Update from Skills Development Scotland

As schools across Scotland are closed to the majority of pupils, Skills Development Scotland Careers Advisers will continue to provide careers information and advice by phone and digitally.

Our advisers will contact pupils who were scheduled to have a face-to-face appointments to make alternative arrangements.

Subject Choices

If your child is in S2 they may be preparing over the coming weeks to choose their subjects for S3. If you, or your child, feel that they would like more support in this process your child may be able to have a one-to-one conversation with the school Careers Adviser. There’s also the opportunity for you – as a parent or carer – to join the conversation and discuss where their options might take them in the future. As current government guidelines don’t permit these conversations to take place in person, we’ll seek to make alternative arrangements by phone or video conference.

 

You’ll also find lots of helpful tools and information to help with subject choices, on the careers service website, My World of Work. Visit www.myworldofwork.co.uk/subjectchoices

 

Please contact your school Careers Adviser (details below) if you wish to arrange an appointment:

 

For S2 pupils in Caledonia, Ellisland or Maxwell: gillian.mcmahon@sds.co.uk

For S2 pupils in Alloway, Dumfries or Hamilton: christine.maxwell@sds.co.uk

 

Please be aware that career information and advice is available online for anyone who needs it at My World of Work.  You can also contact your local centre on 01563527165 to speak to an adviser or call the SDS helpline on 0800 917 8000