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Choosing subjects and courses at 13-14
The subjects you choose will lead to qualifications such as GCSE, Cambridge Nationals or BTECs You will choose your GCSE subjects in Year 8 or Year 9. Your school will give you a booklet listing all your choices or options. Find out as much as you can…Choosing subjects and courses for Years 10 and 11 (Key Stage 4)
It’s important to choose your options carefully Find out as much as you can about the subjects offered. Your school will give you information listing all your choices or options. You’ll be spending the next two or three years studying them. Your choices at 16…Contact us
For more information about the Youth Council, you can get in touch by: Email youthcouncil@islington.gov.uk Phone 020 7527 2552 Twitter InstagramA contract of employment
This is important. You should get a contract within eight weeks of starting a job. If you don’t, ask your employer. The terms and conditions of your contract begin as soon as you start work. When you receive it, check it carefully as it sets…Cover letters
You will need to send a cover letter with any applications you make It should be well-presented to impress the employer. You can also write to firms that you want to work for even if they are not advertising for staff. Many jobs each year…Creative sector activities for primary schools
Want to find out more about working in the creative sector? You can find out more about a range of local employers in the creative sector in the sections below. To book free activities for young people aged 5 - 11 at your school or…Creative sector activities for secondary schools
Want to find out more about working in the creative sector? You can find out more about a range of local employers in the creative sector in the sections below. To book free activities for young people aged 11 - 18 at your school or…CV or Curriculum Vitae
A good CV can get you an interview It should outline your career aims, education and work experience to date. The information on your CV will also help you to complete application forms. It will help to have it in front of you when ringing employers about…Difficult relationship? Need advice?
Need help with difficult relationships with family or friends? Or are you finding it hard to cope and need to talk to someone? If you want to talk to someone outside the family about something that is worrying you, you can ring Childline T: 0800…Disability, know your rights
There are laws that protect you from being treated less fairly than people without a disability. Understanding your rights and the adjustments you can expect from school, college, university and employers is important. It will give you, and those helping you, the confidence to plan ahead…Drinking too much? Need advice?
There's lots of help and support available Islington Drug and Alcohol Service for Young People offers free, confidential advice and support at T: 020 7527 5099 Islington Drug and Alcohol Helpline T: 0808 800 0019 is open 24 hours, seven days a week and can help you or…Drugs, alcohol and addictions
If drugs, alcohol or addictions are causing you, your family or friends a problem - there are people who can help you Islington Young People's Drug and Alcohol Service (IYPDAS), offers one-to-one support and treatment for young people under 18 years old and living in Islington,…Education 11-14
Getting Started in Years 7 to 9 Everyone is both excited and scared about starting secondary school - studying new subjects, making new friends and finding your way around a new school - but you will get lots of support to help you settle in.…Education and training
Secondary school education During the first two or three years at secondary school you will follow the same curriculum or range of subjects as other 11 to 13-year-olds, giving you a good general education. In Year 8/9, you will choose the subjects that you go…Education and training 16-18
What next — your options after Year 11 Look at all the choices and how they fit in with your career plans. After Year 11 you must now stay in learning until your 18th birthday. Your main choices are: a full-time course an apprenticeship part-time education…Education and training 18+
Thinking of going to a university or college to do a higher education course? The information and advice here is designed to help you, starting with course research through to applications and on to freshers’ week (the first week of university). Find out how to…Emotional abuse is when someone upsets you by the way they behave towards you
Emotional can take a number of different forms If you have experienced any of the following behaviours from other people, you may have been emotionally abused. Emotional abuse can include people: calling you names making fun of your opinions insulting your family/background/religion ignoring you when…Employment agencies
Employment agencies provide staff recruitment and selection services to companies Agencies are not allowed to charge the job seeker a fee - the employer pays. There are two exceptions to this - entertainment and modelling work. Agencies vary in the range of jobs they offer. The vacancies…Employment rights including equality and permission to work in the UK
There are laws covering employment They include equality and discrimination, and employment rights, such as the right to a contract, pay, working hours and holidays, as well as rights around unfair dismissal and trade unions. There is information on all your rights at work on…