BlackRock IT Apprenticeship Vacancy — deadline is Monday, 30th!
BlackRock, an asset management firm, have a vacancy available for an apprentice to join their technology team. The minimum entry requirement is 3 Highers, grade C and above. Ideally one of these subjects should be Computing or similar. Candidates must have a keen interest in technology. The returned application needs to be completed and returned via email by midnight on Monday 30 June. Base salary is £16,500 and start date will likely be 11 August. Click here to read more about the Trainee Programme, and here to download the Application Form.
Want to pass on your skills to our young people?
We just had someone on Parent Council volunteer this week to help S5 and S6 pupils analyze their online reputations — and to calculate the effects on their applications for work, college and university. Businesses, recruiters, and admissions boards all study their applicants’ social media these days. The young people in this week’s group were glad to know this, and wanted to learn more. The S6 pupils also got a workshop on building a CV for success, for which they were very grateful.
Do you have professional skills you could offer our young people? The Parent Council would love to hear from you!
5 Top tips for 4th, 5th, and 6th-year students and their families planning ahead
4th year sees you working toward your first set of SQA qualifications, the result of which will influence your future work and study options. 5th year sees the reality of last year’s exams kick in; with your first set of results now under your belt, you will have a clearer picture of how hard you will have to work to achieve more grades at Higher level. It’s a tough time and can feel overwhelming. Hopefully you will feel that you have had good support from school to help you make your course choices and have settled into the new school year comfortably. Here are some top tips for you this year. Do be aware, of course, that entry requirements to universities and training programmes may change before you actually apply. Keep an eye on these.
1. If you are considering university in the future start researching now. Look up university websites and search for Open Days. You can book in throughout the year to visit some and learn about the application process and get a feel for what university life might be like.
2. UCAS: http://www.ucas.com is the organisation at the heart of connecting people to higher education. You generally apply to university through this body. You can sign up to student and parent e-mails on their website and learn lots this year about the things you will have to decide and the timings of when you are in 5th or 6th year. It’s quite helpful to give yourself a trial year to see what types of decisions have to be made.
3. Follow a variety of universities, colleges and employers on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. This will give you a regular opportunity to learn more about them and often the work experience opportunities or open days that they run.
4. If you begin to regret a course choice decision or are struggling with a subject, speak to your Pupil Support Teacher — every member of staff wants to help you achieve as much as you can. They sooner they know of a problem, the better.
5. Consider joining after school clubs to add more strings to your bow. When you apply to university, college or an employer you are in competition with hundreds of others for an opportunity. Imagine if you were neck in neck with grades on an application – what other skills or experience would make you stand out. Balance sport with music, art or debating. Sign up for the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme. There are many opportunities in our school, so speak to your Pupil Support Teacher for some guidance.
a powerful new resource for the university-bound
How does a family help its anxious leaver decide where to go to university? Some of those destinations are far away, and their prospecti and websites tend to look pretty much the same. But universities aren’t all the same. The resourceful people at LinkedIn have now gathered up all profiles from people involved with universities and made them into LinkedIn University Pages — a hugely efficient way to show what a particular institution is really about! It’s a way of eavesdropping on local culture, so to speak, and no prospectus or website can really offer that. So get your youngster a LinkedIn account (the age limit is going down as of this writing), and let them plug in and see where they really want to go after Broughton!
SQA Results … what to do when they come
On Tuesday 6 August you will receive your SQA results by text or post. We hope that everyone achieves the results they deserve. However, if results are not as expected and you wish to contact the school to speak to someone, phone 0131 332 7805 between 9am and 3pm.
If you have not met your university condition, and you think that you are eligible for an appeal, contact the school to make an appointment to speak to Mrs Bennett. There is a fast track appeal process for students in this situation.
If you are not eligible for an appeal (for example, you did not do well in your prelim) you will need to consider other options such as finding another course with lower entrance requirements through UCAS Clearance or looking at a college course.
If you have not met the entry requirements for one of your subjects, and you wish to continue in the same subject but at the lower level, you do not have to do anything. Your course will automatically be amended. If you wish to be re-coursed, contact the School Office to make an appointment with Ms Cumming.
If you wish to change your course because you have performed better (or worse) than you expected, contact the School Office to make an appointment to see Ms Cumming for a change of course.
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