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Zoom talks for Creative Careers Month

31 October 2025: An opportunity has been highlighted for S4-6 pupils by the Developing the Young Workforce School Coordinator, Claire Howe.

There is a month of zoom talks for Creative Careers Month on a wide range of talks that pupils can opt into to learn about aspects of the creative industries they may be interested in. The full line up is here:

ERIC x DCCM 2025 — ERIC | Creative Career App

Starting on Monday 3 November, and continuing throughout the month, there is a diverse line-up of speakers sharing 20 minute talks of practical advice, real career journeys, and actionable steps to help students build their futures.

How to attend

Further details about how to register to attend these talks has been shared on email by the school. Please contact the school staff listed to receive details to join at the time of your chosen talk(s).

Latest update from Developing the Young Workforce team

6 June 2025: The most recent newsletter with opportunities from the DYW team is now available:

Pupil Pathways – Edinburgh, Midlothian and East Lothian

For more information, please contact Claire Howe:

Email Claire Howe

Engineer a Career

13 March 2025: Engineer a Career is on a mission to inspire, empower, and encourage the next generation of engineers. Through our podcast, “The Engineer a Career Podcast,” we share the stories of today’s engineers with tomorrow’s.

On 4 March 2025, Tuesday of Scottish Apprenticeship week, the first episode of Series 2 went live on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. For 8 weeks, every Tuesday a new guest shares what sparked their interest in engineering, their own route to a career in engineering, the jobs they’ve had and the projects they’ve worked on, who has helped them along their career, and what keeps them passionate about engineering.

Each episode is a great opportunity to learn from an engineer and understand the challenges they have faced and how they navigated them. Across the eight guests we explore the school to college, school to university and school to apprenticeship routes.

Whether you are a student, parent, or educator this podcast will give you a greater understanding of engineering careers.

Listen to the podcast

So far, the podcast has released 14 podcast episodes in 6 months.

Follow the link below for the podcast pack:

The Engineer a Career Podcast series

More information

Contact the Developing the Young Workforce team at JGHS:

Email Claire Howe

Scottish Apprenticeship Week 3-7 March 2025

28 February 2025: Next week, 3-7 March 2025, is Scottish Apprenticeship Week.

This is an opportunity for young people and their families to learn more about this pathway into employment, view live apprenticeship vacancies, and hear from employers about their offerings.

DYW – Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2025 – Employers and Vacancies

C onnect Virtually, Train Locally: DYW Virtual Webinar for Scottish Apprenticeship Week

If you have any questions, please get in touch with the school, or the Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) School Co-ordinator, Claire Howe:

Email Claire Howe