Useful Links
Career Ideas
www.ckcareersonline.org.uk C and K Careers online
Find links to a wide range of websites linked to your career ideas- http://ckcareersonline.org.uk/useful-websites
https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk National Careers Service
Find out more about your chosen career via Job Profiles.
www.careersyandh.co.uk Careers Yorkshire and Humber
Regional website for information, advice and guidance on a range of education, work and other support services for adults across Yorkshire and the Humber.
Apprenticeships
www.ckcareersonline.org.uk C and K Careers online
Search for apprenticeship vacancies viaRecruitline- http://ckcareersonline.org.uk/uncategorised/97-vacancies
www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship Find an apprenticeship
Apprenticeship vacancy search.
Post 16 and Higher Education Courses
www.hotcourses.com Hot Courses
www.gov.uk/browse/education Database of courses at all levels in the UK
Latest news on qualifications, including Government reports on changes. Useful links to information on NVQs, Functional Skills, Entry level qualifications, GCSEs and A/AS levels, higher education qualifications, student finance and more.
www.ucasprogress.com UCAS Progress
www.ucas.com Details of learning at ages 14-19 across the UK. UCAS
Information and advice on applying to higher education.
Very useful links to universities and colleges offering higher level courses. Information on student finance.
Local colleges of further education (some also offer higher education courses):
www.bradfordcollege.ac.uk Bradford College
www.calderdale.ac.uk Calderdale College
www.kirkleescollege.ac.uk Kirklees College
www.leedscitycollege.ac.uk Leeds City College
www.lcb.ac.uk Leeds College of Building
www.lcm.ac.uk Leeds College of Music
www.leeds-art.ac.uk Leeds College of Art
www.wakefield.ac.uk Wakefield College
Local universities
www.hud.ac.uk University of Huddersfield
www.bradford.ac.uk University of Bradford
www.leeds.ac.uk University of Leeds
www.leedstrinity.ac.uk Leeds Trinity University College
www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk Leeds Beckett University
Financial Support
https://www.gov.uk/1619-bursary-fund 16-19 Bursary Fund
Students could be eligible to get a bursary to help with education-related costs if aged 16 to 19 and studying at a publicly funded school or college in England (not a university) or on a training course, including unpaid work experience.
https://www.gov.uk/child-benefit Child benefit
Parents/ carers are eligible for Child Benefit if they are responsible for a child under 16 (or under 20 if they stay in approved education or training).
https://www.gov.uk/student-finance Student Finance
Financial support to help with the cost of university/higher education study.