Interview Evening update

March 26th, 2013

Interview-signTimes for the Interview Skills Evening have now been emailed to all Y13 students. Please check your time and sign the list in study to confirm your attendance. Remember everything Barbara told you during the training seminar, and don’t forget to look over your application form and update your CV before you attend.

Make sure you return your permission slip to Mrs Bingham ASAP. A checklist came with the letter accompanying the permission slip, it is a useful reminder of the dos and don’t s of an interview. Please ensure that you leave good time to get to your interview, and go straight to the Hall on arrival at school to be directed to your interview room.

University of Ulster Parents’ Evening Monday 15th April, 7.00pm – 9.00pm

March 26th, 2013

Parents’ Evening – 15 April 2013: Jordanstown campus


The University of Ulster will be holding a Parents’ Evening on Monday 15th April, 7.00pm – 9.00pm, at the Jordanstown Campus for parents of Year 10-13 school children.

The purpose of the evening is to give parents the opportunity to meet staff and students and to find out more about life at the University of Ulster.  During the evening the various progression routes to university will be discussed as well as the range of courses on offer and flexible learning opportunities.

Parents will have the chance to browse Faculty stands and speak to representatives from Student Support, the Students’ Union, Career Development Centre, Access and Distributed Learning, Accommodation Office and Greater Belfast Redevelopment.

This is the first time that such an event has been held and it will help to ensure that parents are better informed before their children need to make important decisions regarding higher education.

The Parents’ Evening is free to attend and refreshments will be served.

We would be grateful if you could promote the event to parents and encourage them to register their place(s) by contacting Leanna Filbey on (028) 9036 6418 or online at www.ulster.ac.uk/parentsevening

New Website Launch

March 19th, 2013

The new Lagan College Careers website will be launched very soon. To have a sneaky peek, click on the link below.

http://lagancollegecareers.weebly.com/

Please let us know what you think of the new format – comments and suggestions can be emailed to Mrs Bingham.

Year 11 Work Experience form is now open for entries

February 25th, 2013

All Y11 students may now enter their work placement details by clicking on the link and filling out the form.

LINK TO THE FORM

Once you have entered your details, your information will be processed and you will be given your indemnity forms by your form tutor. Please have these signed by your employer and return them to the school.

If you have any problems, please speak to your Mrs Evans or Mrs Bingham ASAP.

WORK EXPERIENCE DATES ARE 10TH-14TH JUNE 2013.  

The dates on some of the indemnity forms are incorrect, if you have already had them signed by your employer and returned them to school, please see Mr Gardner, Mrs Evans or Mrs Bingham ASAP.

New forms issued will bear the correct dates. Apologies for any inconvenience. 

 

New Unistats Website launched

October 8th, 2012

What’s new?

The new Unistats website is now up and running. The site has a different look and feel. It contains a new information resource, the Key Information Set (KIS), which presents data about higher education courses in a user-friendly way.

What is the KIS?

The Key Information Set (KIS) provides reliable, comparable information about full or part-time UK undergraduate higher education courses. The KIS is designed to give prospective students and their advisers the information they need to make informed decisions about what and where to study at university or college.

The KIS brings together information about UK higher education courses in a new and exciting way:

  • data are clearly presented in an accessible, easy-to-use format
  • uses official, impartial sources that students and their advisers can trust
  • easy to compare information between courses.

Where can I find the KIS?

  • The KIS is part of the new Unistats website: unistats.direct.gov.uk
  • The KIS can also be accessed via the course pages of university and college websites. Each course page will display a ‘widget’ – an on-screen rolling device – which highlights key information about the course, and provides a direct link to the full data set on the Unistats website. All institutions have been asked to display their widgets by 31 October, although they will be able to do so as soon as the site goes live.
  • We have designed a small electronic banner ‘advertisement’ – essentially a link to the home page of the Unistats website – which we are asking organisations involved with higher education to put on their websites.

Who is the KIS for?

  • Students considering higher education, and considering what and where to study at undergraduate level at university or college
  • Careers advisers and teachers who work with these students
  • Anyone else who is interested in higher education, or who is thinking of undertaking a higher education course.

CareersBox June Newsletter

June 28th, 2012
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Learn how to use Careersbox with our new Facebook site

Last month we announced how you can access the very latest Careers Mail news, labour market information and Careersbox films on our Facebook page.

This month we have gone a step further and created our own mini Facebook site. The Careersbox Facebook site gives you a guide to how you can get the most out of Careersbox, Skills Explorer and Careers Mail.
www.facebook.com/careersbox

Don’t forget, we’re on Twitter too so you can send us a tweet and follow our updates on
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Financial career events for students and advisers
Step into Finance events in London from the FSP

Event for advisers
Date: 27 June 2012
Location: BDO, 55 Baker Street, London
The Financial Skills Partnership (FSP) invites you to join their FREE Step into Careers in Finance event for education and guidance professionals. With expert input from employers across the sector, including KPMG, HSBC, Barclays, Aviva, BDO, Aon, Santander and many others, this event is crucial for anyone working with students interested in a career in finance, accountancy or financial services.
Event Programme download
Event Flyer download
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Event for year 12 students
Date: 6 July 2012
Location: Kaplan Law School, 3 Cathedral Street, London
The FSP will also be hosting a networking meeting for year 12 students, to come face to face with employers offering high quality and well paid apprenticeship opportunities in the financial services sector.
Event Programme download
Event Flyer download

Careers in Focus with Skills Explorer
The free way for students to connect with world of work job profile films and create a personal Skills Report.

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Management Trainee Scheme in Logistics

RBSOver two years trainees will gain hands-on experience of the massive logistics operation which helps keep our mail moving. Learners will also develop the skills and knowledge to take on a management role and go on to study for professional qualifications such as the Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) and the Foundation Degree in Logistics.

Click here for more information…

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BT Apprenticeships


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BT are currently recruiting nationwide for their Engineering, Customer Service and IT apprenticeships. You will find full details of the locations where these vacancies are available as well as entry requirements using the link below.

Click here for more information…

Barclays Apprenticeship

BarclaysThis is a unique programme to recruit young people aged 16 plus based on their attitude and potential rather than experience or qualifications. On the Barclays Apprenticeship you will work towards the Level 2 Apprenticeship in Providing Financial Services (Retail Banking).

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Aviva Apprentice Programme

AvivaDesigned for those people who want to gain a professional career in insurance underwriting or IT without going to university, the Aviva Apprentice Programme will take three to four years to complete. There are opportunities across the UK, including in Southampton, Birmingham, Bristol, London, Croydon, Manchester, and many more locations.

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The final word(s)

We hope you find the information in this Careers Mail useful and will share it with anyone who might be interested.

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If you have any career resources or information that you would like to share through Careers Mail please let us know at careersmail@careersbox.co.uk

The Careersbox Team

Year 10 Enterprise Winners

June 28th, 2012

Congratulations to the winners of the Y10 Enterprise Competition – Ethan McKnight and Hannah Cooke – who produced a poster, PowerPoint and Video to sell Northern Ireland to teenagers. Hannah and Ethan received each £30 of HMV vouchers.

To view their presentation, click the link below.

First prize presentation

(uploaded as prezi from original PowerPoint)

In second place were Megan Baron, Taylor Cowan and Rebecca Wynn. The girls shared a prize of £40 in HMV vouchers.

northern ireland presentation

Congratulations to our winners, and well done to everyone else who took part.

 

Young Enterprise Centre of Excellence

June 26th, 2012

Lagan College has been given an award as a Young Enterprise Centre of Excellence. This is to recognise the fact that we have embedded Young Enterprise courses and activities to support enterprise education across the college.

The Award was oresented by Orla Havlin-Lauder of Young Enterprise and was received by Mrs McNamee and Mrs Bingham

Enterprise Competition for Y10

June 8th, 2012

Due to a lot of pleading, I have extended the date for the final until Tuesday 12th at 12.30pm.

Finalists should submit their entries for the competition to this email address

 

enterprise.lagan@gmail.com

 

If you have any problems, see Mrs Bingham.

Good Luck!

Year 10 Summer Exam Enterprise Afternoon

May 22nd, 2012

During the session called Young Enterprise on the Year 10 exam timetable, you will be asked to take part in a competition to sell Northern Ireland to other young people your age – to teenagers. Guidelines and the video for the task are given here:-

EnterprisePresentation

Enterprise Video

You will work in pairs to create the outline of a PowerPoint which you would use to sell our area to teenagers from another country. The PowerPoint should be no more than 12 slides long and can contain images, animations, videos, or anything else you can think of. At the end of the session, you should print out the outline of your PowerPoint and give it to your teacher. 2 groups from each form class will be chosen to go forward to the final with a chance to win prizes of  HMV vouchers worth £60 (1st prize) and £40 (2nd prize).

If you are chosen to go forward to the final, you will have 1 week to put the finishing touches to your PowerPoint and email it to the address which will be given here. You can use this time to add media to your PowerPoint. The deadline for submitting entries to the final is Friday 8th June at 3.15pm.

Prizes will be awarded to the top 2 entries. The decision of the  judges is final.

Guidance on using PowerPoint is given below. All resources will also be available on RMShared documents.

How to do PowerPoint

Good luck!