Now is a great time to register for my world of work and beginning planning for life after Hillhead High.
Whether you are just starting to think about careers, or getting ready to leave school and enter the world of work, college, or university- myworldofwork.co.uk is a excellent resource to help you.
You can take careers quizzes to help you find out what careers match your skills and interests. You are also able to use their user friendly tools to create a CV, personal statement and cover letter, which will be essential for you whichever path you take when you leave Hillhead High.
I am writing to give you an update about next steps, as well as some suggestions of ways you can make use of your extra time, if you have access to ICT. I have broken this message down into different sections so you can focus on the parts that apply to you.
School Leavers
If you have now left school but do not have a secure destination to go to once colleges, universities or businesses re-open you must speak to us. If you have not been accepted to college or university or don’t have any employment lined up we are here to support you.
Don’t put it off or fall into the trap of thinking it will all work out. The current circumstances are unusual, but you should be working hard to be as prepared as you can be for when things return to normal.
So if you have left school and do not have a destination to go to, please let me know via email. You can also speak to Fiona the careers advisor on these details;
If you are able to, you can continue to work on your unit 1 and unit 2 folios. Of course, there will have been disruption to your Leadership Project. As a result you may wish to switch to something that can be achieved under the current circumstances or you could also write about everything that you had planned to do, and then in the “Challenges” section, write about how COVID-19 disrupted your plans and what arrangements you could make when thing return to normal. If you require any support for this please let me or Miss Hamid (gw15hamidshemiala@glow.ea.glasgow.sch.uk) know.
UCAS
If you applied to university you may have received replies and/or offers. I have added a flow chart to the school website which shows some of your options if you have been successful or unsuccessful. Ms Campbell has also sent out an email about changes to your dates for replying to offers.
Finance. The Scottish Government (SG) has been developing a new student website – www.studentinformation.gov.scot.It’s currently a beta site, but offers a range of financial information to both further and higher education students.
No university offers? Use our guide on what to do next. Learn how to use and apply through Clearing, the ideal way to find another course perfect for you.
Tuesday + Thursday College Courses and Foundation Apprenticeships for 2020/21
You can apply for these opportunities up until the end of April. Many of you have already done so and rest assured that these application have been received. You usually find out if you have been accepted in middle of April, this may of course be delayed given the current circumstances but I will keep you up to date as soon as I hear anything,
The school reference section has currently been suspended on the 2020 applications to allow students to apply independently at home – “Start to build the Foundations for your future Career” What is a Foundation Apprenticeship?
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CV and Personal Statement Writing
If you have ICT access, now is a great time to work on your CV, Cover Letter and Personal Statements for College or University.
Myworldofwork.co.uk is an excellent resource that can help you to write a strong CV and/or Personal Statement.You will also be able to take “careers quizzes which will give you suggestions for possible career paths that match you skill and interests. I have attached a registration guideline which walks you though how to get access to the website,
We are aware now more than ever that some families will be finding it difficult to access period products. HEY GIRLS are a charity that work closely with the school and they provide free sanitary products to our pupils.
We can organise for HEY GIRLS to send 3 month/family packs to your home address or we can organise for them to be at a collection point close to the school.
Please e-mail Miss Higgins if you would like to benefit from the free period products: gw10higginsnicola@glow.ea.glasgow.sch.uk
Please see the HEY GIRLS website to see all the wonderful work they do www.heygirls.co.uk
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to e-mail Miss Higgins.
Today, Monday 30th March, a new letter has been issued electronically to all parents and carers featuring important information about learning at home, communication with the school and teachers, and who to get in touch with if you have any concerns.
To read this letter, please visit the School Communication page on the Covid-19 School Closure section of our website here.
Any pupil who is already accessing counselling support from one of our school counsellors can now do so via telephone appointments. Please e-mail Miss Higgins for more information regarding this: gw10higginsnicola@glow.sch.uk
We have managed to make contact with some of our pupils and parents/carers regarding our counselling service. If we have not managed to reach you and you would like to benefit from this support please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
‘Those young people who are in receipt of EMA and who are unable to meet their agreed attendance requirements either through self-isolating, contracting the virus or through the learning institution being closed will continue to receive their EMA payment.’
*For the latest information regarding Coronavirus, please visit our dedicated page here in our “News and Events” section*
Please note that any information relevant to the school will be posted immediately on our Twitter page @HillheadHS
If you haven’t done so already, please download the free Groupcall app, to receive text alerts from the school. To learn about how to do this, visit our Communication page here.
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