Careers
Students
Useful website links
- Amazing apprenticeships
- Apprenticeships
- BBC Bitesize careers
- CareerEar
- Careerpilot
- Careers Badger
- Barclay's Life Skills
- EDF Energy: young HPC registration
- Fledglink
- globalbridge
- Inspiring the future
- Prospects
- Qdos app
- RateMyApprenticeship
- The big bang
- The Big Guide to CV Writing
- Tomorrow’s engineers
- Sacu: careers quiz
- Springpod – learn lounge – careers talks
- Start - home learning activities
- UCAS careers Aadvice
- UpskillMe
- Year 12 Nuffield Research placement information
- Young Professionals
Post-16
- Access Creative College Bristol
- Bath College
- BEMA - Engineering Apprenticeships
- City of Bristol College
- DBS Music Bristol
- On Site Bristol - Construction Apprenticeships
- SGS College (Filton)
- What's your next move?
Post-18
- Complete university guide
- Fire it up - higher and degree apprenticeship vacancy Listing (Pdf)
- Get My First Job – degree apprenticeships
- Not going to uni
Careers in construction videos
Medical web links
- 350 Careers, One NHS, Your Future
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School - Virtual Work Experience
- Careers in pathology
- NHS Health Careers
- Royal College of General Practitioners - Observe GP
- Step into the NHS - Real Life Stories
Virtual work experience
- Architecture and Design VWEX with Halliday Fraser Munro
- Forage - VWEX with Fortune 500 Companies
- The Lawyer Portal - Virtual Law Work Experience
Future Learn FREE online courses
- ABC of flight mechanics: how do planes fly?
- Begin programming: build your first mobile game
- Begin robotics
- Biochemistry: the molecules of life
- Building a future with robots
- Care home nursing: changing perceptions
- Climate change: the science
- Developing your research project
- Digital skills: social media
- Discover dentistry
- Discovering science: atmospheric chemistry
- Ecology and wildlife conservation
- Electrical engineering: sensing, powering and controlling
- Explore animation
- Forensic psychology: witness investigation
- Hadrian's Wall: life on the Roman frontier
- How to become a lawyer
- How to start your career in games development
- How to succeed at: interviews
- How to succeed at: writing applications
- How to write your first song
- Improve your digital footprint
- Incarceration: are prisons a suitable punishment?
- Introduction to forensic science
- Introduction to nursing: the role of nurses around the world
- Modern building design
- Nature and environment Courses
- Politics and society courses
- Preparing for university
- The NHS explained: how the health system in England really works
- The science behind forensic science
- The science of nuclear energy
- Use STAR
- Virtual work experience and exploring the veterinary profession
- What to wear at interview
Apprenticeship opportunities
Labour market information
- 21 more jobs of the future: a guide to getting and staying employed through 2029
- Career map - labour market information
- LMI for all
- SAP labour market update, January 2021 (Pdf)
- Discover Your Future LMI video
Job of the week videos
Parents and carers
- Career map - labour market information
- Complete university guide
- Not Going to Uni and Amazing Apprenticeships Podcasts
- SAP labour market update, January 2021 (Pdf)
- UCAS funding for university students
- The Parents’ Guide to Apprenticeships 2021-2022
- The Parents’ Guide to Study and exam revision (GCSE)
- The Parents’ Guide to Post 16 Options (full edition)
- The Parents’ Guide to Post 16 Options (summary)
- The Parents’ Guide to Study and exam revision (sixth form)
- The Parents’ Guide to Post 18 Options (summary)
- The Parents’ Guide to University 2021-2022
Teachers
Linking curriculum learning to careers
Biology
- Biology (Pdf)
Chemistry
- Chemistry (Pdf)
Computer science
- Computer science (Pdf)
Construction
Careers in construction videos
Design and technology
- Crack the Code - Architecture
- Creative Industries Council
- Design & Technology Association
- Designed for Life - Podcasts
- First Careers - Graphic Design
- First Careers - Technology
- Institute of the Motor Industry
- First Careers - Design & Technology
- Screen Skills
- STEM Learning - GCSE design and technology resources
Engineering
English
Mathematics
- Mathematics (Pdf)
Maths, Why Bother? Videos
- 2D Shapes
- Angles
- Decimals
- Fractions
- Geometry
- Graphs
- Patterns
- Percentages
- Probability
- Pythagoras
- Ratios
- Statistics
- Symmetry
- Trigonometry
Physics
Science
- Science (Pdf)
STEM
- All About STEM
- Finding Ada Network – including materials aimed at girls
- First Careers - STEM
- STEM Learning
- STEM Learning - STEM Ambassador Programme
- Future Learn - Teaching Climate Change
- Spotlight talks - Gabrielle Omar’s career journey through architecture - video
- Spotlight talks - How to become an Architect - video
- Women in science who changed the world – video
Resources
- Becoming X – inspirational videos
- LMI presentation (Pptx)
- Career Pilot - subject specific resources: link curriculum to careers (G4)
- STEM Learning - subject specific resources: link curriculum to careers (G4)
- Additional resources can be found on the R:drive/Careers
KS4: non computer activities
- Jobs of the future (Pdf)
- Degree or not degree? (Pdf)
- Famous people (Pdf)
- Skills, skills, skills (Pdf)
- Have you got what it takes? (Pdf)
Job of the week videos
Employers
Careers talks by employers
Building great careers
Years 10 and 12 met industry visitors yesterday from Clarke Bond and Mott MacDonald who spoke about the huge variety of careers in engineering and construction locally and around the world, as well as the different routes available into these careers. They also showed students some of the exciting projects they have worked on, including the construction of IKB Academy.
Speakers included former IKB Academy student, Harry Foy who is studying for a degree apprenticeship in civil engineering while working at Mott MacDonald on exciting water and flood engineering projects and hinted at his work for the defence industry, although he couldn't tell us too much about that!
Harry shared with students the advantages of studying A Levels at IKB Academy and how his work experience at Buro Happold in Year 12 gave him lots to talk about at interview and ultimately secured his place on the degree apprenticeship.
Both organisations spoke about upcoming work experience and apprenticeship opportunities available to IKB students and they are really looking forward to hearing from anyone interested in either. For more information, contact Miss Barclay, Careers Leader
Many thanks to everyone who came to talk to the students:
- Paul Callan, Quantity Surveyor & Project Manager, Mott MacDonald
- Harry Foy, Apprentice Civil Engineer, Mott MacDonald
- Mike Hayward, Geographical Information Systems, Mott MacDonald
- Leah Deverick, Structural Engineer, Clarke Bond
- Vicky Karavatsi, Graduate Structural Engineer, Clarke Bond
Trips to employers
Beaufort Bespoke
Many thanks to John Cooper at Beaufort Bespoke, a local high end joinery company who shared his passion for bespoke design and problem solving when designing the museum exhibit for Underfall Yard.
The Year 13 students got an insight into the complexities and expense of such a job. They now understand the importance of the design and manufacturing issues that need to be considered.
They were impressed that such a cool company is just a short walk from IKB.
Posted: 25/11/19
IKB Alumni
We absolutely love hearing from our past students! If you attended IKB and would like to leave your details for us to make contact with you about coming in and sharing your story with our current students, please complete the Alumni contact form.
Look who came to visit us...
Miles Avery says the reason he was the only successful student out of 2 000 applicants chosen for his Degree Apprenticeship with Currie & Brown was due to coming to IKB STEM Academy and because of his work experience in Year 10 and Year 12.
We love it when our students come back and tell us that they've finally realised how fantastic IKB is!
Miles is working towards his Chartership in Quantity Surveying. Keep up the great work Miles, we're really proud of you!
Posted: 25/11/19
Work placements and Employer Partners
IKB is committed to providing all of its students work placements at employers that partner with us.
We would like to say a huge thank you to all our employer partners who have supported us. We simply cannot achieve our vision without the support of local businesses who have so kindly offered up their time to give our students invaluable insights into industry.
Our Year 12 students were on placement one day per week and our Year 10s engage in a week long workplacement/enrichment programme during term 2, 3, and 6.
We are proud to be working in partnership with the following organisations:
AHR Architects
Bath and North East Somerset Council
BMT Defence Services
Buro Happold
Campbell Reith
Jaguar
Kier Construction
McBraida
Ministry of Defence
Network Rail
Sitec
Underfall Boat Yard
IKB are constantly looking to increase links with employers in the Bristol & Bath area within the following industries:
- Architecture and the built environment
- Science and medicine
- Technology
- Engineering
- Accounting
- Business
If you are able to offer a work placement to any of our students, please contact:
Clare Barclay email: cbarclay@ikbacademy.org.uk
A provider wishing to request access should contact Clare Barclay.
Events
Airbus Degree and Higher Apprenticeships Open Evening: Tuesday 11 February 2020, 17.00-19.00
Join us at the Airbus site in Filton to discover more about our exciting degree and higher apprenticeship programmes.
You will have the opportunity to speak to our current apprentices, early careers team and education partners. There will also be the chance to try out some of our state-of-theart VR equipment.
Spaces are limited and by invite only. If you wish to attend the event, please register online.
Tuesday 11 February 2020, 17.00-19.00
Venue: Airbus - Pegasus House Aerospace Avenue, Filton, Bristol. BS34 7PA
Launch your career: airbus.com/careers
Careers programme and policies
For more information please see the careers programme 2020-2021 (Pdf, 1.6kb)
Policies
- Careers policy (Pdf, 630kb)
- Careers policy annexe A (Pdf, 156kb)
- Employer engagement vision (Pdf, 766kb)
Contact us
For further information please contact:
Careers Leader: Clare Barclay
Email: cbarclay@ikbacademy.org.uk
Tel: 0117 916 1013
A provider wishing to request access should contact Clare Barclay.
