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Careers guidance: Talking digital careers

The huge growth in digital careers means it is vital that teachers, parents and students all understand what options are out there. School leader Bernie Furey explains some of the steps her school has taken in this regard

Do you know what a “user experience architect” is? To me it sounds like something from BBC Two’s satirical television series WA1, joining the “director of better” on the tangerine couches of Broadcasting House.

But a user experience architect is actually one of the most difficult jobs to fill in the digital sector. It is the person who plans how we interact with a website and it is a role that is quickly becoming one of the best paid and most sought after by creative and tech employers.

As assistant headteacher in charge of creativity and research at St Ambrose Barlow RC High School in Salford, this is a career opportunity I want to tell my students about. But with the digital workplace moving at such a fast pace, it is hard to keep up with the multitude of new roles.

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