Career platforms
Free platform - Career Pilot
Career Pilot offers expert careers information and tools for 11-19 year olds.
Follow this link to register: https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/register
Please use your school email address and create a memorable password. You will need to enter your postcode and select your year group and Gloucester Academy as your school.
Once you’ve registered, you can access the platform with your email and password from home or at school. Your profile moves with you as you go through school and your Careers Tools report shows all your careers information in one place.
We help students compare every university course, every apprenticeship, and further education courses – then apply successfully.
Useful websites
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www.grows.ac.uk - network of Gloucestershire based universities and colleges raising aspirations for higher education, free activities and events for young people and their parents
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www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk - information, advice and guidance for learning, training and work
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https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship - list of current apprenticeship vacancies which can be filtered by interest, geographical area, and level of apprenticeship
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www.sacu-student.com - free careers quiz, Spartan Test, that matches a student to Higher Education courses, careers and apprenticeships, also available through the GROWS website
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www.icould.com - Buzz Quiz personality and careers self-discovery tool; careers advice and over 1000 video stories of employees talking about their job roles
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www.nhs.job.uk - list of job and apprenticeship vacancies in the National Health Service
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www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/careers - job profiles, tips and advice for young people