The Sixth Former's Guide To The Internet

Subject: Personal & Social Education
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 16 - 18
Order Number: 3013

The web is an invaluable source of information for sixth formers planning their futures, however it is all too easy to get lost or bogged down by the sheer quantity of sites available. This essential guide will help you through the myriad of sites available to the most helpful and relevant areas. Each site is reviewed according to Its content, ease of use, relevance, design and links.

Sites include:

BBC BA Education NAMMS The Career Gateway Career World Datalake Planit The Site Inside Careers GAP Gap Year Book The Peridot Press Education 2000 Hobsons Springboard The Fulbright Commission On Course Prospects Push Student loans The Times Good University Guide UCAS Unilinks

University and College Maps Career Zone UK Employment Services GTI Careerscope Jobsite Londoncareers.net Milkround Modern Apprenticeships Monster.co.uk Unilever & National Traineeships The Virtual interview Wotson Careers with Animals Aardvark Swift Consultancy Microsoft Skills 2000 Careers in Leisure A Career in Leisure Career In Magazines Careers in Film & TV Forensic Science MI5-The Security Service

Also including a separate section for careers advisors and teachers covering sites of professional interest including:

• Careers Service
• DFEE
• NAMSS
• National Federation for Educational Research
• National Grid For Learning

The 58 page book comes with a CD Rom that you can run through your web browser so that you just have to point and click to be connected to sites without having to type the addresses (you will need internet access on your computer).