School Leavers Toolkit
The School Leavers Toolkit launched on 30th May 2022 and is an information resource to support young people as they transition into the post-school world. The Toolkit covers a range of topics including mental well-being, work and pay, finances, moving out and housing options, community involvement and young people’s rights.
Developed with young people and stakeholder organisations it has been created to be relevant for young people from all backgrounds, so that they can find the information on practical life matters that they need at the time that suits them. You can find the Toolkit at https://www.myworldofwork.co.uk/schoolleaverstoolkit
RBS MoneySense
MoneySense is a free financial education programme for 5-18s with tips, tricks, advice fun activities, games and resources that help teach children and young adults about all things money which is useful in preparing for employment. Young people, parents and educators can access the resources at Money Games and Online Financial Resources | MoneySense (mymoneysense.com)
Barclays Life Skills
Barclays Life Skills is an online resource to give people the skills, knowledge and confidence they need for work with tools, tips and learning resources that can be accessed by young people, parents and educators at LifeSkills | Developing work and life skills (barclayslifeskills.com)
My World of Work
My World of Work is Scotland’s award-winning online career information and advice service providing trustworthy, expert information and advice – free to access at any time, for people at any stage in their career.
The site is designed to support people of all ages and stages, with activities and tools to help you identify the opportunities open to you.
Key features include:
- A ‘to-do’ list which guides you through a series of tasks associated with your stage
- Personality tools which provide tailored career suggestions
- A new skills tool which will help you to record and understand the skills you have or are developing
- An option choices tool for school pupils to help them match choices to future career options
- A profile tool where you can record personal achievements, useful for CVs or course applications
- Route maps into careers, including jobs, courses, apprenticeships and volunteering
- A CV builder and advice on applications and interviews
- Help for parents along the way
Access My World of Work at My World of Work |
