Being a 17 or 18-year-old applying for Apprenticeships while studying A Levels? It’s busy!! 📔 A Level / BTEC coursework 😬 Mock exams next week 🍔 Part-time job shifts to manage ⚽ Sports and hobbies for a bit of downtime 💻 And trying to apply for a bunch apprenticeships - without a fixed 'covers-all' deadline.

Between September and Christmas My Great First Job shared weekly curated resources with over a thousand 6th form teachers and careers leads. Here’s a snapshot of what we sent out.

This was Dale's first visit to Chalk Hills Academy, kicking off some work with their Sixth Form students who are exploring Degree Apprenticeships. 🎓 It began with a presentation for Year 12, followed by a similar session with Year 13. A particular highlight was having two ‘live’ actual Degree Apprenticeship offer-holders in the room! Huge congratulations to those Chalk Hill students who have already secured places with Forvis Mazars and Grant Thornton 👏👏

But what is Project 13? Project 13 is a Higher and Degree Apprenticeship 🎓 Application Mentoring Programme running in 20 schools across Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire….with support from Uni Connect organisation Aspire Higher.

Our latest webinar was about 'How to Develop Your Personal Brand!'….and we had a great time. It was all about ACTION! It was all about not just SAYING YOU’RE PASSIONATE about something…..but DOING ONE THING that shows you are. It was all about How Students can showcase their Personal Brand.

Session 1 kicked off in the school’s stunning chapel with Personal Branding for Year 12 students. After lunch, we moved into 'Interview 101' for students exploring Degree Apprenticeships 🎓, before heading back to the Year 12s for an 'Introduction to LinkedIn.' We wrapped up the day with some dedicated 1-to-1 LinkedIn profile support, helping students put all the learning into action straight away.

Dale found myself presenting at the Sixth Form Leadership Conference run by Net Sixth Form. ⏰ 15 minutes, 150+ leaders, & approximately 0 seconds available for waffle.

We know that a whole bunch of you are interested in Apprenticeships in Law… so here’s a resource that could make life a little bit easier for you. 😊

Keep track of the progress of each of your apprenticeship applications with our FREE application tracker form. Our simple to complete form comes with easy instructions and will make sure you are 'in the know' about every application you make.

Oh no! Did you miss our webinar - Degree Apprenticeships - What Are They All About? Or maybe you want to jump back in and listen to the Degree Apprentices who were our guest speakers on the session. No worries - we've got you! 😀

We know that a whole bunch of you are interested in Apprenticeships in Cyber Security… so here’s a resource that could make life a little bit easier for you.

Dale had the pleasure of delivering two live virtual sessions for 6th Form students at Springwood High School in King’s Lynn. 😊

We know that a whole bunch of you are interested in Apprenticeships in the UK Retail industry…..so here’s a resource that could make life a little bit easier for you. 😊 We’ve pulled together the 🔗 web-links taking your straight to the Apprenticeship info for the 🔝 10 Retail apprenticeship organisations in the UK. You will find a tonne of info about their Apprenticeships.

A South African 🇿🇦 connection of research, community, and coincidence! Earlier this week, Dale had the pleasure of meeting Dr Maréve Biljohn, who is visiting the University of Northampton for a few weeks as part of her research. Thanks to Adam Lawton for arranging the meeting, which gave Maréve the chance to explore how social enterprises are impacting the local community. They also spoke about careers support in South African schools and universities, which sounded remark

Last week Dale had the privilege of returning to Woodbridge School in Suffolk for a packed day of talks and coaching sessions on Degree Apprenticeships and LinkedIn 🚀. He started with a session to the entire 6th Form on LinkedIn, showing students how to showcase their achievements, explore opportunities, and build meaningful connections. It’s been brilliant to see so many of them subsequently setting up profiles, and posting and engaging on the platform. 👏

Before starting his Technology Degree Apprenticeship, Dale met with Yanmi and he reflected on the support he’d received at The Duston School through the Apprenticeship Application Coaching Programme I'd delivered. We'd worked together to prepare for interviews and assessment centres, so Dale asked: “What made the biggest difference?”

Ask a room full of 15-year-olds what they think about Apprenticeships, and you’ll get everything from ‘pointless’ to ‘life-changing’ all in the space of 5 minutes. Earlier this Summer, as part of a residential organised by Villiers Park Educational Trust at University of Bath, Dale worked with high-achieving Year 10 students from areas of the UK where opportunities can be tougher to find. We were exploring the reality of Apprenticeships, and what they could mean for their fut

We had the privilege of hosting three inspiring young professionals who shared their real-life experiences as Degree Apprentices. Whether you're a student, parent, educator, or employer….this is a must-watch! You'll be able to discover different models of Degree Apprenticeships, find out how the funding works, get a sense of the salaries available, hear about the recruitment processes and understand the qualifications / skills needed.

My Great First Job had the privilege of supporting a group of dedicated Careers Leaders from schools across the Creative Education Trust. We explored: 🔗 LinkedIn for Students and Educators 💡 Ideas for Engaging Parents in Careers Work 📣 Sharing Information with Students about Available Opportunities What we learned was just how tirelessly these Careers Leaders are working.... often juggling full teaching timetables alongside developing careers programmes that truly make a

We know that a whole bunch of you are interested in Higher/Degree Apprenticeships in Banking…..so here’s a resource that could make life a little bit easier for you. 😊 We’ve pulled together the 🔗 web-links taking your straight to the Apprenticeship info for the 🔝 Banking organisations in the UK. A couple of the links take you straight to their vacancy page as we couldn’t find an ‘early careers’ page….but the vast majority have a tonne of info about their Apprenticeships.