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National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is an opportunity for the education and skills sector to celebrate the achievements of apprentices around the country and the positive impact they make to communities, businesses, and the wider economy.

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Subject Masterclasses are subject-specific events that offer high-achieving students in Year 12 (S5 for Scotland, Year 13 for NI, or equivalent) the chance to experience typical undergraduate teaching at the University of Cambridge, and to get a flavour of what it's like to be a student here. The events are designed for students looking to apply in October 2024, including mature students.

The Masterclasses cover a range of subjects and provide students with an opportunity to explore topics of interest beyond what's covered in the school curriculum.

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Welcome to Staircase12, an online hub of resources and information for students thinking about applying to top universities. You'll find plenty of ideas here for stretching yourself beyond the school syllabus.

If you want to learn a bit more about why exploring your subject beyond school is important, and see some top tips for going about it, take a look at our Explore Your Subject page.

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You may have been told you need to "read around the subject", but might not be sure where to start (or just think reading is really boring). If that's the case then our Reading Bank is for you. It's full of reviews by Univ students and some tutors too of books that they'd recommend to students considering applying to study their subject at uni.

Explore our book reviews for Humanities, Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences, Medical Sciences and Social Sciences or take a look at the full range of reviews on our Reading Bank.

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Do you have further questions about applying to Oxford or about exploring your subject beyond school? Do you have a suggestion for a resource that it would be useful for us to share on Staircase12? Then please get in touch - E: access@univ.ox.ac.uk.

Students: why not also explore our Courses at Univ pages or meet the tutors on our Academics A-Z pages. You may also want to take a look at Univ's Study Day programme for Year 12 students; yet another way you can explore your subject beyond school.

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Labour Market Information (LMI) can provide us with insights into different jobs and opportunities, telling us what is available now or predicted to be in the future. It can be gathered from a wide array of sources from websites run by Government funded organisations, through to adverts for job vacancies in local papers and online. Even anecdotal sources such as conversations with friends and family can give us information on who maybe recruiting. Each source can provide us with information on the labour market.

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Be Informed

To create a clearer picture, it is important to try and use more than one source of information to get as big a view as possible (much like when you check more than one "customer satisfaction" surveys and "review" sites when buying a car, laptop or new mobile phone). Using more than one source of data increases the odds of accuracy.

TOP TIP: LMI is often seen as a reliable prediction of the future; this isn't always the case as any forecast is open to fluctuations and change. A good rule of thumb to remember is that the further away the prediction is, the more open to change the forecast will be.

Research

Research helps you to find out what is possible and is key to understanding what is going on. It can sometimes be a little tricky though so, remember there are plenty of sources of support to help you with this... parents, carers, teachers, friends, and your careers adviser!

Below we have added some useful LMI web links which, cover the labour market in Kent and beyond; we hope you find them helpful. We take no responsibility for decisions made using this data nor the on-going validity of each source; instead, we encourage you to investigate each one with care and consideration.

Once you have explored the data and information, it is then YOUR CHOICE what you would like to do in the future.

Good luck with your research!

Mr Chris Targett

CXK Area Manager - Information, Advice & Guidance

Kent

Top 10 Jobs in Kent: https://www.cxk.org/resources/top-10-jobs-in-kent-2/

Start in Kent & Medway: https://kent.startprofile.com/page/kent-districts (SELEP Growth Targets and "Indeed" job vacancy information - updated once, every two terms)

SELEP: https://www.southeastlep.com/

SELEP Districts Table Report: Microsoft Word - LEP Skills and Employment district tables.docx (southeastlep.com)

SELEP wide Economy and Skills Report: Microsoft Word - South East LEP wide Economy and Skills report.docx

SELEP Road to Recovery: South-East-LEP-Road-to-Recovery-2021.pdf

Highstreet LMI Postcode Checker: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63799670

East Sussex
Top 10 Jobs in East Sussex
London

Start in London: https://london-lmi.startprofile.com/page/london-boroughs

LEAP: https://lep.london/projects-and-priorities/infrastructure

Data store: https://data.london.gov.uk/topic

Berkshire
Top 10 Jobs in Berkshire
Surrey
Top 10 Jobs in Surrey - CXK
West Sussex
Top 10 Jobs in West Sussex
Hampshire
Top 10 Jobs in Hampshire
United Kingdom

UK: https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/salaries; https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/; https://www.lmiforall.org.uk/

LEPS: https://www.lepnetwork.net/about-leps/the-38-leps/

Sector forecasts: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/job-sectors

Working Futures: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/research/wf/

Future Work and Skills: https://www.nesta.org.uk/project/future-work-and-skills/

UKCES: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-labour-market-projections-2014-to-2024

Job profiles and availability: http://explore.skillsroute.com/ and https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/ and https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/help/information-sources

National Higher and Degree Apprenticeship vacancy data: https://alanbullockcareers.com/blog/

Graduate outcomes data and forecasts: https://luminate.prospects.ac.uk

Have you ever wondered what kind of jobs are available in your chosen sectors or other sectors and areas? This interactive tool can help you find out: Take control of your career - OpenLearn - Open University

East Sussex Resources for Young People - https://www.cxk.org/resources/resources-for-young-people-in-east-sussex/

UK Music: https://www.ukmusic.org/research-reports/report-archive/music-by-numbers-2020/

Department For Education, Local Skills Dashboard: https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/local-skills-dashboard/

E.U & Global

Trends: http://www.ilo.org/global/research/global-reports/weso/2020/lang-en/index.htm

Reports: http://www.oecd.org/employment/

EU: https://europa.eu/eures/portal/jv-se/home?lang=en

Using LMI Data

Overview: https://www.lmiforall.org.uk/explore_lmi/learning-units/limitations-of-lmi

Using data: https://icould.com/stories/using-lmi-careers-decisions/
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At Barclays, we've spent 11 years perfecting our Apprenticeship programmes so that you can start to think differently about your future. Join us at any point in your life in a well-paid, permanent job - doing real, impactful work from day one - all whist working towards a recognised qualification up to Degree level.
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Starting your career with us means following the science, boldly disrupting norms and supporting one another in shaping the future. Collaborate with leaders and teams across a wide range of disciplines and explore your passions. Discover your career purpose with us. And build strong bonds that will last a lifetime.

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People are our top priority - our patients, colleagues and communities. Regardless of what programme you're in, we bring diverse talent from all over the world together. We enable international perspectives and combine our strengths and knowledge to multiply our impact. That's why we've won multiple awards as a trusted Biopharmaceuticals employer. These awards show us that we're on the right track and they're an incentive to work even harder on nurturing our culture and making it ever richer and more diverse.

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