Resources

Careers Examples and Options

These two Future Morph resources aim to show students that there is a wide choice of options open to those who study sciences and mathematics. The resources consist of:

Career examples list

The list covers six...

Careers for chemists in The pharmaceutical industry

This Leaflet explores the many different career options available in the pharmaceutical industry.

Chemists can work in a number of specific areas where they will use their scientific knowledge and skills. They can also work in a large number of other roles where a general scientific background is useful –...

Careers for climate

Showcased in this booklet are a broad range of careers in which individuals make a difference in tackling climate change, from roles in research and government, to law, farming or psychology. Key considerations for developing students’ career paths for climate related roles are set out on the back page, with...

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

Careers from biology

Produced by the Wellcome Trust, this issue of the Big Picture explores some of the careers that are available to students who have studied biological science. It goes...

Careers guidance for parents

This guide for parents provides information on careers in the motor industry.

It explores:

• routes into the motor industry
• job types and careers choices;
• building employability skills
• how to find opportunities;
• applying and preparing for interview.

Careers guidance in schools and colleges: a guide to best practice and commissioning careers guidance services

This guide offers a practical step by step approach to interpreting, meeting and exceeding the requirement of the Statutory Guidance for schools.

It also includes two pages on the work of the Career Development Institute, which has a key role to play in influencing careers and skills policy and a...

Careers in Biochemistry

This Catalyst article looks at young people working in biochemistry, detailing how they got to where they are and what their job involves.

This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2011, Volume 22, Issue 2.

 Catalyst is a...

Careers in clinical drug trials

This interesting set of short videos from the Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche, highlight the various jobs involved in the production of a new drug. None of the roles described are science laboratory research roles, but cover the various careers in the management of clinical drug trials, showing how being a...