Career Advice

In order to have a job whilst you are still at school you must comply with the working regulations for children of school age. These regulations include getting a work permit signed by both the employer and your parents...

Revision is key no matter what level you are going to be working at, and certainly your biggest experience of revision is going to be your GCSE exams, so you need to decide how you are going to discipline yourself to...

Once you have got your head around the fact that revision time is for revision and not for daytime television or the internet, you need to devise your own tactics and find some methods that work for you. There are a few...

If a career in the armed forces appeals to you, you may want to consider the RAF (Royal Air Force) as they have a wide range of roles, and you will have the chance to learn to pilot various forms of aircraft. In a war...

Backpacking holidays will naturally require you to bring more items than if you were just off on a beach holiday. Having a list of what you need to pack will be indispensible, and knowing what to expect in the different...

A police officer needs to be physically fit, calm under pressure and able to deal with fairly nasty situations. There are many branches of the police that you can progress to. However, all police start in the same way;...

A good tradesman will never be short of work, and a plumber is no exception. People will always have water leaks, pipes to fix, boilers to install and service, new houses being built, and lots more. A good plumber is...

Nearly all countries will require that each visitor has a valid passport, even young children who were once able to be named on the passport of their parent or guardian. However, if you are travelling separately you...

The ambulance service trains and employs hundreds of paramedics across the UK, all of who save lives and provide vital medical care for those in need. There is a lot of stress involved as you will see some horrible...

If you like working with children, why not consider a career as a nursery nurse working in a nursery environment as part of a team of nurses providing care to babies and children. The children are normally young, from...

Becoming a nurse is highly rewarding, giving you the opportunity to provide a valuable service to the community. They provide valuable support to, and work under the direction of, the doctor. They are highly skilled...

You may have heard the term ‘New Deal’ bandied about; however this shouldn’t really affect you at this stage. If you think carefully about your path through GCSE and the end of formal education, then you hopefully will...

The Navy is the sea-based branch of the armed services, and they use warships and submarines as their weapons in times of war. The Navy has many different career choices for both men and women, and it provides good...

Many travel agents will offer a wide range of round-the-world trips that will appeal to young holidaymakers, and, if you’re planning to visit a number of countries on your gap year, it will be well worth checking the...

For some people, waiting for their 17th birthday to get their driving lessons underway is almost completely unbearable, and it seems to never arrive. However, there is another option that kicks in when you are 16, and...

At some stage you are going to want to find a job, whether it is after you have done several more years of education or whether you are thinking about looking for a Saturday job to earn a small amount of money to make...

Going abroad on a gap year to learn another language is a common choice for students regardless of the subject they will be studying at university. Immersing yourself in the language, traditions and customs of a foreign...

One of the three wider skills areas is working with others. It is not specific to any one subject but is a skill that many people find difficult to get to grips with. You find your own company fine, and working with...

Problem solving is one of the three wider key skills. These skills are not tied to a specific subject, but rather focus on developing you as a person and giving you skills that can be applied to all areas of life...

One of a group of six key skills that the education system wants all students to have before they leave school is Information and Communication Technology. It is available in four NVQ levels and is primarily designed...