Name

Website

What kind of service do they provide?

How is this done?

Age group

Paid or free

Threat to the Yes Program or not?

 

As Careers

 

www.ascareers.co.uk

 

 

Independent Career advice and Guidance.

  Face-to-face and online

                  Young people, graduates and adults

   

     

   NO

 

Career Southwest

 

www.careerssw.org

 

 

 

The Company supports action that leads to rising participation rates in learning and work for young people and adults.

 

All young people have access to an adviser whether that is through school or college, local centreÕs or in youth or community groups

 

13-19 and Persons of all ages

   

 

NO- has an online video that shows how students have benefited from their services.

 

HSC

         www.hcsprovek.co.uk

 

 

All-age career management and development specialists.

 

Career advice for all different kinds of group

 

Schools and colleges

 

 

X

 

Inspiring futures

 

www.inspiringfutures.org.uk/schools.

 

 

 

Careers education, Careers guidance and skills development are essential components of a school's curriculum.

 

 

Workshops, interactive web services.

 

Secondary Schools

                X

 

X

 

Isco

 

www.isco.org.uk

 



ISCO is staffed by teams of qualified and experienced careers guidance professionals who support school members.

 

Interactive services, Online services and face-to-face service

 

Schools from year 8-13

X

 

X

 

Future wise

 

www.myfuturewise.org.uk

 

Futurewise is a personalized careers guidance and planning service that is most suitable for students aged 16.

 

This program helps students work on their own profiles, CVÕs, a news feed that provides careers information, and personal statements for university applications.

Also, an interactive career cloud that provides personalized careers suggestions along with detailed career descriptions.

 

16 years of age

Yes- but Members get a 10 % discount

 

X

 

 

Stemnet

 

 

www.stemnet.org.uk

 

STEMNET creates opportunities to inform and inspire young people in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) away from the constraints of the school timetable or a prescribed curriculum.

                                STEM clubs allow children to explore, investigate and discover STEM subjects in a stimulating learning environment. They allow pupils and their club leaders to work together and explore many different ideas and activities

 

Primary and secondary

schools

 

It is an invaluable and free resource for teachers.

 

X

Careersbox

 

www.careersbox.co.uk

 

Online library of careers related film, news and information

                            Provides case study films showing real people doing real jobs, giving viewers insight into careers across all sectors and helping them to find the right career.

 

Available for everyone and teachers.

 

   

 

X.

                          360 People

 

http://www.360people.co.uk/order

360¡ People is a powerful online, self development programme for children and young people.

 

 

 

Primary and Secondary schools

 

Not free

Different Prices for different prices

 

X

                 Northern Ireland Curriculum

   http://www.nicurriculum.org.uk/about

 

To meet the needs of young people, society, the economy and environment in the 21st Century'

 

                    For  Key Stage   3, 4 and 5

   

                NO- but it has a video to show how the program has helped students.

 

North Eastern Education and Library Board

 

http://www.neelb.org.uk/teachers/cass/

 

                                      Curriculum Advisory and Support Service provide challenging and supportive staff development and training. A wide range of support and expertise is available, both centre-based and school-focused, in all areas of the curriculum.

                           Promotion of lifelong learning as an entitlement for all. Delivery of an educational service in partnership with schools, parents and other agencies. Reviewing the service, its structures and operation on a regular basis to take into account the changing educational context. Equality of access and opportunity for all. Promotion of a culture of tolerance and mutual understanding amongst young people

 

Secondary schools

 

   

 

X

                 Prospects

 

http://www.prospects.co.uk/

 

.                                       Careers services for young people

As the largest national supplier of information, advice and guidance careers services, we work in twenty local authority areas; providing universal and targeted services (intensive support for young people with special needs, learning difficulties and other disadvantages)

                                        Our services for schools and colleges include consultancy; training; school improvement; inspection preparation; education resource materials, publications, careers information, web design, equipment; Leading Parent Partnership Award (involving parents fully in their children's education); services to independent sector through Gabbitas.

                 Young people/ education, adults

   

X

                     Wigan life centre

 http://www.wigan.gov.uk/Services/EducationLearning/AdultEducation/

 

The learning and employment service work with a range of community organizations to support a wide range of learning opportunities.

                               Advice on ways to search for and apply for jobs, e.g. interview skills, CV workshop, completing applications forms, basic IT skills. help link your personal interests and skills to your job or career;give advice on ways to progress in a career; identify the skills you             may need and refer you to other support (if necessary) to help you to improve your reading, writing and maths skills; Give advice about financial support available;

Give adviceervic

                       14 and over

   

X

Independent Curriculum

http://www.independentcurriculum.co.uk

 

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 The content is cohesive, incremental and focused on both preparation for senior independent school and preparation for life.

 

Prep and junior schools and offers teachers a programme of learning from Year 3 to Year 9.

   

X

U Explore

http://www.u-xplore.com/website/

U-Explore is an engaging, online resource which informs and inspires young people about the world of work. Using media-rich applications such as video case studies, virtual tours and interactive skills logs the working world is brought to life in the classroom, helping students to make informed decisions about their future. This tutorial provides you with an introductory overview.

Careers advice in the form of video tutorials.

Key Stage 3 + Key Stage 4

Fees  of around £900 pa + income from companies.

Perhaps for key stage 3

Espresso Education

http://www.espresso.co.uk/

Espresso specializes in taking educational concepts and applying a 'real-world' context through video and other multimedia elements. This encourages pupils to think beyond the simple fact, resulting in the deeper and wider learning of concepts.

Designed with both teachers and pupils in mind, Espresso is a resource that can be teacher-led or facilitate pupils working independently in a safe online environment.

Interactive learning tool for student use.

Predominantly Primary

£3000 - £4,500 per annum

X

I Could

http://icould.com/

icould gives you the inside story of how careers work. The icould storytellers relate, in their own words, their real life career journeys. There are over a thousand easy to search,varied and unique career videos as well as hundreds of written articles. From telecoms engineers to police officers, from landscape gardeners to web designers, from engine drivers to zookeepers; they talk about what they do, what itÕs like, how they came to be where are and their hopes for the future.

4 minute films

Not specified – more useful at secondary.

X

Slight threat – lots of free filmsÉsearchable via sector etc. more useful at secondary.

I am Good 2 Go

http://www.imgood2go.co.uk/

"Good2Go" is a unique tool to be used by children initially in years 5 and 6. The idea provides a fun and user friendly environment for children to record and detail the achievements that they accomplish every day, both in the classroom and at the home. Using the system, children can learn new ways of reflecting on the things they have done, large or small, physically or mentally, and discover the key learning points that make up each achievement.

Interactive website

Key stage 1 + Key Stage 2

X

£465/yr

Operating in careers space – recently requested children for filming jobs.