Careers Guidance: Roles and responsibilities

What is Careers Guidance????

Government Definition

“Careers guidance refers to services and activities, intended to assist individuals of any age and at any point throughout their lives, to make education, training and occupational choices and to manage their careers. “

Department of Education. Statutory Guidance: The duty to secure independent and impartial careers guidance for young people in schools: March 2013

Careers Education

Careers information

Careers advice

Careers guidanceIAG

Work related learning

Work Experience

Activities/ Interventions• Advice on options - KS4, post 16• Careers lessons• Curriculum days• Employer engagement

• Project• Work experience• Visits• Mentoring

• Activities that develop employability skills

• Activities that develop enterprise skills

• Web sites – The Source, Plotr, icould• Access to National Careers Service• Software – e.g. Kudos,• Career management – application,

CV, interview• One to one interviews – careers

adviser, employer, tutor, mentor• Group work – resilience, confidence

• Careers Fairs• Career taster activities• Financial support• Self reflection – skills, attitudes,

interests• Labour Market Information• World of Work days• Skills Shows• Real Game• Role models• Speed dating• University visits/talks• Apprentice information/support• STEM events• Links to careers in subjects• Developing action plans• Research opportunities

Careers Guidance

Outcomes

• Attainment• Achievement• Motivation• Resilience• Confidence• Self esteem• Progression• Retention• Decision making• Opportunity awareness

Outcomes

• New ideas• Widen horizons• Challenge stereotypes• Break down barriers• Challenge influences• Develop own research

skills

Support

Enable

Empower

Aiming to:

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Readiness Model

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Prof. James P SampsonFlorida State University©

High life Complexity (family, social, economic situation)

Low life Complexity

Low career management capability

High career management capability

High readiness

No support needed

Moderate readiness

Brief assisted support: enable?

Moderate readiness

Brief assisted support: enable?

Low readiness

High degree of support needed: enable/ empower?

Liane Hambly 2015

Suffolk Career Guidance and Inspiration Strategy• A planned progressive programme of career and

employability education from age 11 onwards• Opportunities for every young person to have information

about, and experience of, the full range of pathways at key transition points

• Engagement with a range of employers and learning providers.

• Access to a wide range of careers and labour market information in a variety of formats

• Opportunities to have tailored support at key transition phases.

• Access to a specialist career guidance professional for personal guidance.

School/Academies Responsibilities

Must Should Can• Must ensure that students are clear about the raising of the

participation age and what it means for them.• Must secure independent and impartial careers guidance - that

includes full range of options.• Must provide basic information about all pupils to LA support

services• Additional relevant information (unless over 16 or parent’s refuse

permission• Must tell their LA when a young person 16/17 leaves a

programme before completion• Must co-operate with LA in provision of SEN support service and

EHC plans - EHC must include a focus on preparing for adulthood• Should work with the LA to identify learners at risk of not

participating post 16 or in need of targeted support

Must secure independent careers guidance for young people aged Year 8 to Year 13

• Presented impartial manner (no bias or favouritism towards a particular option)

• Includes information on range of education or training options• Best interests of the pupils

• Online tools – websites, software• Employer Engagement• Face to Face:

• Role models• Alumni• Mentors or coaches• Careers advisers

• In house support – but must be combined advice and guidance from independent and external sources

Exam and curriculum change

Or will Grade 5 become the new C?

Implications for learners and IAG?

Results Day

Joy? Confusion?

Implications• Numbers of achieving Grade 5? – higher than current C• Less coursework – more exams?• Math GCSE harder• Pressure for school re their performance measures?• Less alternative choices?• Entry requirements for post 16 courses? • Post 16 offer at A levels – What will be the model?• Could leave Year 12 with no qualifications?• Social inequality?• New A levels – harder? More to go to Vocational quals? • More assessment with BTECs• What vocational options in schools at KS4?• HE applications?