Useful sites

This is a list of every useful link mentioned in this site - to save you trying to find it again. Let me know if you have any suggestions to add.

Further Education (16+)

Links to all the local colleges.

Milton Keynes College www.mkcollege.ac.uk

Moulton College www.moulton.ac.uk

Northampton College www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk

Bedford College www.bedfordcollege.ac.uk

Shuttleworth College www.shuttleworth.ac.uk

The Student Room is the UK's largest online student community and is a useful site for all students.

Higher Education (18+)

Links to information about higher education

UCAS - the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service is not only the way to apply to university, but also has loads of information about courses, applications, student life, and apprenticeships.

Find out what previous students thought of the course you are considering, as well as seeing how good the degree was for employment afterwards with Discover Uni (formerly Unistats)

From finding the right course and reading honest student reviews to sound advice on everything from applications to accommodation - What Uni has all you need to find your perfect uni and make the most of it once you are there.

The Complete University Guide helps students make the right choice with university league tables and rankings that serve as a guide to which university is best for you..

The Student Room is a student community that exists for every student to use to support each other – whatever your background. From GCSEs to University, to landing a job and everything else life decides to throw at you.

Studential.com is owned and managed by a small team in Oxfordshire. We aim to help all students aged 16 and older with their academic journey, by offering information and advice on all stages of education.

If you have qualifications from another country, it's possible to compare international qualifications to UK ones, and get a certificate of comparability if you need it.

The Student Loans Company for all the information about applying for and repaying student loans.

Getting a job / work experience

https://www.allaboutschoolleavers.co.uk/#root

https://www.studentladder.co.uk/work-experience/

https://www.youthemployment.org.uk/employment-help-young-people/choices/online-skills-and-careers-courses/

https://barclayslifeskills.com/

https://barclayslifeskills.com/i-want-virtual-work-experience/school/transferable-skills-examples#

https://vinspired.com/

Apprenticeships

www.apprenticeships.gov.uk

www.amazingapprentices.co.uk

https://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/

https://www.studential.com/apprenticeships

www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk/apprenticeships

Career websites

Originally created for schools in the West of England, Career Pilot is great site for finding out more about careers, and watching videos or doing quizzes to discover your working preferences. You can register for a free account to save your progress, or visit as a guest.

The biggest and best career site - Lord Grey subscribes to Unifrog, and you should take advantage of our investment. Find out about careers, colleges, universities. Write your CV, watch webinars and videos. Take online courses and note down all your career-related activity to discuss with your tutor and to add to job and university applications. Your career appointment will be summarised in your account as well.

There is a 30 minute webinar on using Unifrog - really worth watching. It's on Youtube, so you may not be able to access it on the LG system.

The government's National Careers Service can help you with your career, learning and training choices. They also have a telephone helpline and are very useful after you have your exam results.

Prospects are the experts in graduate careers. We help to guide students and graduates to a bright future with unrivalled information, advice and . Although specialising in graduate careers, there is also plenty of information about other careers as well, and it prints very nicely.

A brilliant way to explore different careers. Follow each career sector pathway to find out more about the different roles available, including labour market information,

https://successatschool.org/advice

LGBTQI+

Proud Employers is the only job site which caters exclusively for LGBT people and their allies. Part of Stonewall, Europe’s largest LGBT charity, they aim to help candidates find roles with organisations committed to true diversity and inclusion for their employees.

Career sectors

Air transport careers

Sites about all areas of the air industry, including pilots.

Armed Forces

https://des.mod.uk

Automotive industry

https://www.autocity.org.uk/

Biological sciences

www.biochemistry.org/education/careers

Construction careers

https://www.electricalcareers.co.uk/

https://www.architecture.com/education-cpd-and-careers/how-to-become-an-architect

https://www.rics.org/uk/surveying-profession/what-is-surveying/

https://www.goconstruct.org/

Creative careers

https://discovercreative.careers/#/

Engineering

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/careers-engineering-first-steps/

This is an American site, but it gives a useful list of the many, many types of engineering.

Forensic careers

http://aboutforensics.co.uk/

Hair and Beauty careers

https://www.youthemployment.org.uk/careers-hub-job-role/hairdresser/

https://beautychangeslives.org/careers-in-beauty/

https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/allied-health-professionals/roles-allied-health-professions/paramedic

https://www.army.mod.uk/careers/

https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers

https://www.raf.mod.uk/recruitment/

Space industry

https://spacecareers.uk/

Economic Trends and the Labour Market

LMI for All

LMI for All is an online data portal funded by the Department for Education. It brings together existing national sources of high quality labour market information (LMI) that can inform people’s choices about their careers. LMI for All includes information from key datasets from, for example, the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Department for Education and HESA.

Labour Market Information

SACU is quite a fun way to explore the careers within different sectors of the labour market.

LMI for parents. Including Top Jobs of the Future.