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CareersEtc

  1. Futuremorph has updated its list of careers websites futuremorph.org/_db/_documents…
  2. Win £10k in 2013. Govt/TES prizes for schools that make a success of the Pupil Premium. We have ideas for you at careersetc.co.uk//site/controll…
  3. New titles out in June: Working in apprenticeships, Working in finance and Working in video games & special effects.
  4. Sign up for the Future First scheme?Helps state schools set up alumni networks to benefit current pupils. Pilot is free bit.ly/IPMVkU
  5. Sadly not the all-age careers service that BIS hoped for. DfE you are the weakest link! bit.ly/I4TU5J
  6. We've summarised the statutory guidance for you and our products that will help you meet your duties babcock-lifeskills.com/videos/statuto…
  7. EPPSE survey of Y9 parents. 22.3% did not know what career advice was given to their children. 67.3% were content. bit.ly/H7sbo5
  8. National Careers Service launching 5 April at Westfield Shopping Centre, London W12 – Pop down and see what’s going on from 10am to 10pm
  9. Statutory guidance out today. What does it mean for you? CareersEtc has a link and a commentary on the Careers Office noticeboard.
  10. National Careers Week. Futuremorph quick off the mark. See Beyond Medicine bit.ly/zQEzOT
  11. Did you read our Call the Midwife news story about expecting new student interest in midwifery? What about life as a nun?
  12. Tremendous sexism in architecture says Christine Murray on Woman's Hour yesterday. Starts 27'17" bbc.in/wWmSog
  13. Will Hutton to chair independent commission on impact of increased tuition fees in England. Applications down 7.6% in Dec over previous year
  14. Just added new thumbnail in the parents' section: Parentadviser.co.uk. Has advice for parents on HE, finance, Gap Year, alternatives to HE
  15. DWP survey finds age discrimination and stereotyping still rife. You're no longer young at 41 and you're old at 59 bit.ly/yEIEJr
  16. Fascinating report from The Prince's Trust. princes-trust.org.uk/about_the_trus…
  17. @CegnetUK What do graduates do? Out now. Ideas for your students. hecsu.ac.uk/assets/assets/…
  18. BCC Skills for Employment Report. BCC want Ofsted to supervise impartial careers advice in schools. dncc.co.uk/files/13185804…
  19. More than 12,000 students with at least one A* grade pass at A-level will be turned away from Oxford and Cambridge this year