{"id":458,"date":"2020-12-14T15:56:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T15:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/therobertburnsacademy\/?page_id=458"},"modified":"2024-11-25T09:23:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T09:23:27","slug":"careers-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/therobertburnsacademy\/careers-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-text_11\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-2 layout-6\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1358\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/therobertburnsacademy\/careers-education\/ew\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112139\/EW.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"285,401\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"EW\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112139\/EW-213x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112139\/EW.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1358\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112139\/EW-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112139\/EW-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112139\/EW.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Elaine Whates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:elaine.whates@sds.co.uk\">elaine.whates@sds.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ext: 3047<\/p>\n<div><u data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Elaine&#8217;s link Guidance Teachers<\/u><\/div>\n<div>Mr Kyle<\/div>\n<div>Mrs McGuire<\/div>\n<div>Miss Mitchell<\/div>\n<div>Miss Ramage\/Mr Dempster<\/div>\n<div>Mrs Burgoyne<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1357\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/therobertburnsacademy\/careers-education\/gmcm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112036\/GMCM.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"311,378\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GMCM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112036\/GMCM-247x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112036\/GMCM.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1357\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112036\/GMCM-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112036\/GMCM-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112036\/GMCM.jpg 311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gillian McMahon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:gillian.mcmahon@sds.co.uk\">gillian.mcmahon@sds.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ext: 3055<\/p>\n<p><u data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Gillian&#8217;s link Guidance Teachers<\/u><\/p>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Miss Naismith<\/div>\n<div>Miss Smith<\/div>\n<div>Miss Jagodowski<\/div>\n<div>Mr Tickner<\/div>\n<div>Mr Elliott<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_1145\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-last builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_1145-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><strong><em>Who are we?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gillian and Elaine are the School Careers Advisers based at Robert Burns Academy. They work for the national careers service, Skills Development Scotland (SDS). SDS Careers Advisers work in partnership with every state secondary school in Scotland, delivering career guidance to enable young people from S1-S6 to develop their Career Management Skills.<\/p>\n<p>For more info on SDS, please visit our website:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk\/what-we-do\">https:\/\/www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk\/what-we-do<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gillian and Elaine work in close partnership with the school to ensure that every young person will leave Robert Burns Academy feeling confident about their career choices and aware of the career options that are available to them.\u00a0 We are based in the school and throughout the year pupils can access one-to-one coaching sessions to explore options, discuss ideas, set actions and develop their Career Management Skills.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We welcome appointments with parents\/carers where we can discuss issues and your child\u2019s ideas to help them develop their Career Management Skills.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What are career management skills?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The world of work is changing fast. New opportunities pop up every day. And these days, you&#8217;re unlikely be in one job your whole life. So be ready to face unexpected changes.<\/p>\n<p>Having the right information or knowing how to get it, helps you make decisions about what to do.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where Career Management Skills (CMS) come in. They help you understand yourself and the world around you and take control of your career with all its potential opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>The Careers Advisers at Robert Burns will focus on the key CMS themes of Self, Strengths, Horizons and Networks when supporting pupils to make confident and positive decisions about their next steps.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1359\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/therobertburnsacademy\/careers-education\/sds\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112500\/sds.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"426,348\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sds\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112500\/sds-300x245.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112500\/sds.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1359\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112500\/sds-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"369\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112500\/sds-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112500\/sds.jpg 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To find out more about Career Management Skills you can view:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TbC2ACjm_oU?si=GYn9eK01KdpYshyq\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/TbC2ACjm_oU?si=GYn9eK01KdpYshyq<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>How to get in touch:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pupils can make an appointment to see their School Careers Adviser by simply popping up to the Careers Room in the school. We are based in the Maths Department (2<sup>nd<\/sup> floor of C-Block).<\/p>\n<p>Pupils can also scan our appointment QR code to request an appointment:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1360\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/therobertburnsacademy\/careers-education\/qr\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112650\/QR.png\" data-orig-size=\"546,546\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"QR\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112650\/QR-300x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112650\/QR.png\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1360\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112650\/QR-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112650\/QR-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112650\/QR-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/therobertburnsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/16866\/2024\/11\/19112650\/QR.png 546w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Click on the link below to make a careers appointment<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><a id=\"LPlnk536502\" title=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/pf43NZkdb1\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/pf43NZkdb1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/pf43NZkdb1<\/a>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, pupils can speak with their Guidance Teacher. Gillian and Elaine work closely with the Guidance Team at RBA to ensure that all pupils have access to career guidance and advice when they need it.<\/p>\n<p>We would also encourage parents &amp; carers to reach out to us and get in touch.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Our contact details are:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elaine Whates<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:elaine.whates@sds.co.uk\">elaine.whates@sds.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tel: 01563-601-237<\/p>\n<p>Gillian McMahon\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:gillian.mcmahon@sds.co.uk\">gillian.mcmahon@sds.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tel: 01563-601-240<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Useful websites and resources for pupils and parents:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My World of Work is Scotland\u2019s career information and advice website. It\u2019s brought to you by Skills Development Scotland (SDS). The site is designed to support everyone develop their career management skills, no matter what stage you\u2019re at in your career.<\/p>\n<p>Please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myworldofwork.co.uk\">https:\/\/www.myworldofwork.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In particular, we would like to highlight the online support available to parents and carers found here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myworldofwork.co.uk\/parents-carers\">https:\/\/www.myworldofwork.co.uk\/parents-carers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other useful online resources include:<\/p>\n<p>UCAS\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucas.com\">https:\/\/www.ucas.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>PlanitPlus\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planitplus.net\">https:\/\/www.planitplus.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apprenticeship.scot\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apprenticeships.scot\">https:\/\/www.apprenticeships.scot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prospects &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/\">https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_1145-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-3\" id=\"builder-section-text_1145-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elaine Whates Email: elaine.whates@sds.co.uk Ext: 3047 Elaine&#8217;s link Guidance Teachers Mr Kyle Mrs McGuire Miss Mitchell Miss Ramage\/Mr Dempster Mrs Burgoyne Gillian McMahon Email: gillian.mcmahon@sds.co.uk Ext: 3055 Gillian&#8217;s link Guidance Teachers Miss Naismith Miss Smith Miss Jagodowski Mr Tickner Mr Elliott Who are we? 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