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S6 Careers Talk June 2023

Our band for today is

Mick Burns, Dearbhla Gallagher and Emma Veitch, Careers Advisers, NBHS

Welcome to S6 at North Berwick High.

This talk is about:
What’s important when thinking about your future.
What you need to do and when you need to do it.
What resources are there to help you.
Timescales involved.

General introduction

or here

This is your S6 careers talk
NBHS S6 Presentation 2023

NBHS S6 Presentation 2023

Higher Education Entry Guide
HE Entry Guide 2023-24

Scottish Higher Education Open Days
HE Open Days for S6 talk

Your S6 Careers Newsletter
S6 NBHS Newsletter June 2023

Your S6 Careers Resources for all options
S6-Careers-Book-MB-June 2023

You can read the book online Online resources for Medicine, Law and Vet Medicine here

University rankings
Get some advice on how to use the different sources that provide this information here

Make sure you are registered at My World of Work here you may find the Profiling Tool particularly useful at this stage.

S2 Careers Talk January 2023

Hello and welcome to your S2 Careers Talk.
Dearbhla Gallagher and Mick Burns, Careers Advisers, North Berwick High School

Main presentation
S2-careers-talk-Jan-2023

How to use the MWOW Subject Choice Tool
This link will give you resources to help you with choosing subjects

The 5 things to think about here

Find resources to help you choose here as well as the worksheet below.
MakingSubjectChoicesForS3_S4_2019

Please complete the form below and you will receive a copy of your responses which you can save and it will contain the link to this talk so you can access the resources as necessary. If you complete this then we can play the S2 Careers Kahoot!

S5 Careers Talk 2022

Welcome to your S5 careers talk.
The main aims of this session are:
To introduce your Career Advisers
Remind you of Career Management Skills, resources to help your career planning and completing the Buzz Personality Test (which is fun!)
Gather some information about you

Finish with a Kahoot!

Main presentation
SDS-Buzz-Groupwork-S5 for Nov 2022 final

Link to the Buzz Personality Test here or https://icould.com/buzz-quiz/

Buzz 16 types

Careers Newsletter – please download
S5-Newsletter-2022
Please complete the form below and give as much information as possible.

NBHS Careers Event 28 September 2022

Our annual, and very popular, NBHS Career Evening returns. This is a whole school event where we welcome all year groups (S1-S6) to attend. We will have over 30 employers from a variety of industries willing to provide advice for applications, ideas, opportunities and much more!

Wednesday 28th September.

S1-S3 6:30-7:30

S4-S6 7:30-8:30

Below is a list of exhibitors for your information.
BROCHURE of exhibitors – 2022 Careers evening

We would appreciate it if you could complete the short questionnaire below to help us plan future events

North Berwick High School Career Evening 28 September 2022

The annual and very popular NBHS Career Evening returns!!!
Wednesday 28th September.
S1-S3 6:30-7:30
S4-S6 7:30-8:30

This event will be held in our new canteen extension.

There is still space for organisations to join our list of exhibitors. If you are interested in joining the lineup, please email the school on communications@northberwickhigh.elcschool.org.uk

Specifically we are looking for anyone who is willing to provide career insight on behalf of the NHS. If you are willing and able, please get in touch!

S4 Careers Talk 2022

Hello S4
Mick Burns
Careers Adviser

Today we will cover 3 things:
Career Management Skills
Resources to help you career plan
Collect some information about your ideas

Career Management Skills explained – quickly!

S4 Newsletter – download and keep a copy
S4-Newsletter-2022

This may help when you complete the form

If we have time, then a Kahoot is in order!