AllAboutCareers is a social careers information website aimed at students aged 16-24. The site has lots of information about graduate careers, degrees, internships and university life and they also have loads of articles for people that choose not to take the university route. You can find out about apprenticeships, further education courses and all kinds of jobs which you don’t need a degree for.

Those who register to create a career profile, can tell the site exactly what interests them and a customised Noticeboard will do the rest. It’s a dynamic careers information tool that feeds all the relevant information, articles, blogs, messages, industry news, forum threads, events information and application deadline alerts straight into your very own profile.

Users can also interact with your friends, share ideas, recommend articles, send them messages and generally help each other out. Find out more in the video above or visit the site at www.allaboutcareers.com.

School trips to museums or places of cultural interest can provide that much needed stimulus and enable students to engage fully in the subject matter, and overseas trips offer an invaluable immersion in other cultures and languages.

But despite all the benefits, organising a school trip for your class can be difficult, especially a residential trip, due to the increasingly amount of administration involved. So what do you need to be aware of? And what school trip friendly destinations are available and at what cost?

To help you plan and give you some inspiration, Beth Gardner, Chief Executive for the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom and Ian Finlay the Managing Director of the Education Division at TUI Travel PLC will be taking part in a live WebTV show. They will be answering questions and offering their advice on the benefits of school trips and how to get the most out of them for students, their top destinations, and what help is available for teachers who want to take students out of the classroom but are struggling to navigate all the regulations.

This will take place tomorrow (Monday 29th November) at 13:00 GMT. Visit StudioTalk.TV to submit questions and get involved in the webTV show.

Research by Samaritans shows that the pressure to achieve high marks is one of the biggest worries for nearly a third (30%) of young people aged 18-24. Exams can bring a whirlwind of emotions from panic and fear of failure to anxiety about the future, and students need to know they are not alone.

They may require a wealth of assistance but may not always feel they can approach members of staff at school. It’s therefore important that they know all school staff are there if needed.  The personal experience of education staff can be of great encouragement and comfort to those who are struggling.

Image – Exam Stress

If you are worried about any of your students or they come to you for advice then youth mental health expert, Dr Mike Shooter has some useful points to remember: helping your students to prepare well in advance is key. Plan a session where you work through a revision plan together, making sure it is broken into manageable chunks; and encourage them to keep things in perspective. While we should remember the importance of exams, failure is not the end of the world and they are not their only chances at success in life.

Teachers and other education staff who want to join in a discussion on how they can support their students, can log onto a live webTV show where Dr Mike Shooter and student Edel Buggy (who did her A-levels last year) will be offering their advice and support.

Join them live online at www.studiotalk.tv on Thursday 27^th May at 7pm to discuss exam stress.

The Health and Safety Executive is running a new campaign to reduce slips, trips and falls in the workplace. Throughout 2008-2009, across the Education sector in the UK, there were 948 major injuries and a further 1865 that resulted in workers having to take more than three days off work as a result of slips, trips and falls – resulting in costs in excess of £60million.

In response, the HSE has launched a new phase of its Shattered Lives campaign. As part of this, people can visit the Shattered Lives website for practical advice and guidance.

www.hse.gov.uk/shatteredlives

On the website, people can find out information on how they can easily reduce the risk of slips, trips and falls in the classroom and see what other organisations have done.  Advice ranges from how to deal with spills and other slip risks, to the importance of using ladders correctly to reduce the risk of falling from height.

MyTalentPlace is a useful resource for those involved with supporting students with their career choices. The site has information about a wide range of careers with advice (in written and video format) covering a range of areas.

www.mytalentplace.co.uk

The site also has a programme of online seminars designed to aid careers guidance and areas of personal development in PSHE lessons and for use by careers advisors. There are 2 free seminars available here. Once registered, you can then use these use whenever and wherever you wish.

Bullying UK is a registered charity which was founded in 1999 by journalist Liz Carnell from Harrogate and her son John, as a direct result of their experience of dealing with school bullying. Liz has been researching and writing on school bullying issues for 14 years and now uses the Internet to provide information and advice.

www.bullying.co.uk

The Bullying.co.uk website has a huge collection of articles for young people, schools, parents and other adults. There is also a useful section about cyberbullying. Don’t forget to follow Bullying UK on Twitter, or consider making a donation if you can.