The Big Academy & Schools

The Big Academy is so much more than just online advice and job vacancies. We offer a complete outsourced solution for schools who share our enthusiasm for work experience and wish to support it. In other words, we'll do all the hard work so you don't have to! (Read more)

Introducing the Big Academy...

Welcome to the Big Academy, a place to help you find Big Opportunities. Simply put, we're here to help. If you're seeking work, we'll help you find it. If you're currently in work, we'll make the job work for you. As Del Boy would say, you know it makes sense. (Read more)

Big Decisions, Big Opportunities

Youth employment has always been a problem. To get anywhere, you need to start thinking about work as early as possible. Lucky for you, we're here to help. We don't mean to brag, but we know what we're talking about when it comes to this kind of stuff. (Go to class)

Jobs, Jobs and More Jobs

It's all well and good to be thinking about work, but what really counts is actually finding it. The Big Academy has something for everyone, regardless of who you are or where you're at, from Saturday Jobs to Apprenticeships to Graduate Opportunities. (Check 'em out)

Make the Job Work for You

Work can be more than just work, it can be your gateway to even greater opportunities. The Big Academy can help you take control of your own marketability through fully funded work-based learning programs which offer recognized qualifications. (I want in)

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Help Protect Work-Related Learning

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BIG Changes to Big Academy Website

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Young people need to expect work says employment specialist

Posted on Oct 17th 2011

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We've just added some exciting new apprenticeship vacancies from Royal Mail. Don't miss this!... (click to visit link)
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Doubts hang over the plans to open up the UK's university sector to a new wave of private providers.... (click to visit link)
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Gordon Brown is making an impassioned call for the international community to make education a higher priority -... (click to visit link)
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Teachers at a primary school in Birmingham have gone on strike for a second time over plans to turn it into an... (click to visit link)
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Dishes eaten at Chinese New Year carry great significance, as does the way a Burns Night supper is presented. But... (click to visit link)
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Barclays Bank is to lend its support to England's new academies and free schools. The bank will offer £1m to... (click to visit link)
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Longer school days and shorter holidays?! Oh no!... (click to visit link)
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