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| Our website opens in this YOUNG PEOPLE area. If you want one of the other main areas, please scroll down the menu on the left or jump straight there by clicking a button below. |
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| These seven Quicklink buttons will take you straight to some of the most important issues facing young people as you progress through school and beyond. Hover over each one to find out more... |
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...BUT REMEMBER this is just a small part of what’s on the website – the menu system gives you the full choice. |
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Worried about your own or someone else’s drug or alcohol use? Thinking about quitting cigarettes – maybe you would like some help cutting down or stopping? Or maybe you just have a question that you have always wanted answered...
We have a new free & confidential service that you may be interested in! EVERY FIRST TUESDAY of the month we will have drug and alcohol workers and a smoking cessation worker at the BROAD STREET CONNEXIONS CENTRE.
The service is available from 1-5pm – pop in and see how they can help! |
Join us at the Real Apprentice Showcases in March
In Year 10, 11 or 12? Watch out for your invite in the post during February. The Showcases are run by the National Apprenticeship Service. Find out more... |
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Want to know what you can do after Year 12/13?
Our Year 12/13 Options area – rewritten for 2010 – tells you all about how to go online, use careers software and/or get advice to sort out your options. |
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| In Year 9 you will be making a choice about which subjects to study in Years 10 and 11. This is a big decision — but there’s help in our Choices @ 14 area, which tells you all about how to choose your subjects, finding out more and making your plan. |
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| what next? is our guide for young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, explaining their options after Year 11. There’s a new set of webpages for 2009/2010 and a download of the new 2009/2010 booklet. |
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Every year, Connexions Birmingham needs to contact all young people aged 16 to 18 to find out what they’re doing – to make sure that support is available if you need it. If you are in Birmingham and aged 16 to 18, please help us by filling in our online survey.
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| We offered a prize draw for completing this survey before 31 October – the 3 lucky winners of the High St Shopping Vouchers were Afifah from Stechford, Hazrat from Kitts Green and Linzi from Pype Hayes. Well done and thanks! |
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The Local Area Prospectus at www.youchoose14-19.co.uk has been relaunched. New features include a major upgrade to the Search facility — your easy way to find details of all school, college and work-based learning opportunities for 14-19 year olds |
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We’ve got hundreds of pages of useful information, advice and guidance for young people on our website...
**that’s good**
That might make it tricky to quickly find the answers you want...
**that’s not so good**
Have a look at our new quick guide to Looking for help on this website — it links you straight to those parts of the website that will help you! |
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What is ineed2know.org.uk?
It’s a new website that helps you to find out what you can do and where you can go in Birmingham. You can also find out useful information and advice. |
Connexions is a youth service providing advice, guidance, support and personal development services for all 13-19 year olds.
This is extended to age 25 if you have a learning difficulty or disability.
It brings together all the services that help young people and gives them access to a personal adviser, someone they can trust.
What’s on offer?
Connexions provides a range of free services to help you make informed choices, prepare for your future and tackle issues you may encounter.
- An inclusive service for all young people regardless of where you live, your background, gender, religion, race, ability or sexuality
- Trained and friendly staff in an atmosphere that is safe and comfortable
- Advice and planning to achieve your educational and life goals
- Access to personal development opportunities to broaden your horizons and develop your talents
- Information and advice on health, lifestyles, housing, employment, benefits, careers, drugs awareness, relationships, personal development, stress and much more
- A job and vacancy service
- Career planning sessions
- A specialised service, where needed, for young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities
- Access to publications and software
Our opening hours can be found in the list of Connexions Centres. If you need help or advice outside Connexions’ opening hours, you can contact Connexions Direct.
