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Welcome to the latest edition of the Year 11 careers newsletter which has been designed to help students with their post 16 option choices and enrichment opportunities.
Welcome to the latest edition of the Year 11 careers newsletter which has been designed to help students with their post 16 option choices and enrichment opportunities.
Hopefully, you will have now attended some open events and made a start on your post 16 applications. Do remember that you can apply to more than one place but most importantly have a back-up plan.
'I do not know what I want to do'
'I do not know what I want to do'
This is one of the most common phrases a Careers Advisor hears.
It is normal not to know what you want to do after you leave education. For most people, their ‘career’ develops over time, as they figure out what they are good at, what they enjoy and what opportunities are out there.
When you start considering your career options, you will need to research different career pathways, types of work and job sectors. It is important to spend some time on this as it can help you with weighing up the advantages and disadvantages of different options, which in turn can assist your decision making.
It will also help you to identify typical skills, qualifications and experience required in different careers and may even alert you to careers you were not aware of.
Click here to look at Careers BBC Bitesize for useful information and research.
Where Can My Subjects Choices Take Me?
Where Can My Subjects Choices Take Me?
Looking at the subjects you are studying or intending to study post 16 is a fantastic way to start exploring different job roles in an area you have an interest in.
Career pilot is a careers information platform that offers a list of different curriculum subjects for you to research.
Click here to choose your favourite subjects and see where they could lead.
Labour Market Information
Labour Market Information
Labour Market Information (LMI) is used to help us understand what types of jobs exist and what the demand is for people to do these jobs, now and in the future. Understanding this information can help you to plan your next steps and what career you may like to go into.
There are two widgets that have been designed for young people to provide an easy way to access and explore LMI.
Careerometer – this can be used to compare key information about different occupations, salary, working hours and future employment prospects.
https://www.lmiforall.org.uk/cm2/index.html
Skillsometer – this can help you discover what jobs you might like to do in the future. Take the quiz selecting the emoji that shows how you feel about each statement. You will then be given some suggestions of jobs linked to what you like doing.
Employer Assessment Tool
Employer Assessment Tool
Springpod have just released a new Employer Assessment Tool.
If you are aiming to secure apprenticeships this will be so useful as it gives you an experience of a typical assessment test which looks at resilience, creativity, learning agility and digital thinking. It is a real assessment used by companies like BDO and Atkins, so it really is a chance to have a practice to see how you work and where your strengths lie.
You will receive a feedback report straightaway personalised to you.
Just need to create an account if you haven’t already got one.
You can access the tool here.
Industry Sector Spotlight – Green Careers
Industry Sector Spotlight – Green Careers
Are you passionate about the environment? If the answer to that question is yes, then a green career might be the right choice for you. A green career lets you learn new skills in different industries whilst helping to protect the future of the planet.
Green careers are focused on sustainability, ecology, and the protection of the environment. Climate change and other ecological concerns are political issues, and there is a global push by governments, charities, and other organisations to increase investment in this ‘green economy.’ The green sector is one of the UK’s fastest-growing industries, with thousands of new roles emerging in line with the government’s Net Zero targets.
Green Careers Week 2025 is taking place from 3 – 8 November 2025. To find out more about the diverse types of green careers available visit:
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