Useful Sources of Information

Healthcare Careers

NHS Careers https://www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk/ 

Find your Health Career Quiz https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/FindYourCareer 

Kingston Hospital video https://vimeo.com/713774702/cf4deeb064?mc_cid=9a4ced49ee&mc_eid=9a4b129a76 

Pharmacy The General Pharmaceutical Council https://www.pharmacyregulation.org/education/pharmacist-education

https://www.rpharms.com/pharmacycareers 

Optometry  The College of Optometrists https://www.college-optometrists.org/qualifying/a-career-in-optometry 

Psychology

The British Psychological Society - https://www.bps.org.uk/public/become-psychologist 

Tiffin Girls' Psychology Hub https://sites.google.com/tiffingirls.org/tgspsychologyhub/he-and-careers/careers

Counselling and Psychotherapy https://www.bacp.co.uk/careers/careers-in-counselling/ 

Medicine

https://studyinghealthcare.ac.uk/why-medicine/ - resource recommended by the Medical Schools Council

https://insideunimedicine.org/- Free, student-written advice about applying to medical school (endorsed by the Medical Schools Council)

https://www.theaspiringmedics.co.uk/  - good advice for medical school applications

Click here to access pdfs of other useful resources for applying to study medicine

Psychiatry  https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/become-a-psychiatrist 

Dentistry 

https://studyinghealthcare.ac.uk/why-dentistry/

British Dental Association https://www.bda.org/advice/career-hub/career-advice/  

Veterinary Medicine

British Veterinary Association https://www.bva.co.uk/your-career/becoming-a-vet/

https://animalowners.rcvs.org.uk/veterinary-careers/i-want-to-be-a-vet/?&&type=rfst&set=true#cookie-widget 

Admissions processes and entry requirements for UK veterinary schools booklet

Law, Business & Finance

Law

Information on pathways into law, and a 'Would I Make a Good Lawyer?' quiz https://www.thelawyerportal.com/ 

The University of Law https://www.law.ac.uk/employability/programmes/legal-careers-guide/ 

https://www.legalcheek.com/ 

KCL LNAT presentation 

Barrister careers  https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/becoming-a-barrister.html 

Politics See the slides from the talk given at Tiffin School by Sarah Olney MP on her career in politics, here

Accounting https://www.accounting.com/careers/ 

https://www.accountancycareers.co.uk/profession-overview/ 

https://careers.icaew.com/ 

Actuary https://actuaries.org.uk/qualify/become-an-actuary/what-is-an-actuary/#/ 

Economics careers https://www.discovereconomics.co.uk/what-economists-do 

Finance https://www.libf.ac.uk/financial-education/my-financial-career/ 

Tax ATT Careers in Tax brochure

Marketing https://www.cim.co.uk/qualifications/get-into-marketing/ 

Teaching https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/ 

Journalism https://www.nctj.com/life-as-a-journalist/ 

Translating and Interpreting https://www.iti.org.uk/discover/career-in-translation-and-interpreting.html 

Geography careers https://www.rgs.org/iamageographer/?loadall=1&pageindex=1  

https://geographyeducationonline.org/webinars/careers-spotlight 

History careers https://www.history.org.uk/student/module/8671/careers-with-history 

Aviation

https://www.flying-start.org/ 

British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) https://www.balpa.org/becoming-a-pilot/ 

Careers in Sport https://careers-in-sport.co.uk/ 

Civil Service https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/ 

Security Service https://www.mi5.gov.uk/careers 

Police https://www.college.police.uk/career-learning/joining-police 

Armed Forces 

Army https://apply.army.mod.uk/

RAF https://recruitment.raf.mod.uk/ 

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