The modern world is filled with with so many choices and options. Making the right choices has never been more important – or harder.
​Our funny, impartial sessions help make it easier to make the right decisions for you.
 PATHWAYS
wHY GO TO UNI?
Are your students unsure about whether university & higher education is for them? There are 150 universities in the UK and another 250 degree-providing higher education institutes, offering over 100,000 degrees. This session provides a detailed and honest look at universities, covering the benefits of a degree, why 'student debt' is an ugly term, and why it’s worth applying to university even if they’re not sure they want to go.

Learning Objectives:
- To understand the benefits of going to university
- The different types of degrees on offer
- How different degrees can assist different career paths.


​Gatsby Benchmark: 1, 2, 3, and 7.
- Targeted at Year 12 but suitable for Years 9-13 | S3-S6 | KS3,4,5
- In School Session - 1-500
- Webinar - 1-100+ on Zoom​
- Length: 60-90 minutes
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CHOOSING A UNIVERSITY
So, most of your students have decided uni is for them... but how do they choose the right one?
Do they want to pursue a degree apprenticeship to earn whilst they learn? No two universities, courses or experiences are the same so we give your students advice on how to tailor their choice to ensure it's the best fit. Students are encouraged to question what they want from life, who they want to be and if university can help them grow to achieve this. We guide students through the application process with tips on how to write the best personal statement. We also aim to dispel myths on student debt by giving a breakdown on student finance. 

​Learning Objectives
- Better understand the benefits of higher education and the university experience.
- Understand and feel confident in the university application process.
- Feel empowered to make informed decisions about future choices.

- Targeted at Year 12 but suitable for Years 9-13 | S3-S6 | KS3,4,5
- In School Session - 1-500 students
- Webinar - 1-100+ on Zoom
- Length: 60-90 minutes

​Gatsby Benchmark: 1, 2, 3, and 7.
AIMING FOR EMPLOYABILITY
What paths to employability do your students want to take? What skills must they acquire to become employable?
With post-school pathways leading to different career paths, we can see how choices made whilst at school are tied in with future employability. Harnessing those motivations and aspirations means students can understand what they want, and exactly how to get it. We help students understand employability as something built up from multiple components - something we refer to as ‘roundness’. This session is popular and for good reason, with so many choices, students benefit from our advice on how to piece it all together! 

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Learning Objectives
- Students get an understanding of what employability is.
- Students learn how to build their employability and the different components that employability is made up of.
- Students grasp how soft skills are important for 21st century employability and which aspects of life they develop these from.

​- Years 9-13 | S3-S6 | KS3,4,5
- In School Session - 1-500 students
- Webinar - 1-100+ on Zoom
- Length: 60-90 minutes

​Gatsby Benchmark: 1, 2, 3, and 7.
wIDER CHOICES AT 16
A-levels and/or college might still feel a long way off, and university an impossibility or another lifetime away.  
This session helps support students to consider alternatives or simply gaining perspective to not ruling university out, or if it is an option already on the table. We explore the reasons why we make choices, what our own barriers might be, and the alternative routes to employability we each need to build: a mixture of knowledge, training and experiences. 
​We talk about sectors that will be important in the future, and give tips on exploring what industries are growing in the students' area.

Learning Objectives
​- Explore the wider possibilities that a young person can choose to pursue at 16
- Discussions around what it means to make a proactive, informed choice (and the barriers that stop us from doing this)

​- Years 9-13 | S3-S6 | KS3,4,5
- In School Session - 1-500 students
- Webinar - 1-100+ on Zoom
- Length: 60-90 minutes

​Gatsby Benchmark: 1, 2, 3, and 7.
WIDER CHOICES AT 18
With bigger choices on the horizon, this session helps support students to consider alternatives (or simply gain perspectives) to university at 18 - even if they are already considering a degree.
We explore the reasons why we make choices, what our own barriers might be, and the alternative routes to employability we each need to build: a mixture of knowledge, training and experiences.
Developing on the 'Wider Choices at 16' session, we help students to feel confident on the alternatives to a traditional degree route, covering higher and degree apprenticeships, on-the-job training, internships, placements and volunteering, entrepreneurship and more flexible / remote learning. We support them in understanding the differences between public sector and private sector work, and services and manufacturing sectors. We discuss sectors that will be important in the future, and give tips on exploring what industries are growing in the students' area.
Learning Objectives
​- Explore the wider possibilities that a young person can choose to pursue at 18
- Discussions around what it means to make a proactive, informed choice (and the barriers that stop us from doing this)
- Understand the differences between public sector and private sector work, and services and manufacturing sectors
- Explore more flexible and alternative degree (and degree-level) pathways, that don't involve full-time study

​- Years 11-13 | S4-S6 | KS4,5
- In School Session - 1-500 students
- Webinar - 1-100+ on Zoom
- Length: 60-90 minutes

​​Gatsby Benchmark: 1, 2, 3, and 7.
A FULFILLING CAREER
This session helps your students realise how they can have a fulfilling career based on their own wellbeing needs and personal aspirations. Students will reflect on their own skills and aspirations so they can make the most informed and proactive choices in regards to which career path they want to start on.
Careers shouldn't be centred on monetary gain but take into consideration what each student is good at, what they enjoy doing and what suits them as an individual.
Push will educate them about what experience and qualifications they will need to get to where they want to go, and with so many different pathways, learning to make great choices is the first step to finding the right path.

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Learning objectives:
​- Students can identify their own unique drivers and skill sets and match them to the rewards and requirements of diverse careers
- Students will learn to focus on pathways more than destinations
- Students can understand the role of education, experience and training in developing employability skills including their current studies, higher education and 35 other pathways.
- Students have an increased understanding to make informed choices about education and career pathways.
- Years 11-13 | S4-S6 | KS4,5
- In School Session - 1-500 students
- Webinar - 1-100+ on Zoom
- Length: 60-90 minutes

​Gatsby Benchmark: 1, 2, 3, and 7.

                     Skills Builder: Aiming High, Impact Level 2