Future Quest

Are you a young person interested in a career in healthcare but don't know where to start? The Future Quest Healthcare website has you covered.

Find out more about the Allied Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Midwifery.

You can make your own action plans, go through our timelines, or find work experience and volunteering.

www.fqhealthcare.org.uk

Discover Your Future in Healthcare | Future Quest Healthcare Explore pathways into healthcare with career planning resources for 14-18 year olds

The NHS has 6 core values! The first value is "Working Together For Patients".⁠
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While all staff members must work together to meet the NHS values, there are some roles that readily meet this specific value due to the job responsibilities.⁠
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As the NHS value states, "Patients come first in everything the NHS does".⁠
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Therefore, these NHS job roles have more contact with patients and easily meet the value, "Working Together For Patients"!⁠
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Specialist Paramedic⁠
Porter⁠
Speech & Language Therapist⁠
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Over the next 5 weeks, we'll be highlighting other NHS values and the roles that readily fit these values through their responsibilities.⁠
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Who is Paul Stephenson?⁠
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Paul Stephenson is a Civil Rights Activist who has helped to shape Bristol into a more inclusive city. ⁠
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The Faculty of Arts, Creative Industries and Education (ACE) at now has the Paul Stephenson Bursary, for applicants from Ethnic Minority backgrounds. ⁠
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Click the link in our Bio to learn more about the Paul Stephenson bursary!

Volunteering and work experience are fantastic ways to gain insight into a particular career, working in a team and caring for people.⁠
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The FQ Healthcare website signposts outreach opportunities in and around Bristol. ⁠
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Link in bio

Welcome back!⁠
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We hope you enjoyed your winter break. Have you made your new year's resolution yet? Here are some ideas from the Future Quest team ...⁠
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1. Learn something new⁠
2. Have a good balance between your education and your personal life⁠
3. Start a savings account ⁠
4. Spend less time on social media⁠
5. Complete work experience or volunteering⁠
6. Eat healthier and get lots of rest

From everyone at Future Quest, we hope you have an enjoyable, well-deserved winter break ❄️☃️

The Future Quest office will be closed from 24th December - 4th January.

For those celebrating - Happy Christmas 🎄 We look forward to sharing with you exciting Future Quest updates in the New Year!

The Autumn 2021 Future Quest Newsletter is now here!

We have been busy developing activities, creating our brand new Future Quest Healthcare website and delivering our targeted outreach programme across schools in and around Bristol.

Make sure you are signed to receive the latest FQ news directly to your inbox. Just follow this link: https://www.futurequest.org.uk/ and scroll to the bottom of the webpage 😊

In partnership with Health Education England NHS, Future Quest is delighted to release the BRAND NEW Future Quest Healthcare website.

This website enables young people to explore different careers in healthcare, providing information, student stories and signposts to work experience and volunteering opportunities.

The website also includes interactive activities that introduce young people to these subjects and develops their knowledge, attributes, skills and confidence.

www.fqhealthcare.org.uk

How is your ?⁠
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It takes time and practice! You will get better at it and more efficient. The sooner you start to practice, the sooner you master it - it will make your life (work, study, family) a lot easier.⁠
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We have an online session with a guide to creating your own timetable, either on paper or electronically on your computer. ⁠
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View here: https://www.futurequest.org.uk/online-resources/skills/my-future-quest-time-management

Initially, Tori doubted whether she had picked the right university course. However, once she entered into the clinical phases of the course, spending her days in hospital assisting doctors and learning from other team members, she knew she had made the right decision.

Find out more about Tori's career as a doctor, here: https://www.futurequest.org.uk/students/future-quest-blog/day-in-the-life-of-medical-student

We know what it is like to feel stressed and being under pressure is a normal part of life.

On we will be highlighting the ways that stress can affect people and what you can do to manage your stress before it becomes a problem.

Future Quest's activity, The Stress Bucket, can help you increase your resilience during difficult times by helping you identify what stress is and how to manage it.

👉 https://www.futurequest.org.uk/online-resources/skills/the-stress-bucket-activity

When looking into , you will most likely come across words or terms you are unfamiliar with.

We've created a list of these terms and their definitions to help you navigate your way easier. Today's word is Alumni!



https://www.futurequest.org.uk/students/my-higher-education-guide/jargon-busting

Two webinars that might be of interest next week!

Firstly, insight4me brings a series of subject specific webinars for Year 12 & 13 students, and equivalent: https://www.channeltalent.co.uk/event/economics-insight4me-economics-externalities-government-intervention.

Secondly, as part of Goldsmiths’ incisive Autumn History Series, Professor Richard Grayson asks ‘Why Did Alternatives to Appeasement Fail?’: https://www.channeltalent.co.uk/event/history-why-did-alternatives-to%e2%80%afappeasement%e2%80%affail-british-foreign-policy-1935-39-with-professor-richard-grayson-from-goldsmiths-university-of-london/

Sign up through the link above!

Goldsmiths, University of London University of East Anglia (UEA)

Have you read of the latest 'A day in life...' blog?

Precious tell us all about her first-hand experiences and journey that could give you or any students/learners you know key insight into healthcare careers.

Take a look: https://www.futurequest.org.uk/students/future-quest-blog

At the end of last year we launched our campaign which celebrates those who are first in their family to go to university. Could you be First Gen?

You can read the stories of various people in and around Bristol who are first in their family to go to university by following this link:

https://www.futurequest.org.uk/outreach-hub/i-am-first-gen

Being able to make (and stick!) to a budget is an essential life skill to have.

Students can learn the basics of how to create and manage a budget in our interactive online workshop.

Available on our website: https://www.futurequest.org.uk/online-resources/skills/my-future-quest-budgeting-workshop

National Film and Television School are running a series of 3 Access NFTS celebrates ' ' webinars next week, from 16:30 - 17:30 via Zoom.

25th October: Meet the students!
26th October: In Conversation with Brian Ward, Head of Screenwriting at the NFTS
28th October: In Conversation with the Writers Room

Join NFTS for a series of live virtual sessions where industry professionals will be discussing their careers and experience behind the camera.

Follow this link to find out more: https://nfts.co.uk/events/openday

Are you a 15-18 year old living in Bristol who is interested in impacting change?

Researchers at Bristol UWE are currently working on a project examining young people’s agency and climate issues. The project website can be found here: https://ccc-catapult.org.

As part of this project, they have developed a questionnaire survey about young people’s perspectives on the climate emergency for 15-18 year olds to fill out in each project location.

If you are interested in participating in this research activity, please email: [email protected].

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Explore what values are, why they are important and the place of values in a future career with this Future Quest online activity 👉 https://www.futurequest.org.uk/online-resources/strengths/my-values

By creating an account you will have full access to all of our online activities, allowing you to access Future Quest when and where you want to.

An Open Day is an opportunity for potential students to explore a university and get a real feel for what it’s like to study there.

UWE are hosting a virtual open event this evening!

'If you can’t get to one of our On Campus Open Days or it works better for you to do things digitally, our Virtual Open Day will help you explore UWE Bristol from the comfort of your own home.

With a range of pre-recorded videos about your chosen subject area and course, as well as content showcasing our campuses, facilities, accommodation and student life, you’ll get all of the information you’ll need to see if UWE Bristol is right for you.'

https://www.uwe.ac.uk/events/ug-open-day-registration

The Family Learning Festival is a national celebration to mark and inspire a love of learning in family life.

Learning as a family can help us to become confident, lifelong learners with all the benefits that brings - from better health to being happier. Family learning supports children to achieve at school. It can be transformative, helping us to find new passions and interests, and realise our aspirations through further learning.

Find out more: https://www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk/event/family-learning-festival-2021

🛑 Don't forget that today is the last date to add Clearing choices in Track, and for unis/colleges to make decisions! 🛑

Todays is all about shared accommodation! ⁠
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As many of you will know someone who is now be or will soon be moving into , possibly for the first time, our on living together could really come in useful! ⁠
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These are the key things to work on when living in shared accommodation;⁠
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- Communication ⁠
- Setting house rules ⁠
- Sharing the work ⁠
- Consider a bathroom schedule ⁠
- Resecting privacy ⁠
- Asking before you borrow ⁠
- Being considerate with guests⁠
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For more details on these tips, check out our blog! ⁠
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https://www.futurequest.org.uk/students/future-quest-blog

⭐ NEW BLOG POST ⭐⁠
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~ How To Apply For Student Finance ~⁠
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"You will need to apply for student finance for every year of your course, not just your first year, to guarantee you’ll get the support you’re entitled to throughout the entirety of your studies."⁠
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Read latest blog - https://www.futurequest.org.uk/students/future-quest-blog
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If you or someone you know is planning to apply for any of these then be sure to have submitted your application today before the deadline.

Today is world sight day!

Are you or is someone you know interested in Optometry?

This link will show more about the types of optometrist there are, responsibilities of the role, qualifications needed & much more...

https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/optometrist

This week is , why not take this opportunity to think about what a good, healthy work life looks like? We'd love to hear you thoughts, leave us a comment below!

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VIRTUAL WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAMMES ~

If you know someone seeking work experience to enhance their insight into a career in medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine Medic Mentor have work experience programmes for them!

https://www.futurequest.org.uk/outreach-hub/work-experience-and-volunteering-opportunities