Careers Calendar 2011-2012

Careers Calendar 2011-2012

Some of these dates are provisional and so may change.

September

7 September                            Open Day – Jordanstown U6

9 September                            Morning - Open Day Queen’s University Belfast – U6

Afternoon – Methodist College Options XIX – U6

12 September                          Open Day – Coleraine

13 September                          Open Day – Magee U6

Early applicant (UCAS) school’s deadline

                                                St Mary’s University College Open Day (1)

14 September                          St Mary’s University College Open Day (2)

                                                Personal statement guidance – accounting 1pm – careers suite

15 September                          Personal statement guidance – engineering 1pm – careers suite

Careers questionnaire for Form 5 Period 1 in form rooms

20 September                          Personal statement guidance – geography 1pm – careers suite

21 September                          Project Trust speaker – L6 &U6 1pm Room 16

22 September                          Personal statement guidance – history 1pm – careers suite

27 September                          Personal statement guidance – languages 1pm careers suite

28 September                          Seminar on teaching as a career – L6 & U6 1pm careers suite

29 September                          Nursing talk – L6 & U6 9am Careers Suite

Personal statement guidance 1pm - psychology

October

4 October                                Personal statement guidance – science 1pm – careers suite

6 October                                Personal statement guidance – teaching 1pm – careers suite

12 October                              Art talk 1pm Room 14           

14 October                              School deadline for U6 to complete UCAS forms

15 October                              UCAS deadline for early applicants

26 October                              Careers Planning Day – Form 3

November

10 November                          How do I start to think about a career? (1)Form 5 - 1pm careers suite (drop in session)

17 November                          How do I start to think about a career? (2)Form 5 - 1pm careers suite (drop in session)

November                               Oxbridge interviews

(to be confirmed)

Mid  November                       CAO talk for U6 applying to Southern Universities

November                               Pathology Talk for Form 5, L6 & U6

(to be confirmed)

21 November                          Mock Interview Evening – U6

December

1 December                             Law talk – Form 5

2 & 3 December                      Trinity Open Day -  L6 & U6 

8 December                             How to make effective A Level choices (1) Form 5 1pm careers suite

                                                Medical talk – Form 5

15 December                           How to make effective A Level choices talk Form 5 Period 1(in form classes)

                                                Experiences of work seminar L6 periods 1 & 2

Mid December                        Former pupils to speak to L6 & U6 regarding Medical School

Mid December                        Former pupils to speak to L6 & U6 regarding Teacher Training

January

Mid January                            Interviews for Stranmillis and St Mary’s

                                                Also interviews for medical applicants

23 – 27 January                       Work Experience Week – L6

26 January                               Queen’s talk to Form 3 on GCSE subject choices

28 January                               HPAT Ulster

February:

2 February                               DEL presentation to Form 3 regarding GCSE choices period 1

9 February                               Teaching talk – Form 5

Mid February                          Law and Medical Conferences at Methodist College Belfast – L6th

21 February                             Scottish Univeristy Tour 

23 February                             University of Ulster presentation to L6

23 February                             Psychology talk – Form 5

End of February                      Sentinus ‘Getset Insight into Engineering’ – L6th

March:          

1 March                                   Photography talk – Form 5

8 March                                   Accountancy talk – Form 5

                                               Queen’s University presentation to L6 9.40

Mid March                              Universities of Newcastle and Northumbria

                                               Edge Hill, Liverpool

15 March                                 PSNI talk – Form 5

22 March                                 Journalism talk – Form 5

                                                Personal Statement Presentation for L6 9.40 – 10.15

Mid March                              University  of Ulster School of Hotel Leisure and Tourist Open Day – L6th

                                                PricewaterhouseCoopers Open Day

                                                Higher Education Convention at King’s Hall for L6

29 March                                 Social Work talk – Form 5

                                                Student Finance presentation L6 & U6

April:                                     

May:              

Mid May                                 Stranmillis Open Day – L6th

June:  

Nothing organised