Careers: Aspiration at MHA
Manchester Health Academy – Opening Doors to any course, any job, anywhere.
We passionately believe that all students can be successful if they show real effort and determination to do their best. Aspiration is one of our core principles and this includes having high expectations of our students academically. Good examination results will prepare students to move on to further and higher education, including university and a successful career.
Academy Designated Careers Lead
Vice Principal – Ethos and Culture, Ms Sarah Murdoch
Academy Careers Advisor
Lisa Hutchinson
Individual Careers Advice
Careers advice is provided for students by Lisa Hutchinson BA (Hons) DipCG PG Counselling & Psychotherapy.
Lisa works at Manchester Health Academy on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in term time. She is based in our dedicated Careers Room, situated on Sykes floor (middle), opposite the Attendance Office. Lisa spends up to an hour with each student in Years 10 and 11 (and Year 8 if required) to help them examine their own skills, ambitions and interests and work towards making a career plan. Lisa will review and assess the impact of our careers programme every 6 months, and annually with a end of year questionnaire.
Partnerships
The Academy actively builds partnerships to support our Careers Education, Advice and Guidance for our students. Current partners include:
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester Metropolitan University
Aspire to Be
The Academy has an exciting careers talk programme where students can hear from various professionals about their careers, job roles and career paths, Aspire to Be.
National Careers Week
The Academy fully engages in National Careers Week each year.
Useful Links:
Greater Manchester Apprenticeship and Careers Service
Continue Your Careers Research At Home
As well as meeting Lisa in school, you can undertake lots of research, and boost your employability skills, in your own time.
Lisa recommends the following websites as great resources for you to use:
All About School Leavers
Our mission is clear: we help school leavers get jobs and understand the career paths available to them.
www.AllAboutSchoolLeavers.co.uk
Milkround
Use the tags to browse careers advice for school-leavers and graduates.
www.advice.milkround.com
icould
From accountants to zookeepers, get a first-hand view of jobs and ideas for your future.
www.icould.com
Careersbox
Careersbox is the national careers film library, a free careers resource showing hundreds of real people doing real jobs.
www.careersbox.co.uk
NHS
Do something different every day in the NHS.
www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk
The Official Graduate Careers Website
We guide millions of students to make the right choice. Match your skills and personality to 400+ job profiles.
www.prospects.ac.uk
Opportunities from Science and Maths
Always fancied helping some of the world’s poorest people but don’t know how? Getting an engineering degree might.
www.futuremorph.org
CareerScope
Explore careers in our employer sponsored transport worlds.
www.careerscope.uk.net
National Careers Service
We provide information, advice and guidance to help you make decisions on learning, training and work.
www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk
Bright Knowledge
Three of the world’s top 10 universities are in the UK, according to the latest World University Rankings.
www.brightknowledge.org
UK Course Finder
Course and university search with information about more than 40,000 courses from over 500 institutions in the UK.
www.ukcoursefinder.com
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships combine practical training in a job with study.
www.apprenticeships.org.uk
Hot Courses
Expand your career opportunities with a professional qualification.
www.hotcourses.com
Plan your future career and choices
Your choices at 14, 16 and 18, routes to different qualifications and job sectors, and career tools to help you decide.
www.careerpilot.org.uk
Job Search
It only takes a few seconds.
www.indeed.co.uk
Careers Advice for Parents
www.careersadviceforparents.org
Exploring Careers
Careersbox
Bright Knowledge
Icould
Input Youth Job Guides
TES Growing Ambitions
Notgoingtouni
All About Careers
National Careers Service Job Profiles
Prospects Job Sectors
School Leaver Programmes (Connexions Hertfordshire)
Apprenticeships
Search for Vacancies (new version)
Parents Guide
Applicants Guide
Apprenticeship Guide
Get My First Job
Interviews, CVs etc
How2gethired
Which CV?
Interview Cheat Sheet
Preparing for Interviews
CV Writing Tips
Cover Letter Tips
C&K Job Search Help
Job Market Success
Career Questionnaires
Big Five Personality Test
Buzz Quiz
Career Steer
Careers Report
Hospitality Guild Test
Prospects Planner
University of Kent Explorer
