National Careers Week 2023

National Careers Week 2023 ran from Monday 6 - Friday 10 March 2023.

For NCW 2024, please visit our National Careers Week 2024 | Bitesize Careers article or our tips and inspiration page.

To celebrate, you can watch a fun and interactive online workshop called 'Career We Go' for 13 to 16 year-olds and presented by teacher, Mr P.

You can also watch a special careers livestream, where legendary comedian Russell Kane talked to special guests from TV, fashion and games design about their fascinating careers.

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Watch the livestream

We marked National Careers Week with a livestream exploring different careers with top guests.

Hosted by Russell Kane, the livestream (which you can watch below) features top tips and careers advice from author and TV writer Malorie Blackman, former finance big shot, turned influencer and fashion entrepreneur, Fisayo Longe, and visual effects designer behind some of the world's biggest films, David Sheldon-Hicks.

If you missed it live on the day, you can watch again at anytime.

To view the Q&A commentary page from the livestream, click the link here

Please note, the live commentary page is now closed and you won’t be able to submit any questions for our guests to answer.

Watch again: Careers livestream hosted by Russell Kane

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'Career We Go' workshop

This interactive video presented by teacher Mr P can be used by students and teachers within a lesson and watched back again at any time.

It features fun activities designed to help you find out about your skills and interests, and how you could apply these to different job roles and career paths.

Figure out your dream job with Mr P
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Dream job or worst job?

We put some of you to the test with questions about the best and worst jobs you could imagine doing when you're older. What’s your dream job, worst job and would you choose money over happiness?

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Best and worst careers advice

Before they were famous, celebrities were just like everyone else, wondering what they wanted to be and trying to make sense of all the different information coming their way.

Here are some familiar faces sharing their reflections on the best and worst careers advice they ever received and remembering what they dreamed of being when they were younger.

Find out what social media and Blue Peter star Joel M, Saturday Mash-Up! presenter Joe Tasker and Radio 1 host Vick Hope, and others have to say.

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Quiz: What’s the perfect career for you?

Quiz: What is your perfect job?
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Where next?

Quiz: Apprenticeship, university or work?
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