Careers & Flexible Learning
What does Careers Advice at Denny High School look like? What does Flexible Learning mean? What if I don't know what my Next Step is? This page will answer ALL your questions, no matter how big or small, and offer you endless routes and lots of advice to help you to find your next step.
At Denny High School we want everyone to feel that they can access advice and information on possible Careers, help with Course Choice, inspiration for applications, personal statements, CVs and interviews and opportunities for Flexible Learning, as easily as possible. The websites we use most often are My World of Work and Plan It Plus. Please click on these links and have a look for your self.
On this page we will have links to all the information you could possibly want. However, we realise how difficult it can be to understand all the lingo and jargon so we want you to know you can email with any questions you might have.
Contact:
Mrs C. Lee by clicking HERE
I don't know what jobs, careers or courses might suit me?
No problem. Try these links. You may need to create an account but that is easy to do if you have an email account. I can help with your Glow email if you need help. Email me HERE Follow the instructions and you will get a list of jobs that might help you get started. Remember to email if you have any questions.
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About Me Tool |
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Career Match |
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What are my Strengths? |
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Help with subject choices.
These links will help you decide which subjects might work best for your when planning for you next steps.
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School Subject Choice 1 |
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School Subject Choice 2 |
Help with CVs
A CV, Curriculum Vitae/story of your life, is what you send to an employer when you are looking for a job. You add all your information to it so you can show the employer how perfect you are for their job.
Here are some helpful links for CV writing.
Prospects CV and Cover Letter help
Indeed School Leaver CV and template
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Interview Help
Click on these links for help with;
- what to expect at an interview
- how to prepare for an interview
- what to do
- what to say
Apprenticeships, Modern (work & college) or Graduate (work & uni)
Apprenticeships mean you work and study at the same time.You can study to SCQF Level 3 or Degree level at College or at Uni while you work for a company and there are apprenticeships in everything from Accountancy to Hairdressing, Engineering to Funeral Directing. Click Top 100 Apprenticeships for inspiration. You may not know the company names so search them and find out what they do becasue you may find your dream job.
Watch this video for more information about the whole suite of Apprenticeships. Types of Apprenticeships Click Become an Apprentice for more information. Click Modern Apprenticeships or Graduate Apprenticeships FAQ or message Mrs Lee HERE if you have a question.
If you know someone who might take you on as an Apprentice or you are an employer who might want an apprentice please get in touch Mrs Lee as there is financial help available from the government and we can help with everything. click Employer Options Funding
University
If you want to study full time then college or university might suit you. Click Studying At Uni for information from UCAS about what studying at Uni might be like and how you would choose your course, pick a Uni and get funded. If you need help with what a course might be about then click On Demand Uni Taster Videos to see a lecturer explain a course, how to get in and what careers lie ahead. Click Uni advice from Denny HS website for our school UCAS toolkit. This link gives you more Uni and integrated degree information An Integrated Degree means that you can study for an HNC/HND and then progress onto Uni for a degree, join a business as a Graduate Apprentice or transfer to another course using the qualification as your entry requirement.
Remember to have a college back up even if you apply to uni. You can apply to college and keep your place till you decide if you need it or not. Don't forget about Graduate Apprenticeships Graduate Apprenticships FAQ
College
If you think college might suit you then look at all the websites for the colleges you can travel to from Denny,
Forth Valley College (Falkirk, Stirling, Alloa) and here is their application support page FVC Application help
New College Lanarkshire (Cumbernauld, Coatbridge, Motherwell) and here is their application support page NCL Application help
City of Glasgow (5mins from Queen Street Rail and Buchanan St Bus) and here is their support page CofG Application help
Oatridge, Scottish Rural College (West Lothian). Edinburgh College
You will need to include a personal statement in your application and then attend an interview. For hints and tips click any of the Application help links above.
They all offer slightly different courses and you can apply to as many as you wish. Sometimes they have variants on the same name for the course so be clever in your hunting or ask Mrs Lee for help.
Remember to have a college back up even if you apply to uni and don't forget about Graduate Apprenticeships Graduate Apprenticeships FAQ
I know what I want to do after school, how do I get a JOB?
Make sure you have a CV ready and have practised interviews and then check out the job websites, ask family friends, look in the local paper, use social media.
Community Learning and Development
(Photo is Gail and Mrs Lee at this year's Dance Off!)
Gail Johnston, (CLD) Worker, is based in Denny High School on a Monday and Tuesday
In partnership with Community Learning and Development, targeted young people and families have participated in the following programmes this year:
• Habits of Happiness wellbeing programme
• LIAM (Let’s Introduce Anxiety Management) Programme
• Girls Groups
• Adult wellbeing programme
• Employability Programmes
• Outdoor Bushcraft Sessions
• Teen Drive Experience at Knockhill
Pupils and families benefit from a bespoke curriculum which is targeted to their specific areas for development and is also based on data from wellbeing and destinations in school to ensure CLD interventions align with the School Improvement Plan.
They have opportunities to learn in school and the wider community. They have access to a wide variety of accreditation from the Prince’s Trust Achieve Programme to Youth Achievement Awards.
I know what I want to do but I don't have the qualifications or entry requirements to get in.
There is ALWAYS a way to get where you want to go. NEVER feel you have missed the boat because you don't have the right qualifications. You can use an ACCESS COURSE like an NQ or an Access To…course which will not need any qualifications but will need an interview. Once you pass that then you can do an NC course and then you can make it all the way to the career you want. You could even aim at a Degree or find a Graduate Apprenticeship so you can work and train at the same time and still end up where you wanted to be. Just email Mrs Lee for help or check out #nowrongpath #YoungPersonsGuarantee for more advice.
I have left school and need some help.
We are still here for you. Just email Mrs Lee and let us know how we can help or use these links.
Parents, Carers and Employers.
I am a parent and need some advice
Just follow the links for advice and email Mrs Lee if you have more questions
How to advise your young person on careers.
I am an employer and would like to help the school with Careers advice, CV help, mock interviews, industry placement, work shadowing, Apprenticeships
Please email Mrs Lee and she will get back to you or click this link for more information and Advice on why and how to engage with education as an employer
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