Top Ten CV Mistakes

We are always trying to get pupils to create a good CV - the challenge for us is be be creative in the classroom. Click on the link to see if this video can help you get the message across.

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Careers and FACEBOOK!

We live in the age of new technology, technology that is changing rapidly. Have you ever used facebook in your Careers lessons? A recent survey has identified that 92% of students have a facebook account, compared to 43% who use Myspace, 38% Twitter, 25% Bebo and 17% use Linkedln.

Amazingly we are always trying to get to know our students and what interests them - how useful would a facebook profile be in trying to engage with our students?

Let us know if you have ever used Facebook or the likes, so we can share with others.

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Careers Lessons for Language and History Teachers.

These resources are a series of online resources for teachers to introduce a careers dimension within KS3/4 subject delivery, across three subjects: English, history and languages. These resources were conceptualised as practical career-related activities linked with elements of the English, history and modern languages curricula.

The language resources are now publicly available on CILT’s Languages Work website

http://www.languageswork.org.uk/resources/classroom.htm

The history resources can be viewed at

http://www.history.org.uk/resources/secondary_resources_60.html.

The English resource will be available soon.

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