1. What next? Life after year 13
What are your options after you leave school/college ?

2. What is my job? I link people to information
Lesson starter
I link people to information
I use graphics and animation to create a visual impact
I need to understand the target audience
I have a degree
I constantly need to update my skills
I can earn a good salary
My company employs 40 people
I enjoy the flexible working atmosphere
Problem solving is part of my job
I need to be organised
I passed A levels and then trained on the job
I have a good salary
Part of the job is managing the tills for our restaurants and hotels 
I work in the football business

3. Answers to lesson starter
Elaine – IT Manager for Chelsea Football Club and Chelsea Village (a number of companies involved in hotels, travel merchandising, conferences and banqueting and a training ground)
Lisa - Website Designer Project Manager for a web development team of 5 men
Do you have to have a degree to get the job you want?
Use this lesson to start thinking about your future

4. What is a “Career” Work / Job Family, Community & Voluntary Activities
Education
Training
A Pathway through Life

5. Some definitions for the 21st century world of work are:
Job or Career?
Some definitions for the 21st century world of work are:
Occupation: a group of jobs with common characteristics requiring similar skills, e.g. hairdresser, teacher, project manager.
Job: a distinct position with specific duties in a particular place, e.g. maths teacher at Sometown High School. Jobs can be full-time, part-time, permanent, temporary, paid or voluntary, and some people have more than one job at the same time.
Career: a person’s lifelong pathway through learning and work.
It is possible to manage work/education/community/voluntary work in a variety of ways to improve your career prospects

6. Help is available !
Teachers, parents, careers advisers, friends and family
Information about work and jobs
Application forms and CVs
Information about courses
Making decisions
Interview preparation

7. What are the options ?
YOU
University
Training
Gap Year
Employment

8. Discuss and make notes Why are you For or Against these options?

9. Employment For Consider Start earning a full time wage Practical
Opportunities to learn on the job
No university debt
Can study part time
Can go to university later on
Consider
More and more careers may ask for degrees e.g.
Accountancy
Social work
Law
Journalism
Long term prospects
Competition

10. Employment Traditionally, where are the jobs after A levels?
Banking Retail Local Authorities
Armed Forces Catering Technical design jobs
Health – auxiliary nursing, ambulance
Travel – travel agency, air cabin crew
Public services – police, fire officers
CREDIT CRUNCH Warning 2009
there are fewer jobs available at the moment, but keep an eye on future trends
– there will be skills shortages in some of these areas and the ageing
workforce will need to be replaced.

11. Training / Apprenticeships
For
Leading to recognised qualifications- e.g.NVQs
Practical way of learning
Possible in some cases to go onto Higher Education
Block or day release to college
Advantage over 16 year old school leaver, more mature, focussed
Consider
Must be focussed – 3-4 year commitment
Average £ week wage to start
Very competitive
Must be willing to follow opportunities e.g moving around
CREDIT CRUNCH Warning fewer apprenticeships available

12. GAP Year before university
Must be well planned and researched
Check with university whether it’s advised
Opportunity to work and save for university
Fantastic travel experience
Consider
Disorganised – gap on CV and university application
Can be expensive – need to plan
Some courses may not like students taking gap years CHECK
CREDIT CRUNCH Warning 2009
Currently finding work for a Gap year is particularly challenging

13. Higher Education - University
40% of all students now go to university
Opens more doors – twice as likely to be unemployed without a degree than with a degree
People with degrees on average earn £150,000 more over a lifetime than people without
More and more jobs require graduates
Social work, Nursing, Accountancy
CREDIT CRUNCH Warning 2009 –
More students are applying therefore there will be more competition for places

14. Higher Education - University
Qualifications through Higher Education
Doctorate (PhD)
Masters Degree (MSc, MA, MBA)
Undergraduate Degree (BA, BSc, LLB)
Foundation Degree

15. Why are we thinking about this now ?
Year 12 - Summer term – start thinking about your future and start researching
Year 13 - September – some GAP year schemes take a year to arrange
October 15th – Deadlines for applying to Oxford / Cambridge/ Medicine / Vet Science / Dentistry
October half term – Teachers need notice for writing references
January 15th – Deadline for all applications
January – apprenticeships / trainee schemes /jobs advertised for Summer start

16. Deadlines
Add your own dates

17. Decision making – again!
Define the decision
Establish the options
Collect information about the options
Investigate the pros and cons
Decide the best option
Execute your decision
What do you want to do after year 13 ?
What are your choices ?
Research UCAS.com, university websites, prospectuses, job opportunities, apprenticeships and finance
Look at both sides of your options
What do you really want to do- you may change your mind while researching
Start your application

18. Reflect on your thinking Have you learned anything to change your mind?