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Teaching in the education and training sector – Education and Training Foundation

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Rewarding jobs for graduates

  • Passionate about maths or English?
  • Looking for a rewarding career path with great progression and leadership opportunities?
  • Teaching in the education and training sector transforms lives and boosts the economy.

Why teach in the education and training sector?

The education and training sector is big and very diverse. It offers plenty of training opportunities to help you develop, and there are exciting leadership opportunities too. Two million learners – of all ages from 14 upwards – need your skills to help them raise theirs.

How do I become a maths or English teacher in the education and skills sector?

Initial Teacher Training (ITT) courses in maths or English are available, and there’s financial help to support you. Trainees study an eligible ITT course at Level 5 and above, either full or part-time.

Visit FE Advice today to find out more, and bring your passion to work!

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London event for launch of the Teach First Leadership Development Programme 2015

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This event will include a performance from young musicians from the National Orchestra and the chance to network with Teach First Ambassadors to find out about their experiences in the classroom. There will be a short presentation on why there is a huge need for passionate and inspiring teachers in the UK, as well as information on how we can help you to launch your career. Finally, we also have an exciting panel of ambassadors and pupils who will be sharing inspirational stories from the classroom.

Date: Tuesday 10 June

Time: 6 – 8.00pm

Venue: Teach First, 4 More London, SE1 2AU

Spaces are limited. Sign up here to reserve your place.

Drinks and nibbles will be provided.

Compass Group Graduate Programme 2014 Twitter Q&A

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Bringing the Jobsfair to your web device
Tue 24th June 10am – 2pm

Ask your questions directly to the following using the hashtags:
#EarlyCareers & #CompassGrads

Fiona Ryland – HR Director – @fiona_ryland
Sarah Mashiter – Head of Talent & Leadership Development – @sarah_mashiter
Sandra Warren-Smith – Head of Education – @sandrawarrenyo
Tony Walton – Lead Recruitment Partner – @YnotNotlaw
Gary Nice – Early Careers Manager & Graduate Recruiter – @nicerecruiter
Sam Inns – 2013 Compass Grad – @InnsSam

Applications close for the Grads Programme on the 29th of June so this is your chance to learn about the opportunities on offer at one of the World’s largest organisations before you apply.

Apply here – www.jobsatcompass.co.uk Follow us here – @compassgroupuk

The Empty Quarter: Oman Expedition 2015

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Looking to BE bold…

  • With your studies nearly over, do you find yourself thinking about the future?
  • But not sure where to go or what to do?
  • And your only real priority is that adventure is guaranteed?

If the answer to the above is yes then we, the British Exploring Society, as the oldest personal development charity of its type have an incredible opportunity for you…

The Empty Quarter: Oman Expedition 2015

Hidden in the largely unexplored region of the Middle East, Oman is a country of abrupt environmental contrast and, ripe for exploration, the destination of our life-changing winter gap year expedition. Spanning for up to two months, once there you will have the opportunity to:

  • Contribute to our Arabian leopard conservation study
  • Summit impressive sand dunes stretching higher than the Eiffel Tower
  • Snorkel above beautiful reefs and survey all the indigenous marine life
  • Experience the fascinating local culture and its communities
  • Climb the unexplored sides of the majestic Dhofar Mountains
  • Document all your feats through professionally guided photography, film and writing.

Tempted? Undoubtedly, and with a £500 bursary guaranteed to applicants quoting ‘Oman Email’ …APPLY NOW!

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King’s College London offers new PG scholarships

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King’s College London has recently launched a new scholarship scheme intended to widen access to postgraduate study for academically excellent applicants from less privileged backgrounds.

Over 30 scholarships are available for postgraduate study in subject areas like psychiatry, arts and cultural management, informatics, telecommunications, and research in nursing and midwifery. A full list of the eligible programmes can be found on the website.

Applications for the scholarship are now open and will close 14 July 2014, 17:00 BST.

For more information on how to apply and eligibility, including financial need, please visit the King’s Access to the Professions Scholarship Scheme webpage.

Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award

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The Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award is a national competition to identify, next_generationsupport and develop top automotive talent of the future. 2013 winner Jake Larsson recently headed up the M1 to Peugeot UK’s headquarters in Coventry for the second stint of his five-month paid internship prize. He was soon heading back south again: across the Channel in fact, to Velizy and PSA’s R&D department, home of the company’s remarkable CAVE (Cave Automatic Virtual Environment) facility, where science fiction is science fact. “It was amazing,” he said. “The innovation was mind-blowing. The engineers there are living five to ten years into the future.”

Entrants from UK universities are invited to answer the brief below as set by Autocar’s editor-­in-­chief Steve Cropley. This year’s winner will receive £7,500 and one month’s work experience at each of the leading automotive organisations supporting the award: McLaren Automotive, Jaguar Land Rover, Peugeot, Skoda and Toyota.

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Preparing for a global career: developing inter-cultural competence workshop – Wednesday

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Preparing for a global career: developing inter-cultural competence, This workshop will run on Wednesday 21st May 2014 from 2pm – 4pm, Room SMB 103, Stewart Mason Building

This workshop focus on finding a job overseas and how to cope with culture shock and its effects. We will provide tips to help you find jobs overseas, provide you with resources and give you some interview questions to practice.

Click here for details and to book

Women in Tech Training Day – Google

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‘Women in Tech Training Day’ has been designed to offer female students in technology the chance to network and share stories, improve key skills as well as learn about Google opportunities. This event will be a great opportunity for students who are looking for advice on how to prepare a CV as well as tips on what to expect from a technical interview. The day will also bring the chance to hear from Google engineers about their experience. We aim to bring together students with similar interests and help excite and prepare you for the opportunities awaiting in the tech world.

For more information on the day as well as details on how to apply take a look at the website.

Due to space there are limitations on the number of students we can invite to attend so we encourage students to register early before the 30th May deadline

Find out about the Loughborough Employability Award

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The Employability Award scheme provides you with University recognition of your volunteering, work experience and student roles and helps you to prepare your skills examples ready for those vital employer application forms and interviews.

Find out more about what is involved through our web pages.

If you would like to ask any questions or find out how to be enrolled on the Award, make a 15 minute Award appointment to see one of the team via Careers Online.

We also have a drop-in session in Bridgeman Building on Tuesday 21st May 1:30-2:30pm
The award scheme is open until the 18th June 2014 this academic year for first, second and penultimate year undergraduate students.