SMRT Career Opportunities and Next Steps

City of Bristol College are pleased to inform you that we will be hosting the South Bristol Jobs and Apprenticeships Fair, where learners will get access to an array of colleges, employers, and training providers.   Attached is a brief infographic providing details of the event. It's free access, although we'd politely ask attendees to book a ticket on Eventbrite (link below).   https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1975768137686?aff=oddtdtcreator   Details: Thursday 12 February 2026 14:30 – 17:30 South Bristol Skills Academy, The Boulevard, Hengrove Park, Bristol, BS14 0DB

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This website is great to look at alternative post -16 and 18 options. They have offerings to start after year 11 and also after year 13. Have a look to get some ideas on possible career routes around the UK. https://notgoingtouni.co.uk/?fbclid=IwdGRleAPXmvVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeVRLGAGtlMSMCqNZFogC1nPAdc0Cdt7teIJEKLGp8vkaCF53Zg3MJY2y3eeM_aem_A46DeHov6eaLdFzDGcxIhg#

Digdata have been in touch to let us know about a virtual experience with Google they are running for years 7-13. It is being hosted on 2 evenings, depending on the age range. All you need to attend is a device that can access zoom, be free for the time slot advertised and willing to complete the career challenge they will tell you about during the meeting. If you would like to sign up for the event you need to register using the relevant link. This would be a great opportunity for anyone interested in a digital career in the future.   FIRST STEP - suitable for students in Year Groups 7-9 Wednesday 28th January at 4.30 pm (virtual session hosted on Zoom)   Want to be a YouTuber? Dig into the data sources that could make you go viral A 45-minute briefing with the Google team Complete the career challenge at your own pace Certificate awarded on completion Register now!  (student link)   NEXT STEP - suitable...

Good Morning Year 10,   If you missed out on the NHS placement Sirona Health has just opened their work experience application window to your school. We have opened our work experience booking window early for a small number of schools, including yours, before making it available to the wider BNSSG area (Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire).   The window will go live from today and students will then be able to book their work experience placement on our live booking platform.    Please note: the booking system link is for your school only at this stage. We kindly ask that you do not share it with other schools within your academy trust, as they will receive separate communication when the wider booking window opens on February 23 rd . BOOK NOW   They have lots on offer so click on a option that you can get to and interests you. Select our ACTUAL WEEK 6 th  - 10 th  July. Be quick as we have 1 st ...

The Medical and Dental Schools Council acknowledges virtual work experience as an equal alternative to in-person shadowing based on a discovery report conducted by Health Education England. I encourage students aged 14 and over, interested in becoming doctors or dentists to participate in our FREE National NHS Virtual Work Experience programme. We are pleased to offer a variety of medical and dental specialties, with a focus this month on Palliative Care and Public Health & Oral Pathology. This enables your students to gain a well-rounded perspective of working within the NHS. If you are interested in medicine or dentistry take a look at this information: Medicine: https://medicmentor.org/university-hospitals-birmingham-trust-virtual-work-experience/ Dentistry: https://dental-mentor.org/university-hospitals-birmingham-trust-virtual-work-experience/ Developed in collaboration with Birmingham Universities Hospitals Trust, this Virtual Work Experience has proven to b...

  We are pleased to let you know that we will soon be opening our work experience application window to your school.    The window will go live for your school from 12th January  , on which date we will send you the booking link. You will then be able to book your work experience placement on their live booking platform.  I will send out the link when I receive it. Remember they can only take 4-6 students and it is most of the time not the week we have our placement. So don't wait until the 12 th  Jan, you should be applying for other placements too!