2. AMBITIONS 2014

3. WHAT IS AMBITIONS? AMBITIONS 2014 IS A MAJOR CAREERS EVENT THAT GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO… take part in workshops with employers find out more about different sorts of work have a go at different skills activities think about your future

4. WHAT’S THE POINT? Ambitions 2014 is designed to help you think about the connections between school and work and the choices you are going to make about what courses to do in Years 10 and 11

5. WHAT WILL AMBITIONS BE LIKE? http://vimeo.com/52747565

6. WHEN? WHO? WHERE? 21 and 22 October 2014 Workshops for 2,700 Year 9 students All South Gloucestershire secondary schools UWE Exhibition Centre An evening event for all students and parents

7. MORE THAN 120 ORGANISATIONS… Businesses Universities and colleges Apprenticeship providers Voluntary sector organisations Careers advisors

8. HOW WILL THE EVENT WORK? ALL YEAR 9 STUDENTS IN SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE WILL… spend 2½ hours at UWE Exhibition Centre take part in 5 different interactive workshops make workshop choices in advance

9. THERE WILL BE 33 DIFFERENT EMPLOYMENT SECTORS AT THE AMBITIONS EVENT

11. YOU WILL NEED TO DECIDE WHICH FIVE TO CHOOSE

12. AEROSPACE ANIMAL HEALTH & WELFARE ARMY AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING BROADCASTING & MEDIA

14. BUILDING PROFESSIONALS BUSINESS & ADMINISTRATION CARE & SOCIAL WORK CATERING & HOSPITALITY COMPUTING CONSTRUCTION TRADES

16. CREATIVE ARTS & CRAFTS DESIGN & GRAPHICS ENERGY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL & LAND BASED EMERGENCY SERVICES FINANCIAL SERVICES

18. HAIR, BEAUTY & COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES HEALTHCARE LEGAL SERVICES LEISURE & TOURISM MEDICINE & NURSING

20. PERFORMING ARTS PRE-SCHOOL & PRIMARY TEACHING PUBLISHING & JOURNALISM ROYAL AIR FORCE ROYAL NAVY

22. SALES, MARKETING & ADVERTISING SCIENCE & MATHS-BASED SECONDARY & FURTHER EDUCATION TEACHING SPORT VOLUNTARY & COMMUNITY

24. WHAT WILL THE WORKSHOPS INVOLVE? Most workshops will involve a practical activity or an opportunity to Have-a-Go at a relevant skill

25. EXPERIENCING NEW THINGS

26. TAKING PART IN DISCUSSIONS

27. USING ARTIFACTS

28. TRYING SOMETHING NEW

29. USING TECHNOLOGY

30. DEMONSTRATIONS

31. SIMULATIONS

32. GUESSING GAMES

33. HAVING A GO

34. QUIZZES

35. LEARNING NEW SKILLS

36. BEING CREATIVE

37. HOW WILL YOU CHOOSE WHAT WORKSHOPS TO DO? You will take part in some ACTIVITIES to get ready for the Ambitions event and find out about the different employment sectors so that you can make good workshop choices

38. HOW WILL YOU CHOOSE WHAT WORKSHOPS TO DO? You will complete a CHOICES FORM and choose 5 different employment sectors in which you are interested

39. COMPLETING THE WORKSHOP CHOICES FORMS The front page provides written information about the event for you and your parents

40. Select 5 workshops by ticking the relevant boxes in the CHOICES column (be careful and think before you tick!) AMBITIONS FORMS

41. You will need to get permission forms signed - your workshop choices won’t count unless the form is signed AMBITIONS FORMS

42. COMPLETING AMBITIONS FORMS Read ALL the information provided ASK your teacher about anything you don’t understand Carefully SELECT 5 different employment sectors Complete your personal DETAILS Get the form SIGNED by your parent - it’s not valid otherwise Make sure that the completed form is returned by the DEADLINE you have been given

43. EVENING EVENT

44. All South Gloucestershire students in Years 7 to 13 and their parents are being invited to attend the AMBITIONS EVENING EVENT that takes place at UWE between 4.30 and 8.00 pm on TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER

45. THIS WILL BE A CHANCE TO… Speak to representatives of more than 120 different employers, universities, colleges, apprenticeship training providers and voluntary organisations and take part in skills HAVE-A-GO activities

46. THIS WILL BE A CHANCE TO… Talk to careers experts in the Ambitions CAREERS GUIDANCE CENTRE about your options for the future

47. You and your parents will be provided with MORE DETAILED INFORMATION about the Ambitions 2014 Evening Event nearer the date

49. GET MORE AMBITIONS 2014 INFORMATION & RESOURCES AT… www.kingswoodpartnership.org.uk