A special event for parents of secondary school pupils is being staged in Glasgow as part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week.
Recognising the vital role parents play in supporting their sons and daughters in their career choices, the Parent Event aims to:
Provide parents with the most up-to-date career education information available to young people
Direct parents to resources available in supporting career education at home, helping young people to make positive, well-informed career choices
Highlight choices available to young people, including Apprenticeships and Foundation Apprenticeships, the latter of which can be taken at school.
The Parent Event will take place on: Tuesday 1st March 2016 from 10am-12pm (registration from 9.45am) at Morgan Stanley, The Cerium Building, 55 Douglas Street, Glasgow, G2 7NP.
This Parent Event is organised by Glasgow Economic Leadership in partnership with Skills Development Scotland, Scottish Qualifications Authority and National Parents Forum Scotland.
Scottish Apprenticeship Week is from 29th February to 4th March.
Glasgow Economic Leadership (GEL) Finance and Business Services (FBS) are supporting Skills Development Scotland (SDS) with the annual Scottish Apprenticeship Week (SAW) campaign.
Activities include:
Tours to FBS companies from across the sector
Teacher/Career Guidance Workshop – NEW (Thursday 3rd March)
Teacher Apprentice Visits (throughout week)
Employer Modern Apprentice Event (employers only Wednesday 2nd March)
Parent Event – NEW (Tuesday 1st March)
The tours provide young people with opportunities to; learn more about the participating company, look round the office environment, learn how companies recruit, including internship, graduate, school leaver & apprenticeship programmes and meet members of the organisation. They would be particularly helpful for any pupil considering a career in Finance and Business Services.
If you are interested in attending any of these events, please speak to Mr Gooch or Miss McLachlan as soon as possible.
There is an exciting opportunity for a school leaver aged between 16-19 to work within the Developing Young Workforce and Opportunities for All team, gaining experience of administrative work and working towards an SVQ level 3 in Business and Admin. This may also offer the opportunity to progress to SVQ level 3 Youth Worker.
Click here for more information about the job and salary. If you are interested, please speak to your Pupil Support teacher.
Tesco run a variety of Apprenticeships (including management, buying and merchandising) and also have a Trainee Manager School Leaver programme in their Stores. A number of opportunities are currently available. Click here to find out more information.
The National Parent Forum of Scotland has been working with Skills Development Scotland as part of the programme of work underway in Developing the Young Workforce. They have produced some tailored information for parents, as part of the successful “in a nutshell” series, which covers the new Careers Education Standard.
The link to the nutshell on the NPFS website is here.
There is a meeting of the East Renfrewshire Dyslexia Scotland group on Wednesday 3rd February at 7.15pm at Mearns Castle High School. The focus of the meeting is ‘Transitions’ and a number of our pupils will be sharing their own experiences of Dyslexia. It is open to all pupils and parents.
More information can be accessed by clicking here.
S4/5 pupils have been given information about vocational courses on offer next session during their assemblies. Further information will be given at the Options Information Evening for parents.
The course guide for the Vocational Programme 2016/17 can be found by clicking here.
A copy of the ERC Vocational Programme presentation can be found here.
A reminder that all S1-3 girls will be receiving the HPV vaccination on Monday 18th January (S2/3 girls will be receiving their second dose at this time). If you are receiving the vaccination, please remember to have breakfast before coming to school and to wear a vest or t-shirt under your school shirt.
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