Year 10-11

Lots of other links for more detailed research can be found on the Year 10 - 11 page

General websites with lots of information and links

wyzup.net - Lots of advice about careers and personal issues - all focussed on Leeds
Jobs4u - Gives details on hundreds of different jobs, including entry for young people, pay, etc.
The Application Process - Life Skills : Managing Your Career

Need help to decide which career?

What interests you? - Investigate your career interests
The Career Key - Take the Career Key Test to generate career ideas.
Job Interview Quiz - Take the Job Interview Quiz
Interests Inventory - Find careers related to your personal interests
What can I do with... (subject?) - Enter your favourite subject to get some job suggestions

Looking for a job or apprenticeship?

What are Apprenticeships? - The National Website for Apprenticeships
What Apprenticeships are available? - Lists all the apprenticeships available in the LEEDS
wyzup.net - Lots of Leeds Vacancies for School Leavers
Fish4 - Looking for a job

Job Centre Plus - job vacancy site - more suitable for Sixth Formers


What are NVQ Job Qualifications? - How to get a job qualification. Qualifications?

Application guides - CVs and Applications Forms for jobs or college

CV Template - Designed for school leavers
Alec - Lots of free help and advice in getting a job

Choosing A Levels & Degree Courses

The Independent Newspaper Guide to A Levels - course content information
Health and Medical Science Careers - Health and Medical Science Careers
Gifted and Talented - If you are in the Gifted & Talented Group use this site to keep up to date with all the latest news and tips.
A Level subjects - a description - Choosing a new subject to study and need more information about the course
What's an Ology? - Studying a OLOGY subject and need to know more about it.

Other Useful Websites

Connexions - Money Matters - Money Matters Advice from Connexions

Educational Maintance Allowance is available for some people in sixth form, college or training. - Everything you need to know about EMA.

After 16 - Teenagers and young people in the UK who have an impairment or disability and are wondering what opportunities and services there should be when they leave school

Young People's Gateway - Portal to lots of advice sites for young people

College Websites

Joseph Priestley - Full range of courses - check that you can easily get to this college
College of Building - The only Specialist Building College in the UK
College of Music - Specialist Music College - also offers Degree courses.
College of Technology - Lots of courses including Motor Mechanics, ICT, Engineering, Electrical, etc.
College of Art and Design - Specialist College also offering Degree Courses.

Park Lane College - probably the largest college in the UK - hundreds of different courses.
Thomas Danby - Lots of courses - specialists in Care, Catering and Hair/Beauty

Other Sites of Interest

Skills for Life - A Health & Safety Quiz you can take before you go on work experience
Leeds Further Foward Courses - The website for the Work Related Programme used in Year 9 or 10.
Careers Portal - Can't find what you want on this page then use this CAREERS PORTAL for lots more links