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title: "Useful Websites"
url: "https://holyfamilyhighschool.co.uk/curriculum/careers/useful-websites"
school: "Holy Family Catholic High School"
---

# Useful Websites

### Careers Information

**[National Careers Service](https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/)**

**[Careers Wales](http://www.careerswales.com/en/)** – Currently the best site in the UK (applicable to England too)

**[All About Careers](https://www.allaboutcareers.com/)**

**[Prospects](http://www.prospects.ac.uk)**

**[CareersBox](http://www.careersbox.co.uk)**

**[ICould](http://icould.com/)**

### STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths Careers Information

**[All About STEM](http://www.allaboutstem.co.uk)**

**[STEMNET](http://www.stem.org.uk)**

**[Tomorrow’s Engineers](http://www.tomorrowsengineers.org.uk)**

### Careers and Employment Support for people with Disabilities

**[Job Centre Plus](https://www.gov.uk/recruitment-disabled-people)**

**[Remploy](https://www.remploy.co.uk/)**

**[Shaw Trust](https://www.shaw-trust.org.uk/)**

### Apprenticeships

 New Careers Podcast Series For Parents And Carers  149 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/holy-family-catholic-high-school/files/documents/parent_podcast(1).pdf)

 https://amazingapprenticeships.com/the-parent-perspective-podcast/

 Apprenticeships Parent Pack Feb 2021   [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/holy-family-catholic-high-school/files/documents/Apprenticeships-Parent-Pack-Feb-2021.pdf)

 National Apprenticeship Week Showcase Event with The Sovini Group  244 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/holy-family-catholic-high-school/files/documents/National_Apprenticeship_Week_Sovini_Showcase_Event.pdf)

 Degree Apprenticeship Opportunities 2021   [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/holy-family-catholic-high-school/files/documents/Degree_Apprenticeship_Opportunities_2021.pdf)

**[Gov.uk](https://www.gov.uk/topic/further-education-skills/apprenticeships)** – information and link to vacancy search

**[Find Apprenticeships](https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeshipsearch)** – vacancy search

### Post-16 options

**[Choices at 16](https://icould.com/article/choices-at-16-what-next/)** – general information from I Could

### University – including local universities’ websites

**[Universities and Colleges Admissions Service](http://www.ucas.com/)** – application system

**[The Student Loans Company](http://www.slc.co.uk/)**

**[NUS](http://www.nus.org.uk/)** – National Union of Students

**[Open Days](http://www.opendays.com/)**

**[University of Liverpool](http://www.liv.ac.uk/)**

**[Liverpool John Moore’s University](https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/)**

**[Liverpool Hope University](http://www.hope.ac.uk/)**

**[Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts](http://www.lipa.ac.uk/)**

**[Edge Hill](http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/)**

**[Salford](http://www.salford.ac.uk/)**

**[University of Manchester](http://www.manchester.ac.uk/)**

**[Manchester Metropolitan University](http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/)**

**[Chester](https://www1.chester.ac.uk/)**

**[University of Central Lancashire](http://www.uclan.ac.uk/)**

**[Open University](http://www.open.ac.uk)**

**[University of Law](http://www.law.ac.uk)**

***\*Please note that many FE colleges also offer degree courses too***

**[PUSH Online](http://www.push.co.uk/)**

Financial Help

**[Skill](http://www.skill.org.uk/)** - information on various trusts that provide financial help to disabled students

**[Scholarship Search](http://www.scholarship-search.org.uk/)** - Interactive database of charitable trusts, scholarships and commercial / professional organisations offering them

**[NASMA](https://www.nasma.org.uk/news/)** – Student financial advice magazine

### Social Issues and Legal Advice

**[Bullying online young people](http://www.bullying.co.uk/)**

**[Kooth](https://kooth.com/)**

**[Talk to Frank](https://www.talktofrank.com/)**

**[British Youth Council](http://www.byc.org.uk/)**

**[Citizens Advice](http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/)**

***\*many universities have free legal advice services for the public, as part of their training for law students***

### Health and Learning Difficulties

**[National Autistic Association](https://www.autism.org.uk/)**

**[Royal National Institute for deaf people](http://www.rnid.org.uk/)**

**[British Dyslexia Association](https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/)**

**[NHS](https://www.england.nhs.uk/urgent-emergency-care/nhs-111/)** – Emergency Advice

**[NHS](https://www.nhs.uk/)** – General Advice

### Gap Years, Summer Work, Work Experience and Volunteering

**[BUNAC](http://www.bunac.org/)**

**[Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/travel/gap-year-travel)**

**[Prospects](https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/gap-year)**

**[CCIVS](https://ccivs.org/)**

**[Not going to Uni](https://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/)**

**[Camp America Summer Jobs](http://www.campamerica.co.uk/)**

**[Eurocamp](http://www.eurocampjobs.com/index.html)**

**[Kibbutz](https://kibbutzvolunteers.org.il/)**

**[Work-experience](https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/work-experience-and-internships)**

**[Charity Choice](http://www.charitychoice.co.uk/)**

**[Raleigh International](http://www.raleighinternational.org/)**

**[The National centre for Volunteering](https://www.ncvo.org.uk/)**

### Employment Links

**[Indeed](http://www.indeed.co.uk)**

**[Job Centre Plus](https://www.gov.uk/jobsearch)**

### Equal Opportunities

**[Every Woman](https://www.everywoman.com/)**

**[Rights of Women](http://rightsofwomen.org.uk/about-us/who-are-we/)**

**[Equality Commission](https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en)**

**[Institute of Race Relations](http://www.irr.org.uk/)**

**[Liberty Human Rights](http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/)**

### Study Skills

**[BBC GCSE revision](http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revision)**

**[Study Skills](https://www.skillsyouneed.com/learn/study-skills.html)**

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