Careers

Please use the below code to access the BHS Careers and Employability Teams Classroom:

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Employment and Skills 2026

Year 11 will be attending the Employment and Skills event at the Villa Marina on Thursday 12th November 2026.

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

18 September 2026	SPLM & Rushen Primary Schools	Teaching
09 October 2026	IOM Courts & Tribunals	Law
16 October 2026	Manx Utilities	Engineering
06 November 2026	Mrs Roome	Employability and Skills presentation
13 November 2026	UCM	UCM Courses
27 November 2026	Manx Farmers Union	Agricultural Careers
15 January 2027	Manx Care	Nursing
22 January 2027	Barclays	Banking and Finance
05 February 2027	Nobles Path Lab	Biomedical Careers
05 March 2027
14 April 2027	UCM (those going in Sep 2027)	What to expect at UCM

National Careers Week 2nd - 7th March 2026

Monday 2nd - Friday 7th March is National Careers Week (NCW) - a one-week celebration of careers guidance and free resources in education across the UK. The aim is to provide a focus for careers guidance activity at an important stage in the academic calendar to help support young people develop awareness and excitement about their future pathways

Find out more here.

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 CV template

CV guidance

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 the careers 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 and Inspiring the Future
The school’s own PSHE programme
Working with UCM to provide visits and extra support

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.

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.

Click here