Please use the below code to access the Employability, Skills and Careers Google Classroom for KS4/5:
gq2mody |
Year 11 Careers Assembly Rota
Year 11 students will have the opportunity to attend a variety of different talks throughout the school year. They will be asked to sign up in tutor time for those they wish to attend. If anyone is interested in coming in to talk to our Year 11 students about their career, please contact BHSEnquiries@sch.im
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12th September 2024 |
IOM Dept for Enterprise |
TT/Languages |
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24th October 2024 |
BHS |
Employment and Skills Preparation |
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4th November |
Army |
Army Careers |
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14th November 2024 |
Just Pizza and Pasta |
Hospitality Industry |
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21st November 2024 |
Nobles Hospital |
Microbiology/Path Lab |
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19th December 2024 |
Keyll Daree, Nobles |
Nursing |
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9th January 2025 |
UCM Student Services |
UCM Applications |
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23rd January 2025 |
Manx Utilities |
Engineering/Utilities |
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30th January 2025 |
Iberia |
Airline Industry |
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6th March 2025 |
Kensington Arts Centre |
Creative Industries |
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13th March 2025 |
Barclays |
Banking and Finance |
National Careers Week 3rd - 8th March 2025
The National Careers Week Virtual Careers Fair will go live on day 1 of Careers Week (3rd March): https://ncw2025.co.uk/
No registration required and no data is collected from students. There are lots of opportunities for students to explore a range of careers.
The Home School Careers sheet is designed to help parents and their children discuss future career options.
For further careers inspiration:
https://icould.com/explore/
On iCould you can search by job type or school subject and there is a wide range of videos.
https://careerswales.gov.wales/job-information/subjects
On Careers Wales you can find information about different jobs and their requirements.
https://studyworkgrow.com/category/work/job-spotlights/
Here you can find a range of you can filter by interest or area of study – there are some quite interesting options on this site.
https://signposts.sch.im/
DESC Careers Information, Advice and Guidance Service
KS4 Record of Experience
Editable Personal Statement template
Support & Guidance at Ballakermeen
We are justifiably proud of our careers education and guidance at Ballakermeen which runs throughout a learner’s tenure here. The school’s careers and employability policy takes its ethos and direction from the Isle of Man Government’s Careers Education and Guidance Framework and thecareers and education programme employs a vast range of diverse partnerships which help to fulfil an aspirational programme of careers support and guidance. These include (not exhaustive):
- Careers assemblies
- Careers interviews
- A number of visits to various careers exhibitions
- Working with external agencies including Junior Achievement, Inspiring the Future and Unifrog
- The school’s own PSHE programme
- Working with UCM to provide visits and extra support
- Mock Interviews for Year 11
Furthermore, our vocational curriculum offer continues to grow in partnership with BTEC, SQA, ASDAN and the John Muirs Environmental Award. Members of the SLT also attend the 14-19 and Employability curriculum meetings with the DESC which include staff from the careers service and UCM.
National Apprenticeship Week 2024
Taking place between 5th - 11th February 2024, National Apprenticeship Week is celebrated all around the UK and is "a week-long celebration that brings together businesses and apprentices across the country to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships make to individuals, businesses and the wider economy".
To find out more about apprenticeships at UCM, you can visit their open event on Saturday 10th February between 10am – 1pm at the Homefield Road Campus. DESC’s Apprenticeship team will be on hand to answer any questions you have, as well as some business representatives.
To find out more about #NAW24, click here: https://www.ucm.ac.im/NAW24
Useful Links
The list below contains links to a number of websites that contain useful advice relating to careers and higher education.
DESC Signposts Website
The DESC Careers Website ‘Signposts’ is a useful source of information for Key Stage 4 and 5 Students.
It has many useful links available on it and the DESC Careers Team are adding to this on a daily basis.