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Slides - West Midlands careers advisor session

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Slides - West Midlands careers advisor session

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Next Gen Skills Academy: https://www.nextgenskillsacademy.com/

BBC Apprentice Hub:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/apprenticehub/

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Portfolio careers resources from ScreenSkills

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Portfolio careers resources from ScreenSkills

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Become more resilient as a freelancer by using your skills across a range of creative industries. Take inspiration from those who say a portfolio career satisfies them creatively.

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Careers in Games event at Leamington Spa

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Careers in Games event at Leamington Spa

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https://www.screenskills.com/starting-your-career/careers-in-games/

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West Midlands Cultural Infrastructure Map

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West Midlands Cultural Infrastructure Map

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https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/f519267d1a1247329a8b3f0e8bd08d37?dlg=Select-a-location&id=716ebc7ff00c4361943b9dedf4aa3006

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Explore our series of industry-led lesson plans

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Explore our series of industry-led lesson plans

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A 60-90 minute lesson plan suitable for years 7-13 that introduces learners to the world of advertising, brands, briefs, different job roles and pathways. It features two films made in innovative and award-winning ad agencies and some of the team members working there. Created by the Institute for Practitioners in Advertising for Discover Creative Careers.

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Watch a recording of a previous training session (not region specific)

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Watch a recording of a previous training session (not region specific)

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Aimed at learners aged 11-18, our online insights feature industry professionals talking about their jobs – what they involve, what it’s like working in their sector, how they got into it and also some advice and tips for young people looking to enter a similar field.

The insight events are designed for a class to engage with together, we anticipate teachers will register on behalf of their class.

Upcoming dates:

Focus on visual effects (VFX): Wednesday 31st January

Focus on architecture: Wednesday 28th February

Focus on film and television: Friday 22nd March

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Focus on Advertising & Marketing

Wednesday 27th September, 11am - 11.45am

Advertising and marketing is all around us. This innovative industry is responsible for creating campaigns that exist on our phones, billboards, TVs, cinemas - everywhere! It's an industry make makes a significant contribution to the UK economy and it has the power to change society for the better.

Delivered in collaboration with the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA), this free online event will introduce pupils to some of the exciting roles across advertising and marketing. We'll hear how they work together to produce the brilliant campaigns that we connect with on a daily basis and understand the different routes into the sector.

The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA), incorporated by a Royal Charter, is the trade body and professional institute for agencies and individuals working in the UK's advertising, media and marketing communications industry. Find out more about the IPA and explore their career resources at ipa.co.uk.

Focus on Music

Wednesday 18th October, 11am - 11.45am

There has never been a better time to choose a career in the music industry, it creates over 140k full time jobs in hundreds of different roles and is growing all the time. For every artist you see on stage, there are hundreds of people behind the scenes - from tour managers, technicians, engineers, promoters, lawyers and many more.

Delivered in collaboration with UK Music, this free online event will feature several industry professionals working in their dream jobs across the music sector. We'll hear more about the types of roles that underpin this globally renowned sector and understand how people get into them.

UK Music is the collective voice of the UK's world-leading music industry. They represent all sectors of the industry - bringing them together to collaborate, campaign, and champion music. Find out more about UK Music and explore their career resources at ukmusic.org.

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Advertising and marketing is all around us. This innovative industry is responsible for creating campaigns that exist on our phones, billboards, TVs, cinemas - everywhere! It's an industry make makes a significant contribution to the UK economy and it has the power to change society for the better.

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Discover Creative Careers Week 2023: 18th-22nd November

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Discover Creative Careers Week 2023: 18th-22nd November

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Information and links for schools and industry about our flagship week:

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Monday 18th - Friday 22nd November 2024

After a hugely successful week in 2023, we're thrilled to reveal that next year's Discover! Creative Careers Week will take place from Monday 18th - Friday 22nd November 2024.

We'll be working with industry to encourage them to open their doors for local young people to encounter their workplace, with a specific focus on engaging young people based in our 77 priority areas.

We'll also be partnering with Speakers for Schools again to deliver the virtual programme which will be open to all.

Schools, colleges and industry across England are encouraged to register their interest in taking part and we'll be back in touch in early 2024 with further information.

About Discover! Creative Careers Week

Discover! Creative Careers Week is a call to arms to employers and individuals across the sector to provide young people aged 11-18 with direct encounters with industry through in-person and online events at workplaces.

Taking part supports schools and colleges to meet several Gatsby benchmarks including:

Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers particularly if you enhance your involvement in activities with our suite of creative industry careers lesson plans

Benchmark 5: Encounters with employers and employees Discover! Creative Careers Week offers opportunities to hear directly from professionals working across the creative industries through online and in-person events

Benchmark 6: Experiences of workplaces During the week we encourage employers to open their doors and invite local students for interactive careers activities. The Discover team can only support coordination of in-person activities for schools and colleges based in our 77 priority areas

The national programme is part of Government's pledge to build a highly-skilled, productive and inclusive workforce for the future, with its ambition to maximise growth of the creative industries by £50 billion and support a million more jobs across the UK by 2030, as outlined in the Creative Industries Sector Vision launched earlier this year.

Discover! Creative Careers Week 2023 took place from 13th - 17th November and saw thousands of young people take part in careers activities delivered by hundreds of creative industry employers. Watch the film to find out more:

Highlights from Discover! Creative Careers Week 2023 included:

Over 100 young people from Discover Creative Careers priority areas including Dudley, Brent, Newham, Croydon and Barking and Dagenham took part in architecture careers workshops led by the Royal Institute for British Architects (RIBA), Open City and AtkinsRéalis. In addition young people engaged with online events delivered by AHR Architects and Ryder Architecture as part of the Speakers for Schools virtual programme.

In Swindon over 60 young people from local schools visited Create Studios to take part in gaming, music, social media and film production workshops with employers including Bristol-based training provider BoomSatsuma, music producer Jamie Coupe and marketing agency Evito Talent.

Over 60 young people from Brent, Croydon and Newham attended an immersive workshop at Framestore, a visual effects company in London who work on films including Guardians of the Galaxy, Paddington and Avengers. They were joined by Creative Industries Minister John Whittingdale in the afternoon who helped the Framestore judging panel feedback on the presentations.

In Birmingham, BOA Stage & Screen Production Academy hosted schools from across the midlands who took part in a range of creative, technical and construction careers workshops and heard from some of the current students and staff members.

Over 60 young people from Knowsley took part in a backstage tour, talks and workshops at the innovative new performance space, Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot. They were joined by Arts Minister Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay.

Across the week over 300 students took part in several workshops and set visits with screen companies, arranged by ScreenSkills. This included a visit to ITV's Granada Reports newsroom at MediaCityUK in Salford, a talk with Maise Maguire, the Executive Producer ofThe Voice to a group in Manchester, set visits to famous soaps Coronation Street (ITV) and Eastenders (BBC), storyline workshops with ITV for Coronation Street and Emmerdale, a visit to the post-production house Molinare and various other workshops and visits.

In Bury St Edmunds, UK Music and West Suffolk College hosted a music and creative industry careers day featuring a panel discussion and Q&A with guests including Verity Pabla from I'm Not a Machine Music and artist Shao Dow. The event took place at the innovative Extended Reality Lab (XR Lab) which combines Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality technologies and environments.

The week featured several opportunities for students with special educational needs (SEND) including an online workshop with Leeds Museums and Galleries, a workplace workshop with Blue Zoo Animation and an online insight with Newcastle Castle

The virtual programme delivered by Speakers for Schools featured workshops, talks and activities with a range of employers including Sky Studios, Cockpit, Factory International, Get Into Theatre, Fane and The Lowry

Local students in Blackpool went face to face with world-famous icons as they met the team at Blackpool's Madame Tussauds to find out what it takes to maintain their renowned waxworks

In Stoke on Trent, Carse & Waterman Productions hosted a group for an interactive animation and visual effects (VFX) workshop

In Wigan we launched a youth voice pilot at Wigan Youth Zone in partnership with Curious Minds, to hear directly from young people, leading towards more co-designed activity in future

Top image: Students take part in Discover! Creative Careers Week 2023 at BOA Academy, photographer Victor Frankowski

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After a hugely successful week in 2023, we're thrilled to reveal that next year's Discover! Creative Careers Week will take place from Monday 18th - Friday 22nd November 2024. We'll be working with industry to encourage them to open their doors for local young people to encounter their workplace, with a specific focus on engaging young people based in our 77 priority areas.

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Explore Finder - explore careers and opportunities

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Explore Finder - explore careers and opportunities

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https://discovercreative.careers/explore/#/

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Find your perfect role in the creative industries - Creative Careers

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Use the filters on the left to discover a range of job profiles across the creative industries, featuring careers information from our industry partners.

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https://www.screenskills.com/training/screenskills-select/

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- Freelancing in the creative industries: Introduction to freelancing
- ScreenSkills advice: Freelance toolkit for Film and TV
- ScreenSkills advice: How to network well
- ScreenSkills advice: How to appoach employers

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Learning objectives

With over 32% of the workforce in the creative industries being self-employed compared to 16% of the total UK workforce, it's vital that those entering the jobs market understand what it takes to be a freelancer. This lesson plan and accompanying resources are packed full of information needed to understand what it takes to have a sustainable freelance career in the creative industries.

The lesson has been designed for years 9 - 11, it's a 2 hour or half day lesson and structured in the following four parts:

What is freelancing?

What does a freelance career look like?

To freelance or not to freelance?

How do you build a sustainable freelance career?

Lesson objective: To be able to know, understand and evaluate the benefits of being a freelancer within the creative industries

Aim: To introduce students to freelancing within the creative industries and understand the various steps involved to create a successful freelance career

Literacy: Introduction of associated terminology, reading and understanding regular tasks and pros/cons through matchmaking, reading and understanding roles

Numeracy: Analysis of statistics, budgets and understanding accounting

Gatsby benchmarks:
Benchmark 2 - Learning from career and labour market information.

Lesson planner, slides and accompanying worksheets

Click on the links to download the lesson planner, slides and the student worksheet for this lesson.

About Alison Grade

Alison spent 15 years working at senior level across various media companies including international television, film production, rights management and strategy. She also has formal academic training and is a Nesta-accredited Creative Enterprise Trainer with extensive experience in providing one-to-one business support and workshops to both pre-start and existing Creative Industries SMEs through her work on a range of programmes with universities and institutions including the BBC Academy, Birmingham City University, Coventry University and Aston University.

Alison's bestselling book, The Freelance Bible, was published by Penguin in 2020 which has so far transformed the careers of thousands of people.

Find out more about Alison and how you can work with here at www.alisongrade.com

These resources have been written and produced by Alison Grade, in collaboration with BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy, for Discover Creative Careers 2023 - 2025.

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Lesson plan introduction to freelancing - Creative Careers

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With over 32% of the workforce in the creative industries being self-employed compared to 16% of the total UK workforce, it's vital that those entering the jobs market understand what it takes to be a freelancer. This lesson plan and accompanying resources are packed full of information needed to understand what it takes to have a sustainable freelance career in the creative industries.

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https://twitter.com/CreativeCareer5

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Our list of sub-sector specific websites - Find information, advice and opportunities to help you break into a particular industry

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Our list of sub-sector specific websites - Find information, advice and opportunities to help you break into a particular industry

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https://discovercreative.careers/students-and-parents/where-can-i-find-out-more/

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Click here full a full list of our 77 priority boroughs for Discover 2022-25: https://discovercreative.careers/about/about-the-creative-careers-programme/

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Find a full list of our partners here: https://discovercreative.careers/about/creative-industry-partners/

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Discover Creative Careers is a government-funded, award-winning, industry-led programme working to ensure there is a larger and more diverse intake of talent into the creative industries.

Through a hybrid programme of practical activities and resources, Discover Creative Careers informs young people directly about the opportunities in this world-leading sector through meaningful encounters with industry professionals, online tools, training and support for teachers, parents, guardians and careers professionals, employers and more.