Pathways Assembly Dec 2019

1. Tynecastle High School
Pathways Assembly 1 - What’s your Positive Destination?

2. There are different options
and opportunities open to
you.
Knowing what they are will
help you make an informed
decision that’s right for you.

3. How will you use your
unique skills and
strengths and fulfil
your potential?

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?edufilter=NULL&v=1jsQcFs9Qu8

5. Stay at school
College
University
Modern Apprenticeship
Get a Job
EF Training
Volunteering

6. Where do school leavers go?
41%Higher Education
Further
Education
Employment
Training
Unemployment
Initial School Leavers Destinations in Scotland
27%
23%
5%
2%

7. Career Management Skills

8. Stay at school
Gain the qualifications you
need for the route you want to
take
Keep your options open
Achieve and commit

9. College
Choose a course that interests you
Some are classroom based and
others are more practical hands on
Gain the qualifications and skills
needed for the job you want
College is a ladder. You can start
with no qualifications and work your
way up to a degree or professional
qualification

10. I would say it’s
enjoyable and worth
considering going
because it opens up a
lot of opportunities.
Mac Robertson (left Tynecastle High School May 2019)

11. Lewis Gillon (left Tynecastle High School May 2019)
My career aim is to work on the sound of video
games. I would like to become a sound engineer in
the future, and work on and make sound for video
game, like recording and editing sound effects, and
recording and editing character dialogue.
The creative media course I am studying at college
is the first step to achieving this ambition.

12. Work and start earning money in a job
that interests you
Learn while you work and gain
qualifications designed by industry
Learn in a real world environment
and put your learning into practice
Can lead to a Graduate
Apprenticeship
There are over 80 different types of
Modern Apprenticeships to choose
from

14. Modern Apprenticeship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=8Ili_Vfnry4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?edufilter=NULL&v=DgKZcY56520

15. Tiegan – Engineering Modern Apprentice
I would definitely recommend a
Modern apprenticeship because
you’re learning on the job. I’m a lot
more confident in myself and have a
lot more knowledge about mechanical
engineering.

16. University Degree
Gain the qualification you need for the
career you want
Some professional jobs such as
doctor and teacher require you to
have a Degree
Study a subject that interests you
Learn about the latest research and
developments
You need at least 4 Highers to apply
to university

17. Claire Delworth (left Tynecastle High School May 2019)
I am currently studying Education Studies
(primary) at Queen Margaret which will
allow me to become a teacher. The thing I
enjoy most about is the new environment
and the independence. I would love to
qualify as a primary school teacher and
make a difference for the younger
generation

18. Get a Job
• Use your skills and qualities.
• Develop new skills and experience
• Earn a wage from day one
• Gain experience to find out what work is like
• Work your way up to gain promotion

19. Volunteering EF Training
• Build your confidence
• Work with others in a
group
• Complete a work
experience placement
• Get support to move
into a job / college or
Modern Apprenticeship
• Help support a cause that
is important to you
• Gain experience, skills and
confidence
• Find out more about a
career that interests you
• Enhance future
applications

21. Think about
• Your interests
• Your skills and strengths
• How you like to learn
• What your career aims are
• What’s the best route for you to achieve them
• Who can help you get where you want to be