WELCOME TO YEAR 11

"MAKING SMART CHOICES"

CAREERS ADVICE FOR STUDENTS

As a student, your journey to
the "best fit" university starts
and ends with you
What does "best fit" mean to you?

How do you determine "the best

fit"?

What information do you need to

make an informed decision?

CENTRAL QUESTION

"How do I explore to find the

best fit?"
 Aims of this program
◻ Understand the careers that suit your
personality type, skill set and multiple
intelligences
◻ Be aware of degree courses that link to

particular careers
◻ Gain knowledge of the grades and
subjects/ levels needed to access
certain professions
◻ Gain an insight into different countries

and courses they offer for university

◻ To feel knowledgeable when making
your IB pathway choice.
 Year 11 starting point:
1. What career(s) am I interested in?
Investigate career, strengths, interests & how I will
learn at university

2. What choices do I have inside this career?

Investigate degree options, double degrees,
Lib Arts, niche collages etc.

3. What is my pathway to access this career?

Investigate country choices & programmes; IB,
IBCP, IB Courses vs entry requirements & IGCSE
grades
 MAIA LEARNING PLATFORM

Toolkit which supports students' decision-making and longer-

term plans for university applications
Personalised planning & understanding of self: CHARACTER
Personalized career planning; CAREERS
How to reach your ideal future? PORTFOLIO
Personalised university research: UNIVERSITIES
Communication with Counsellor/parents: NOTES
 LESSON 1
Option 1: Take the MAIA interest profiler &
personality tests; updating from Yr 10: Max 15
minutes on this task

After 15 minutes, go to option 2 or 3, or Option 1 step 2

 qStep 1 ACTIVITY 2: Think about answers to the
following questions;
1.What are your main interests / strengths that the
tests present?
2.What is your dominant work style? How much do
you agree?
3.What career fields did your report produce (top
3)?
4.What are the key qualities required for the top
careers produced?
5. Are you surprised by any – why?
6. How accurate would you consider the results of
the above sections to be? Are they a fair reflection
of you and your interests?

qWrite up your reflections in your MAIA Journal

 Step 3
Using MAIA to explore Careers and compare

Add to your career list any that you

are interested in
 LESSON 1 - Option 2
Explore fields of interest
What do you want to discover today?

A-Z Career hub HERE

Example: Law Portal, Sports
Medical, Engineering
Choose your career

Interested in Art, Architecture, Design-related, Media and Communications Field?

Explore HERE
Watch the short videos Graphic Design, Illustration, Animation, and Architecture .

Learn more about a career / job you may be interested in

O-NET

What can I do with my degree-career options? Check out this excellent resource

Which careers do subjects lead to? VIEW HERE

What's your dream job?
Maybe you’ve wanted to be a doctor since you
WEBSITE HERE toddled around with a plastic stethoscope.

But if you’re like many young people, you’re

probably not so sure what your dream job is.

It’s something worth figuring out, since so much

time is spent working.

By some estimates, one-third of your life will be

spent on the job.

And some of the stuff you’re interested in now

could be preparing you for what’s ahead.

Check out six possible jobs of the future—you

might be surprised to find you’re already
developing some skills that’ll make you a good
fit.
 For each job / career you
explored, make a note of

• What SUBJECTS you need in

Year 12 to access this career
/ job?
• Why you are interested in
the careers / job?
• What key skills are also
needed?

Add to your MAIA Learning

Journal note
 Lesson 1: Living accommodation – what is it like and what choices
are available?

OPTION 3
Want to explore How is the study organised? How do we learn? What is
the difference between a lecture, a seminar and a tutorial
what it is like to go for example?

to university
Can we work while we are at university and what type of
instead of exploring part-time jobs can students do?

careers?
Here are some How do you get to university? (application process and
arrival from the plane!)
questions we have
covered – explore What is the university term / year like? How many weeks
do we study and what would our week-to-week look like?
answers via the
links on the next How do we find out more about life at university?
slide (Unibuddies, Individual Uni websites, Virtual Tours – see
the next page HELP RESOURCES
 RESOURCES
UNIBUDDY

STUDENT HOUSING AND ACCOMMODATION UK

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS - PREPARE FOR SUCCES

STUDENT LIFE – BUDGETTING, ACCOMMODATION AND

SUPPORT – EXAMPLE OF UCL, LONDON

A TYPICAL DAY AT UNIVERSITY- EXAMPLE OF UCL

Example of a VIRTUAL CAMPIUS TOUR and another one HERE

DISCOVER A UNIVERISTY – EXAMPLE SOUTHAMPTON

WHAT IS LIFE LIKE AT UNIVERSITY?

STUDENT LIFE – EXAMPLE YORK, UK