Developing the Young Workforce Autumn Live Opportunities Event   Tuesday 18 November 2025 12:30pm – 4:30pm at Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh  An opportunity for school leavers and post school young people looking for their next step to engage with employers and partners who have live and upcoming vacancies. Meet employers with live jobs in areas including construction, hairdressing & beauty, business & administration, computing and sports & leisure. Also College – exhibiting January courses for winter leavers, August start courses for summer leavers. Wider employability partners will run coaching workshops/sessions with SDS application support.  If you are a  2025 winter school leavers, 2026 summer school leaver, 2025 summer school leaver, Wider employability provision young people aged 16-19, seeking their next step then come along DYW Autumn Live Opportunities Event: Booking Form

Lisa Rae & Co Court Solicitors

Are recruiting an Apprentice Paralegal an exciting opportunity to start a legal career with a busy child and family law firm in Edinburgh city centre. Lisa Rae & Co have an excellent opportunity for a school leaver or young person with an interest in a career in the legal sector. They are a small, dedicated, and busy team based in Edinburgh city centre. Who have a particular focus on child and family law, including Childre’s Hearing cases. They are seeking to take on an apprentice to train as a paralegal with a specialism in civil litigation. The apprentice will receive in house training and assist the team of qualified solicitors with administrative tasks and client care. This will include typing, telephone calls, arranging appointments, communication with third party agencies, taking statements, drafting basic legal documents and general administrative tasks to support the team. The apprentice will also receive external paralegal training involving a commitment of 2 hours training per week by distance learning. Upon completion they will be awarded a national paralegal qualification by Skills for Justice, recognised under the Law Society of Scotland Accredited Paralegal scheme. The position requires effective verbal and written communication skills, good organisation abilities, and IT competency. The successful candidate will require to be enthusiastic, reliable, and committed to learning Prior legal experience is not necessary however a genuine interest in this field is essential. Competitive apprenticeship salary plus paralegal training and qualification. Applications will be treated in confidence. Please send your CV and covering email to lt@lisaraeandco.co.uk

Job Vacancies - East Lothian Council 

Apprenticeship Opportunities

East Lothian Council Opportunities -   www.myjobscotland.gov.uk 

Skills Development Scotland

Please remember our colleagues at Skills Development Scotland are on hand to support your children with their career plans.  If your young person would like some support finding and applying for a job or training programme then please call 0131 665 3120 to get professional help and advice from qualified careers advisers across East Lothian.  

Our Skills Development Scotland advisor in school is Jenny Goodacre.  Students can make appointments with Jenny by contacting the school office.

You can now find us in the following locations:

Monday 10am to 5pm – Pennypit Community Centre, Double Dykes, Rope Walk, Prestonpans

Tuesday 11am to 4pm – Musselburgh East Community Learning Centre, Haddington Road, Musselburgh. Drop in every week from 2-3pm.

Tuesday 12pm to 4pm – Volunteer Centre East Lothian, 56 High Street, Tranent.

Wednesday 1pm to 5pm – Bleachingfields Centre, Countess Crescent, Dunbar.

Thursday 1pm to 5pm – Citizens Advice Bureau, 46 Court Street, Haddington.

Every 2nd Friday 9:30am to 12:30pm – Job Centre Plus, Eskmills Park, Musselburgh.

Please call us on 0131 665 3120 to make an appointment with one of our advisers

UCAS - Key dates and deadlines

Please make a note of these dates and deadlines. Note those with early applications will have earlier deadlines. Students are encouraged to speak to their mentor as soon as possible.

• Now - start application - see UCAS Presentation and Google Classroom https://classroom.google.com/c/Nzc1NjU2MzI5MDk4?cjc=huo4fkoh

• Now - start Personal statement. Contact mentor/Guidance teacher. Make initial drafts.

• Now - complete Mentor google form - see earlier post today.

• Ongoing - book Guidance support sessions - see earlier post today.

• Friday 26th September - you should have submitted initial draft of personal statement to your mentor.

• Thursday 2nd October - Conservatoire application deadline.

• Thursday 9th October - early applications for Oxbridge/Vet/Medicine/Dentistry in (note date due to holiday).

• Friday 10th October - Personal statements should be complete and pupils upload to UCAS.

• After October holiday - Guidance will be writing references and gathering predicted grades.

• November - applications being submitted.

University of Highlands and Islands  Open Days 

STEM Day

Wednesday 12 November
A full day celebrating Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Join us for interactive workshops, and the chance to see our campus, facilities and technology at the University of Dundee.

STEM Day

MA Liberal Arts - University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow has six new Liberal Arts MA programmes, launching in September 2026 www.gla.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/liberal-arts/#tab=degrees:

• Liberal Arts with Comparative Literature, UCAS code LA21

• Liberal Arts with English Literature, LA31

• Liberal Arts with Film & Television Studies, LA41

• Liberal Arts with History, LA51

• Liberal Arts with Philosophy, LA61

• Liberal Arts with Theatre Studies, LA71

Designed for students with wide-ranging curiosity, these programmes offer a flexible, and interdisciplinary path through the arts and humanities. Dr Greg Kerr, Senior Lecturer at UofG shares his insights into the new degrees: “Liberal Arts at Glasgow is a highly flexible degree, allowing students to take options based on their interests from across a very wide breadth of subjects in the College of Arts and Humanities. Unlike conventional degree structures, the breadth of available options increases as students’ progress through the programme. Liberal Arts is also interdisciplinary. It encourages students to experiment with methodologies and insights from different subjects, and to think across disciplinary boundaries. Finally, Liberal Arts at Glasgow engages contemporary questions of global concern and social responsibility. With core courses on themes such as the environment, migration, social justice, intercultural awareness and wellbeing, it offers an authentically twenty-first century approach to the arts and humanities.”

Modern Languages sessions in schools

As well as the new Liberal Arts degrees, the School of Modern Languages & Cultures Glasgow offer a wide range of Modern Languages options and Professor Ninan Parish is keen to spread the word about the value of modern language study with schools in Scotland. If you wish to enquire about the option of a Modern Languages session in your school, please contact Nina.Parish@glasgow.ac.uk directly.

www.gla.ac.uk/schools/mlc/study/undergraduate/

Supported Study 2025/2026 

Extra-Curricular Clubs 2025/2026 

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