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KESH Student Careers Portal

"Your future starts with the choices you make today."

Whether you are in Year 7 starting to explore your skills, in Year 9 choosing your GCSE options, or in the Sixth Form planning your route to university or a degree apprenticeship—this page is your launchpad.

Your Primary Career Tool

Use our central destinations platform to track your progress, build your CV, and research pathways:

Unifrog

The complete destinations platform. Use it to compare university courses, search for apprenticeships, write your CV, and log your skills.

  • Need to log in? Sign In - Unifrog

  • Note for students. You should have received a welcome email in your school inbox. If you cannot sign in, please click "Forgotten Password" on the login page using your school email address.

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Your Year-by-Year Careers Journey

What should you be doing right now? Click your year group below to see your key careers focus for this year:

  • Year 7: Discovery

    • Focus: Discovering your personal strengths, skills, and interests.

    • Key Tool: Introduction to your Unifrog profile.

 

  • Year 8: Exploration

    • Focus: Exploring different job sectors, challenging stereotypes, and learning about the working world.

    • Key Tool: Comparing career profiles and researching average salaries.

 

  • Year 9: Options & Decisions

    • Focus: Making informed decisions about your GCSE options.

    • Key Tool: Using the Unifrog Interests Profile to align your subjects with potential careers.

 

  • Year 10: The Workplace

    • Focus: Preparing for the world of work, CV writing, and virtual or physical work insights.

    • Key Tool: Creating your first professional draft CV on Unifrog.

 

  • Year 11: Next Steps (Post-16)

    • Focus: Applying for your post-16 pathway (KESH Sixth Form, local colleges, or apprenticeships).

    • Key Tool: Attending 1-to-1 careers guidance interviews and submitting applications.

 

  • Year 12: Ambition

    • Focus: Gaining valuable work experience and researching post-18 pathways (higher education, degree apprenticeships, or employment).

    • Key Tool: Drafting Personal Statements or apprenticeship applications.

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  • Year 13: Destination

    • Focus: Finalising university choices (UCAS), apprenticeship assessments, and preparing for life after school.

    • Key Tool: Completing application portfolios and preparing for interviews.

Live Job Explorer (Labour Market Information)

Before making decisions, it helps to know which jobs are growing, how much they pay, and what hours you might work.

Use the interactive tools below to search and compare different jobs side-by-side:

Exploring Your Options

Unsure about which pathway is right for you? Use these direct, trusted links to explore different routes:

  • Apprenticeships: Earn while you learn. Find out how apprenticeships work and search live vacancies at Amazing Apprenticeships or Find an Apprenticeship.

  • University (UCAS): Want to study for a degree? Search over 30,000 courses and entry requirements at UCAS.

  • National Careers Service: Take a quick skills quiz to find out which careers match your personality National Careers Service Quiz.

Who Can I Talk To?

You are never on this journey alone. If you need help, guidance, or just want to discuss your ideas, you can speak to:

  1. Your Form Tutor: Your first point of contact for weekly Unifrog and careers registration activities.

  2. Mr Jensen (Careers and Destinations Lead): You can find him in the Careers Office (022) or the physics lab (036), or email him directly at m.jensen@kesh.kevibham.org.

  3. Our Careers Advisors:

    • Mr Tehan (Available on Mondays)

    • Ms McAnuff (Available on Fridays)

The Trust

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