Maplewell Hall School wants you to have a successful future! To help you achieve this, you will take part in the activities listed in our careers programme below during your time with us.
Your Start Profile
Start is your go to site for all career related learning and research. Every student has an account at Start. You should have it bookmarked and visit it at least once a month.
Every student should use Start to maintain their profile, build their CV, record their experiences of work, work experience, and work placements, explore the world of work, find out about college courses, and develop their Essential Skills.
If you are a student and you haven’t yet visited Start and created your profile, then why not Start today?
Explore different roles & the job market
In addition to Start, you might find these links useful too:
Vacancies with employers committed to employing people who have additional needs and/or a disability
Watch videos about jobs
Read about different jobs
Watch videos about key local industries
Take this quiz to find a suited job
Help to prepare for the world of work
Learn about job trends in the UK
Download our LMI guide for young people
Download our helpful qualifications chart
Download our careers programme
Find out about courses and pathways
How to get into different careers
Apprenticeship information
Local Apprenticeships available
Search for College courses
Search for University courses
Local 6th Forms
University alternatives
Compare Universities
Leading University information
Local alternative providers
T Levels
List of all qualifications & levels
Enterprise
Local FE Colleges
Here are links to FE Colleges attended by Maplewell Students in the last few years. Click on the links to find dates for Open days, research course content and entry criteria, or when you’re ready, make an application.
Independent Specialist Colleges
Build your strengths and skills
You will be familiar with Essential Skills, but here are some links for you to develop some other work-related skills.
Take this personality quiz
Skills employers want
Personal statement writing guide
Contact your school Careers Leader
Access your school Careers Platform
In this section you will get to read about and hear from some of our fantastic former students. We will share their journey into the world of work or their next steps in education or training. We are very proud of all our alumni especially those who give their time to come back, talk to us and share their experiences.
Are you a former student from our school? We’d love to hear your story and perhaps feature you on our website or invite you to come back into school and talk about your career pathway. The simplest way to do this is to contact Rob Cooper and arrange to record a podcast either face to face at school, or by phone. 01509 890237 (Main school – Years 7-11) or 01509 891906 (Loughborough – Post-16) or robcooper@maplewell.leics.sch.uk.
There are lots of ways to do this but have a look at our Employer Area for some ideas and do get in touch!
We think Leicester and Leicestershire is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the most vibrant areas in the East Midlands there is a lot to shout about.
Click here “Leicestershire’s Labour Market" for labour market information (LMI) about different industry sectors, careers pathways, types of jobs and lots more for both parents/carers and students.
Quick fact… did you know in Leicester and Leicestershire over 99% of local businesses are micro (0-9 staff), small (10-49 staff) or medium enterprises (who employ 50 to 249 staff). If that sounds interesting, you could visit the World of Work website which has much more information on the local labour market with easy-to-read facts and figures.