The aim of the Kingswood Partnership Information, Advice & Guidance (IAG) site is to help students and parents who want to...
Choose from the list on the left to get a description of each resource
Everyone knows that parents play a vital part in helping young people make the important decisions that affect their lives - this area has been developed specifically for parents so that they can give effective advice and support.
Click HERE to access the Parents and Carers section
Careersbox is a video library of over 300 job profiles as well as case studies of people working in a range of different jobs. It also has up-to-date employment-related news and is a great way to find out more about the reality of jobs in which you might be interested.
Click HERE to access Careersbox
This is where you can find out about 14 different areas of work - what's happening in each employment sector, the types of jobs available, the skills you need, how much people get paid and where to find out more information.
Click HERE to access Work Matters
This is an interactive resource to help you find your way through the maze of courses and career choices - it gives local information on each career sector, explains the full range of qualifications and has direct links to local colleges and universities.
Click HERE to access Focus on Careers
Here's where you can find out more about qualifications and what courses you could choose to do within the Kingswood Partnership in the future.
Click HERE to access Diplomas
Connexions West provides local information for everyone between the ages of 13 and 19 to help with decisions and choices.
Click HERE to access Connexions West of England
Connexions Direct Advisers provide advice about work and career planning for young people in England. The helpline provides information, advice and support on subjects including education, training and employment and a range of other issues.
You can get in touch with an adviser by web-chat, over the phone, by sending them an email or text message, or through a moderated online community.
Click HERE to access a Connexions Direct Adviser
This is a good place to start investigating the different courses you could choose for Years 10 and 11...
What qualifications will you get?
What skills will you develop?
What are the related career choices?
Click HERE to access Choices in Year 9
The decisions you make about what to do Post 16 will make a big impact on the future direction of your life. Whether you want to stay in education or start training for employment, it's worth thinking carefully about the choices you've got and where they might lead you - here's a good place to start.
Click HERE to access Choices in Year 11
This is where Post 16 students can get information and advice about choosing the right course, find out about college or university, investigate getting a job with training or talk directlty to an adviser.
Click HERE to access Choices in Post 16
FutureFinder gives students and parents an opportunity to find out about the range of different courses that are available at schools and colleges locally. It includes a list of all Post 16 courses that students can take in the Kingswood Partnership.
Click HERE to access FutureFinder
All the information anyone could want about apprenticeships...
Click HERE to access Apprenticeships information
Next Step has over 750 job profiles, and each of them gives you the essential information you need on what the job involves and how to get into it. Just choose a category to browse through the profiles in that job area, or use the search box to find a specific job profile.
Click HERE to access Next Step
UCAS is the Universities and Colleges Application Service - find out about possible places to study using the Where to Study link, research different courses using Course Search , complete an application using Apply and follow the progress of your application using Track.
Click HERE to access UCAS
Need to plan your journey to an interview or to work experience?
This is where you can find out what you need to know.
Click HERE to access Public Transport information
The financial implications of choosing to go on to Higher Education have increased and are still changing. Find out about the latest information, provided by the government, about the cost of getting a university education.
Click HERE to access student finance information
This is where you can improve the skills you need to apply for a job or a course - build yourself a high quality CV, learn how to write an effective letter of application and personal statement, make sure you know how to complete an application form properly and try out some of the online tests that employers use.
Click HERE to access Employability Skills guidance
This is where you can get details of all the different courses that you could choose to do within the Kingswood Partnership. Some courses take place at other partnership schools or at college. Make sure you check that the course you're interested in is on offer to students in your year - if you're not sure about any course information, speak to your tutor, the school IAG Co-ordinator or a Connexions Personal Adviser.
Click HERE to access Kingswood Partnership course information
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