What now?
Needless to say that this year is proving to be challenging and
uncertain. Staff within the Department of Education, Sport and
Culture are working hard to ensure that you will have a positive
way forward. Right now you need to start to put things in place
and think about the next possible steps towards YOUR future.
Direction
Everyone faces new decisions at different times in their lives.
There are many options to help you to make the most of your
future. For some, career pathways are straightforward, for others
not so much. Career routes are different for each of us; follow
the pathway which you think will suit YOU best.You can start to
take control of shaping your future by thinking about all you
have to offer right now. Understanding and focusing on your
skills, your experiences, your knowledge and your qualities will
help you to understand what you're good at, what your strengths
are and how you can use your experiences in the future. This
link will help you to think about your own set of unique
abilities and characteristics that will bring you success in the
world of work in the future.
Future School Leavers
If you are a going to be a school leaver in 2021 and you are not
sure of what to do next this link will help you to think about
your
options at 16 and
options at 18. If you are thinking about going to sixth form,
find out more information directly from the schools sixth form
pages; BHS,
SNHS, RGS,
CRHS
and QEII.
It is not too late to apply for further and higher education
courses at University College, IOM you can find out more about
this here.
If you would like to find a job after leaving school these
pages can help you to start thinking about how to go about
applying for jobs. Junior Achievement (JA) have produced
Get A
Job resources which will help you to start to think about how
to produce a Cover Letter, CV and interview techniques in
preparation for this.If you were unable to complete your record
of achievement before leaving education you this
document will help you think about all of your achievements
in preparation for your next destination.
Plans
Explore all of your options freely at this stage. Planning and
keeping an open mind to different choices, creates opportunity
and increases success in reaching goals. Having a plan in place,
helps to put your thoughts in order. Rather than worry about
different scenarios you can consider different options and plan
carefully for different outcomes.
Remember to
- be realistic about what you will achieve at school
- think about the other skills and experiences you have that
may help you take positive next steps
- base your decision on factors that are important to you
- think through other options as an alternative
- keep in mind, there may be more than one route to reach your
goal
Take action
Try this National
Careers Week five minutes of
Postivity Activity
to help you
to think about your strengths and skills. If you would
like some help with your plans please contact Kerry: 338530 or
Andy 471314 E: andrew.mckinley@sch.im or kerry.moir@sch.im
Investigate, explore, keep an open mind.