guide parental support. They include the most up to date information on topics such as apprenticeships, universities and revision techniques.

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The Parents' Guide to - National Careers Week 2021 - National Careers Week

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The Parents' Guide to provides parents with the information they need to help their teenage children make the right choices to create successful futures after GCSE and sixth form. Our online guides are designed to inform, involve and guide parental support. They include the most up to date information on topics such as apprenticeships, universities and revision techniques.

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Check Out Local Sixth Forms And Open Days!

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Check Out Local Sixth Forms And Open Days!

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Thanks to Nick Dunn at Eastwood Academy for producing!

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Get the Jump campaign - understand progression options

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Get the Jump campaign - understand progression options

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Skills for Life: it all starts with skills

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Whether you're growing your business, changing your career or just starting out, it all starts with skills.

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Digital Explorers Self Led - Virtual Work Experience Pack

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Digital Explorers Self Led - Virtual Work Experience Pack

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TCS Digital Explorers_Virtual Work Experience_Resource Pack

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Go behind the scenes with our tour leaders Adam, Marta, Paul, and Toni. This 10-minute film takes guests inside our Fulfilment Centres to see what happens when you shop on Amazon.

Please click the CC icon on the bottom right of the video to turn on captions.

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For people who like to invent, there's no better place to explore opportunities than at our University Recruiting Day. We're currently hiring around the globe, in a variety of different technical and business roles. Join our team and help us build the future!

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Digital Explorers Self Led - Virtual Work Experience Work Sheet

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Digital Explorers Self Led - Virtual Work Experience Work Sheet

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TCS Digital Explorers_Virtual Work Experience_Worksheet Pack