If you are not sure what you want to do, you can use the following quizzes to help you connect with ideas for the future

• https://sacu-student.com/?page_id=2760
• I could Buzz quiz
• Register and log in on Career Pilot – work through the 3 steps to complete your report:
  • https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/
• https://www.prospects.ac.uk
• https://www.ucas.com/
• https://amazingapprenticeships.com/
• https://apprenticeships.co.uk/student-home
• Apprenticeship vacancies and create an account Results - Find an apprenticeship (findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk)
• https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/
• https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/

Local colleges, sixth forms

• https://www.bidefordcollege.uk/sixth-form
• https://exe-coll.ac.uk/
• https://www.petroc.ac.uk/
• https://www.cornwall.ac.uk/
• https://westbuckland.com/sixth-form/
• https://www.shebbearcollege.co.uk/school-life/sixth-form/
• https://www.kingsleydevon.com/sixth-form/sixth-form-welcome
• https://www.qe.devon.sch.uk/sixth-form/

Choosing a University/Course

• UCAS www.ucas.com
• Discover University https://discoveruni.gov.uk/
• The Complete University Guide www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk
• The Uni Guide www.theuniguide.co.uk
• What Uni? www.whatuni.com
• Uni Open Days www.opendays.com
• League www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings

Job sites

• Apprenticeship vacancies Results - Find an apprenticeship (findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk)
• Indeed  https://uk.indeed.com/jobs-in-Devon
• Petroc Job Shop https://my.petroc.ac.uk/jobshop
• Barnstaple Job centre Barnstaple JobCentre Plus and Jobs in Barnstaple (jobcentreguide.co.uk)
• Government job website https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?q=&w=barnstaple
• South West https://www.cv-library.co.uk/jobs-in-south-west
• Devon jobs https://www.devonjobs.gov.uk/
• Total Jobs https://www.totaljobs.com/
• Monster Monster Jobs: Jobsite & Local job search | Find a Job today
• Reed https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/jobs-in-barnstaple?proximity=20
• Jobs - Success at School

Local Information

• South West https://www.cv-library.co.uk/jobs-in-south-west
• Indeed  https://uk.indeed.com/jobs-in-Devon
• Devon jobs https://www.devonjobs.gov.uk/
• Total Jobs https://www.totaljobs.com/
• Job Shop https://my.petroc.ac.uk/jobshop

For Parents

• https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/parent-zone
• https://www.talkingfutures.org.uk/
• Parents’ guide to university 2024 - Save the Student
• Uni Taster Days Parents Guided 2024-2025
• Amazing Apprenticeships Parents & Carers Guidance

Virtual Work Experience

• Up Tree https://uptree.co/students/
• Speakers for School https://www.speakersforschools.org/
• Springpod: https://www.springpod.com/
• Forage: https://www.theforage.com/
• Student Ladder: Work Experience | Student Ladder
• Barclays Life Skills https://barclayslifeskills.com/changing-worklife/the-future-of-work

Free Online Courses

• Browse Free High-Quality Online Courses | MOOC.org
• Free short courses from the Open University | OpenLearn - Open University
• FutureLearn: Online Courses and Degrees from Top Universities
• Coursera | Degrees, Certificates, & Free Online Courses

Gap Year

• Gap Year https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/student-life/gap-year/gap-years-ideas-and-things-think-about
• Camp America www.campamerica.co.uk
• Year in Industry www.etrust.org.uk/the-year-in-industry
• Study in USA www.fulbright.org.uk
• Study in Australia & NZ www.studyoptions.com
• Study in Europe: www.study.eu
• Short Courses in UK/Abroad www.hotcoursesabroad.com/uk

Bursaries and Scholarships

• General advice www.ucas.com/finance/scholarships-grants-and-bursaries
• Engineering Scholarship www.arkwright.org.uk/our-scholarships/who-can-apply
• Sutton Trust Pathways www.suttontrust.com/our-programmes/
• Prince’s Trust for 16+ www.princes-trust.org.uk/help-for-young-people/get-funding-train-learn
• Law Bursaries younglegalaidlawyers.org/bursaries
• Teaching Bursaries https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-my-teacher-training/bursaries-and-scholarships-for-teacher-training
• https://www.ucas.com/node/1536/mid/23911
• Bideford Bridge Trust – Educational Grants Bideford Bridge Trust - Grants