Careers information for students

All students at Bobby Moore Academy have access to unifrog, the universal destinations platform. We recommend that students visit this site when looking for a wide range of careers guidance. Using their own unique profile, pupils can access a wide range of high-quality careers resources and guidance including: 

• Completing quizzes on how their personal interests, personality and skills link to a range of suitable career choices 
• Accessing information on a wide range of different careers and subjects they may wish to study post-16 
• Recording activities they complete inside and outside of school, to help them build their own CV 
• Watch live and pre-recorded webinars on a range of key careers topics 
• The ability to search up-to-date information for post-16 colleges, apprenticeship providers and UK and overseas universities and access university personal statement support and up t date UCAS information 

Please find below details of the unifrog based careers education tasks students should complete across each academic year: 

• Year 7 pupils - Unifrog Yr7 Letter .docx 
• Year 8 pupils - Unifrog - Yr8 Letter.docx 
• Year 9 pupils - Unifrog - Yr9 Letter.docx 
• Year 10 pupils - Unifrog - Yr10 Letter.docx 
• Year 11 pupils - Unifrog - Yr11 Letter.docx 

Please find below a range of additional links to websites and resources with further information and advice on careers for students. 

National Careers Service - https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/  

• This UK government careers site offers support on how to identify and build your skills, how to plan or start your career and understanding recruitment processes. 
• Choose from over 800 career profiles to discover what a job involves - https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/explore-careers  
• Complete a skills questionnaire to find out which jobs may be suited to your skill set -   https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/skills-assessment  

UCAS - https://www.ucas.com/ 

• UCAS is the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service and is the UK's shared admissions service for higher education (Post-18 options) 
• Explore your Post-18 options, including universities and apprenticeships 
• Learn about when and how to apply for university and how UCAS points work 
• Access personal statement guidance and support 

Finding apprenticeships - https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship 

• This government run service allows you to browse through all live and available apprenticeships in your local area 
• Find out about working hours and available salaries for each role and apply online 

The Complete University Guide - https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/  

• Find out up to date information on University and course league tables 
• How to apply for university via clearing  

Prospects - https://www.prospects.ac.uk/ 

• Complete quizzes to find out what kinds of job might suit you best from 15 job categories and 500+ types of job 
• Learn about the skills needed and responsibilities and salaries of hundreds of different careers  
• Find out more about different careers routes e.g. apprenticeships  
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Make the Future Yours Magazine  

• To subscribe to the Make the Future Yours magazine, follow this link: https://mailchi.mp/b90591fa519a/make-the-future-yours-magazine 

For all information regarding student Careers Education and the Academy Careers Programme for students, please contact Miss Naish 

Email – rnaish@bobbymoreacademy.co.uk  

Phone: 0203 146 800 (ext 484)