Information Resources - Publications

Connexions Black Country produce the following publications:

STEP 1, 2 and 3 – three workbook-style resources, designed to help young people in Years 9, 10 and 11 make decisions about their future. Your child should work through the STEP booklets in Careers/PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) lessons. (please link to ‘publications downloads’ in the Learning providers section)

Choices at 16, 17 and 18 - a guide to options and choices after Years 11, 12 and 13. Distributed to all students in those years at schools and colleges across the Black Country.

Moving Forward – a guide for young people with learning difficulties, explaining the options available after school. Available to download here soon.

Forward – Designed for parents/carers of young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. Forward explains choices after 16 and includes a range of other useful information and contacts. Copies are sent direct to the parents/carers of LDD students. If you would like a copy, they are also available from any Connexions centre. Available to download here soon.

The Education and Training Opportunities Directory

A paper-based resource which lists all post-16 education and work-based learning opportunities in the Black Country, together with full contact details for each institution and training provider.

The Education and Training Opportunities Directory is available in school Connexions resource areas and in Connexions centres.

Choices Directory

A searchable database of all courses and work-based learning opportunities in the Black Country.