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The careers that interest you and the plans you have for when you leave school will be unique.  No one else in school will have the exact same interests, thoughts and ideas as you, which is why you alone have to explore careers and options in your own time.  This padlet will help you focus your research and help you explore the world of work so that you can begin to consider the careers and options that suit you best.  Your form tutor will be showing you how to use the information in this padlet so that you can use it yourself at home and learn even more about the world of work.  The link to this padlet has been e-mailed to you and your parents so that you can access this padlet any time throughout the year.

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Careerpilot Free website for 13-19 year olds

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It's also good to spend some time looking at what the future holds for you in terms of career opportunities, and the news is good!  Explore the links below to learn more about your exciting future! 

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It's also good to spend some time looking at what the future holds for you in terms of career opportunities, and the news is good!  Explore the links below to learn more about your exciting future! 

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Now it's time to start exploring.  While you're young and still in education, it's important to keep an open mind and not be too focused on one job.  Learning about job sectors is a good way to explore.    

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Now it's time to start exploring.  While you're young and still in education, it's important to keep an open mind and not be too focused on one job.  Learning about job sectors is a good way to explore.    

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Now that you've found a sector that interests you, try to find a related virtual tour or industry insight, which can give you a deeper understanding of sectors and careers.

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Now that you've found a sector that interests you, try to find a related virtual tour or industry insight, which can give you a deeper understanding of sectors and careers.

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Lancashire Careers Information - Digital & Creative Opportunities Animation (Portal)

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Take the Buzz Quiz and find out what kind of animal you are and what kinds of job types/sectors might suit you best.

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Take Buzz Quiz to find out your personality type and what jobs might suit you.

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Working Out Of The Ordinary: Season 1, Episode 1 - Jayne Ashe

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Curriculum subjects

Art and computer science

Summary

Derin Owudunni is a systems support assistant at Framestore, a Bafta and Oscar award winning creative studio in London. It offers a range of visual effects, production, direction and post production services for film, TV, animation and advertising projects.

Ice-breaker questions

What does a systems support assistant do?

How does Derin keep her skills up to date?

What advice does Derin give to anyone wanting to get into film and visual effects industry?

Want to know more?

Visit the ScreenSkills website to learn more about roles in VFX.

Back to Screen - film & television

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Art and computer science Derin Owudunni is a systems support assistant at Framestore, a Bafta and Oscar award winning creative studio in London. It offers a range of visual effects, production, direction and post production services for film, TV, animation and advertising projects. What does a systems support assistant do?

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Lancashire Careers Information - Green and Low Carbon Opportunities Animation (Portal)

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What else can you do to help you learn more about yourself? Get involved in extra-curricular activities, try out new hobbies, volunteer. The more new experiences you have the more you learn about yourself.

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In a few short questions students can find out how their skills and passions could lead to an exciting job in engineering.

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Get an inside look at NASA Glenn Research Center's facilities. Select a tour and tap the icons to view videos, images and see testing in action.

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Space Careers are set to increase significantly, might you be interested in working in this area? Check out this video to learn more.

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There are so many areas of human and animal health – developing medicines, cutting air pollution, working in antibiotic resistance, progressing medical devices and prosthetics – in which chemistry plays a vital role, prolonging and improving life. edu.rsc.org/future-in-chemistry/making-the-differenc…

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Estimated time required: 20-40 mins

Virtual Work Experience gives you a unique opportunity to gain work experience in a company that you might not normally get access to while highlighting the essential skills you might need. Over 50,000 people visited our virtual work experience in 2020.

What is the Virtual Work Experience tool?

By using this tool, you'll get to see the inner workings of a digital transformation agency, and actively work with different departments on one exciting project, helping them solve problems and complete real-life tasks.

As part of the experience, you'll also see lots of tips as well as links through to other LifeSkills content. These are designed to help you learn how best to deal with situations you may come across in the workplace. Following these links will help you get the most out of your virtual work experience and learn more about the vital skills you'll need in the workplace.

Barclays LifeSkills is offering an online work experience programme for young people in the UK aged 14-19, which typically includes Year 10, 11, 12 and 13 (England and Wales), S3, S4, S5 and S6 (Scotland) and Year 11, 12, 13, 15 (Northern Ireland). This comprises online activities, 5 live sessions with Barclays employees and project work. It starts on Monday 23 October 2023, the deadline for applications is 19 October 2023 and you can register on springpod.com.

Why not extend your virtual work experience journey further by learning about a different industry, specifically financial services through our online lesson film outlining how a bank works and the different role available?

Alternatively, you can visit our virtual work experience hub for more tools and tips.
How do you use it?
The tool is an interactive video where you can ask and answer questions using buttons; think of it as a first-person role-playing game. You'll meet lots of people from different departments of the agency and learn more about what they do.
What do I need to use it?
All you need to get going with this tool is a free LifeSkills account. It's that easy.
How long will it take?
The tool should take approximately 20 mins to complete however there are lots of tips spread throughout that would be useful to check out as you go. You can always come back to them afterwards too.

Why not extend your virtual work experience journey further by learning about a different industry, financial services, through our online lesson film outlining how a bank works and the different roles available?

Alternatively, you can visit our virtual work experience hub for even more tools and tips.

Once you've used the virtual work experience tool, why not get your CV ready for applications using our CV Builder tool.

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Virtual Work Experience tool | Barclays LifeSkills

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Learn where your skills are needed in the modern workplace and see the inner workings of a company with our free online virtual work experience tool.

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BT | Virtual tour generated by Panotour and Livepano

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Check out this careerometer to learn about what jobs pay. Learn more about the average hours people work in certain jobs and if there are more jobs being created or less. Also check out the current average salary for a UK worker.

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Click the dotted square. Type in the first career that you think you might be interested in and select from the drop-down list, then add your second and third choice to see the comparison.

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Careerpilot : Get information : Careerometer

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Click the dotted square. Type in the first career that you think you might be interested in and select from the drop-down list, then add your second and third choice to see the comparison.

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Find your perfect role in the creative industries - Creative Careers

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Ipswich Town Football Club | Virtual tour generated by Panotour and Livepano

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There are more than 350 different careers in the NHS. Many work with patients while others work behind the scenes. What they all have in common is that they make a difference to people's lives.

To find the NHS careers that best suit you, all you need to do is answer some simple questions.

Good luck!

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There are more than 350 different careers in the NHS. Many work with patients while others work behind the scenes. What they all have in common is that they make a difference to people's lives. To find the NHS careers that best suit you, all you need to do is answer some simple questions.

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Morgan Sindall Construction | Virtual tour generated by Panotour and Livepano

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Considering a career in a particular job area? Hear from people working in job sectors such as sport, science, media and more. See how much you could get paid for different roles and what qualifications you might need, with tips and advice to help you decide your next steps.

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Ipswich Building Society | Virtual tour generated by Panotour and Livepano

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Use this Careerometer by typing in your job and then reading the card. Look near the bottom where it says 'You might find this job in..' this is the sector you're most likely to find your career in.

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Click the dotted square. Type in the first career that you think you might be interested in and select from the drop-down list, then add your second and third choice to see the comparison.

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Careerpilot : Get information : Careerometer

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Suffolk County Council | Virtual tour generated by Panotour and Livepano

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Through out your time at school, you should regularly do your own careers research.  Your career interests will be wholly unique to you and you're the only person who can know what will and won't be of interest.  Every time you decide to do your own research, before you start to explore jobs and the world of work, you should first reflect on who you are!  Knowing ourselves well helps us to understand which types of jobs, options or opportunities would suit us best.  Explore the web links below to help you learn more about you! 

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Through out your time at school, you should regularly do your own careers research.  Your career interests will be wholly unique to you and you're the only person who can know what will and won't be of interest.  Every time you decide to do your own research, before you start to explore jobs and the world of work, you should first reflect on who you are!  Knowing ourselves well helps us to understand which types of jobs, options or opportunities would suit us best.  Explore the web links below to help you learn more about you! 

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Now your child has started high school, you should encourage your child to regularly explore the world of work in their own time.  This could simply be encouraging them to explore this padlet in their own time and talking to your child about jobs.  To help you get conversations started, use the website below for tips and ideas.  

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Now your child has started high school, you should encourage your child to regularly explore the world of work in their own time.  This could simply be encouraging them to explore this padlet in their own time and talking to your child about jobs.  To help you get conversations started, use the website below for tips and ideas.  

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Careers Advice and Support offered by Schools and Colleges - Talking Futures

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Connecting with your child’s school or college careers adviser is a good way to access a wide range of careers support and information.

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Through out your time at school, you'll develop a range of transferable skills. These are skills people use every day in most jobs and developing them while at school will help you succeed in the world of work. But it's important that you know the the name of these transferable skills and when you are demonstrating them. Talking about your transferable skills and when you have demonstrated them is the main focus of job interviews. By building on your understanding and knowledge of transferable skills from Year 7, you'll be an ace when it comes to finding your first real job. See below for examples and play the video above to see how Dr Ranj and DJ Charlie Tee apply their transferable skills when they do a job swap for a day!

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Celeb job swap challenge: How will Dr Ranj fare as a Radio 1 DJ and Charlie Tee as a doctor? - BBC Bitesize

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NHS doctor, Dr Ranj, swaps roles with Radio 1’s Charlie Tee. What transferable skills will help them in their new roles?

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Confidence - 'Employability Skills, What do you mean?'

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Teamwork - 'Employability Skills, What do you mean?'

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Leadership - 'Employability Skills, What do you mean?'

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Communication - 'Employability Skills, What do you mean?'

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Creativity - 'Employability Skills, What do you mean?'

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Motivation - 'Employability Skills, What do you mean?'

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Reliability - 'Employability Skills, What Do You Mean?'

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Emotional Control - 'Employability Skills, What do you mean?'