Provides free careers guidance in schools with very high levels of students in receipt of free school meals and Pupil Premium grant, looked after students and young carers, and where existing careers provision falls short of being able to adequately cater for the students.
Services are provided by volunteers, many of whom work as careers advisers in the independent school sector.
They offer one-to-one careers guidance including help with subject choices at Key Stages 4 and 5, CV workshops, inspirational speakers, personal statement workshops and checking, reference writing training for teachers, A Level results day support, e-mentoring, interview practice and employer/profession insight days.
MyBigCareer.org are currently active in Bedfordshire, Derbyshire, East Anglia, Essex, Greater London, Greater Manchester, Kent, Northern Ireland, Nottingham, and South West England.
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Some special needs are easy to spot, others are only determined once a child has experienced considerable difficulties, frustrations or social and emotional problems.
Over the years, diagnosis of and provision for SEN have improved, but both can still be a minefield.
Identifying different kinds of special educational needs
Few children fit a condition perfectly – if they do, we tend to say they are a ‘classic’ case. Most will not be straightforward: perhaps a dyslexic with dyspraxia and a touch of ADD, or a child with ASD who also has Down’s syndrome.
Just as special needs are hard to…
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There are currently around 164 state funded grammar schools located in 36 English local authorities, with around 167,000 pupils between them. There are a further 69 grammar schools in Northern Ireland, but none in Wales or Scotland. Almost half of these are considered 'selective authorities' (eg Kent and Buckinghamshire), where around one in five local children are selected for grammar school entry based on ability. The others are areas such as Barnet or Kingston, with only a few grammar schools.
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As proud parents, we all know our children are unique. They're smarter than anyone else's, funnier, certainly more attractive, better behaved and above all bursting with the kind of talent that would leave Daniel Radcliffe or Charlotte Church standing. And sometimes, just sometimes, parental pride is justified.
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If you think your child would benefit from a boarding school education, but are put off by the high fees and consequent limited social mix of a typical independent boarding school, you may find that a state boarding school is the answer. Read more...
State grammar schools
Counties such as Kent or Buckinghamshire are ‘selective authorities’ and most families will have at least one grammar school close to where they live. Elsewhere, for example in Reading or Kingston-on-Thames, there are just one or two grammar schools and competition for places at these is ferocious. Grammar schools are located in 36…
