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Employability Life Beyond Hawick High School One day soon you will be leaving home - are you ready? Use This Template To Write A CV 

Whether you go to college next year or not: Individually or in small groups you need to research and make a powerpoint presentation on the following things.

Things we need to know: Borders College costs / bursary etc. (Full Bursary £93.03 per week) or [|Minimum Wage] for under 21's (35hr week = £135.45) Living Wage [] Activity Agreement APEX [|Accomodation costs in Hawick] don't forget - furniture, cost of electricity/gas, internet, decorating, flooring, sleeping, TV, (satellite?, TV licence), audio equipment for music, laptop/PC/MAC, washing machine, heaters, tumbledryer, fridge-freezer, cooking equipment, storage. How do you get these things? How do you pay for them? Make a list with prices/ideas Shopping costs - food, clothes, cleaning materials, etc. [] Mobile phone costs? Transport Costs - public transport/owning your own car/ moped/motorcycle/bicycle? Lifestyle costs - going to the pub, eating out, cinema, foreign holidays. If you can't afford to do everything you want, see if you can find a better paying job on []

Insurance - what is it? What kinds of insurance are there? Sickness and illness - do you still get paid? Does the government pay you if you are unable to work? Critical illness and sickness insurance - why? What are the benefits? Pets - positives and drawbacks? Homelessness - where would you go for help? Keeping healthy - how do you do this? What happens if you move away from home - new G.P.? My World of Work - excellent resource - use it! []
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