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Where is the Solent?

Most urbanised area in southern England outside of London

340 miles of coastline

Three islands and three peninsulas

1.3m people and 42,000 businesses

Three international gateways: • Port of Southampton • Portsmouth Naval Base and Commercial Port• Southampton International Airport

What do we do well here?

Marine autonomy and robotics

Visitor economy (leisure and tourism)

Advanced technologies

Logistics

Advanced manufacturing

Defence

What are the challenges?

• Ageing workforce

• Brexit – leaving the EU

• Advances in technology and Artificial Intelligence

• Workforce need to be flexible and adaptable to deal

with change

• Affordable housing

• Getting around the Solent

• Not enough people skilled in the right areas

Employers’ expectations

Discussion:What are the skills and qualities that make a good employee?

Who’s who

The Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC)• An employer-led organisation

• Set up to inspire and prepare young people for the fast-changing world of work

• Acts as a catalyst in the fragmented landscape of careers and enterprise– supporting programmes that work– filling gaps in provision and – ensuring coverage across the country

Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)• A partnership organisation between the business

community, the Higher Education sector, three unitary authorities, eight district councils and one county council

• All actively working together to secure a more prosperous and sustainable future for the Solent area

• Fully-elected Board of 15 directors

Who’s who

The Enterprise Adviser Network• Bridges the gap between education and employers to improve

careers and enterprise provision• Enterprise Advisers (EAs) are volunteers drawn from

businesses who work strategically with the school’s leadership team to develop effective employer engagement plans

• Focus is on increasing the numbers of experiences and encounters young people have with the world of work

• Each EA is supported by an Enterprise Coordinator. The Enterprise Coordinators are resourced on a 50:50 basis by the Solent LEP and the CEC.

Careers Hubs• Cluster of between 20-40 schools and colleges• 41 in the UK – 2 in the Solent• Improving careers provision in all schools and colleges• Mechanism for sharing best practice• Online resources space

Who’s who

Sara DenhamSolent East Careers Hub Lead

Jade FullerSolent West and Isle of Wight Careers Hub Lead

Nicki CravenEnterprise CoordinatorHavant and Portsmouth

Chloe GilesEnterprise CoordinatorEastleigh, Fareham and Gosport

Milestones

• 2015 – CEC established

• December 2015 – Solent LEP establish Enterprise Adviser Network – 25 schools

• 2016 – Solent LEP extend offer to all schools and colleges in the area (100)

• December 2017 – Government publish Careers Strategy

• 2018 – schools and colleges fully adopt Gatsby Benchmarks

• September 2018 – Solent East Careers Hub launched

• September 2019 – Solent West and IOW Careers Hub launched

The Education Landscape

Key stages

Education Key Stage Age

Early years Foundation 5 - 7

Primary 1 and 2 7 - 11

Secondary 3 and 4 11 - 16

Further Education 5 16+

Higher Education 18+

Typical staffing structure in schools

Types of schools

• Community schools• controlled by the local authority and not influenced by business

or religious groups.

• Foundation schools • more freedom to change the way they do things than community

schools.

• Grammar schools• run by the council, a foundation body or a trust - they select all or

most of their pupils based on academic ability and there is often an entrance exam.

• Special schools • provide for students with statements of Special Educational

Needs (SEN) that cannot be fully met from within mainstream education.

• Pupil Referral Units (PRUs)• offer alternative provision for pupils unable to attend mainstream

or special schools, usually because of behavioural, emotional and social difficulties.

University Technical Colleges

University technical colleges specialise in subjects like engineering and construction -and teach these subjects along with business skills and using IT.

Pupils study academic subjects as well as practical subjects leading to technical qualifications. The curriculum is designed by the university and employers, who also provide work experience for students.

University technical colleges are sponsored by:• universities• employers• further education colleges.

UTC Portsmouth

Academy schools

• Publicly funded independent schools

• Don’t have to follow the national curriculum and can set their own term times and salary structure

• Still have to follow the same rules on admissions, special educational needsand exclusions as other state schools

• Get money direct from the government, not the local council

• They’re run by an academy trust which employs the staff

• Some academies have sponsors such as businesses, universities, other schools, faith groups or voluntary groups

• Sponsors are responsible for improving the performance of their schools

• Some belong to Multi Academy Trusts (MAT).

New GCSE grading

Budget cuts

Acronyms

CEIAG Careers Education Information and Guidance

IAG Information Advice and Guidance

DP Disadvantaged Pupils LMI Labour market Information

Ebacc English Baccalaureate NEET Not in Education, Employment or Training

EBD Emotional Behavioural Difficulties PP Pupil Premium

FE Further Education PRU Pupil Referral Unit

FSM Free School Meals RPA Raising Participation Age

G&T Gifted & Talented SMSC Social Moral Spiritual Cultural

HE Higher Education STEM Science Technology Engineering Maths

Supporting education

Discussion:How could schools and colleges be encouraged to link careers into the curriculum?

Celebrating our Careers Leaders

#CareersLeader

Being an Enterprise Adviser

The Enterprise Adviser Network

The Gatsby Benchmarks

Measuring progress

Benchmarks fully achieved across all Solent East Careers Hub schools and colleges:

Solent East Careers Hub targets

Benchmark 5

18/19 Target Current Status 19/20 Target

55% 32% 75%

Year 1 (18/19) Current Status Year 2 (19/20)

4 2.6 6

Schools and colleges achieving the Benchmarks:

Benchmark 6

18/19 Target Current Status 19/20 Target

50% 59% 60%

Benchmarks fully achieved across all Solent East Careers Hub schools and colleges:

Solent West & IOW Careers Hub targets

Benchmark 5

19/20 Target

75%

19/20 Target

6

Schools and colleges achieving the Benchmarks:

Benchmark 6

19/20 Target

60%

• Schools and colleges using Compass and Tracker

• Sharing results with their Enterprise Coordinator

• Part of the Enterprise Adviser Network – all schools and colleges matched

Role of an EA

• Supporting the school or college’s Careers Leader to develop a school or college strategic plan

• Providing an employer’s perspective on what businesses are likely to be willing to do and what opportunities businesses would value

• Engaging with local businesses and employers in your network to encourage their involvement in activities at the school or college.

• Helping schools and colleges to focus efforts on programmes and activities that are most effective in motivating young people

Quick wins

• Meet relevant staff and students – this could be via staff meetings, an assembly or a focus group

• Invite key school contacts to visit your workplace

• Establish key meeting and event dates (such as inset days, governor meetings, key careers events, etc.

• Introduce your employer contacts to widen the school network

• Share best practice from other Enterprise Advisers/schools/colleges

Top Tips – Engaging with schools/colleges

• Contact the school during term time and try to avoid busy periods, eg. beginning of academic year, lead up to school holidays, exam time

• After the end of the summer exams in June, this period is often used for off timetable activity and staff can be more flexible with their time

• Planning for the next academic year’s curriculum, timetable and staffing can start as early as October the previous year

• Agree regular meetings with your contact at your matched school/ college – you can always rearrange them nearer the time if you cannot attend

Examples of good practice

Compass results

Discussion:Looking at the example reports, what questions would you ask the school/college in order to determine the priorities to work together on?

Next steps

• Introduction with your school – regular meetings

• Complete DBS check

• Network meetings:

• 24 September 2019 - Portsmouth

• Careers Summits:

• 26 November 2019

• 25 March 2020

• 9 July 2020

• Solent Careers Hub resources area

• Ongoing support from the Solent team

Thank you