Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance News

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1 Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance News March 2018 CAREERS STRATEGY AND STATUTORY GUIDANCE Skills Minister Anne Milton MP announced In December 2017 the vision for the government s Careers Strategy at the annual CDI conference. Calling for the beginning of a world-class careers strategy, Milton outlined plans for funding to create careers hubs across the country and for each school and college to have a dedicated careers leader, alongside trials of careers activities in primary schools. Also promised was a commitment to joining up the work of DWP and Jobcentre Plus into the strategy. Career professionals were recognised and thanked for making a difference. The new statutory guidance for careers was then published by the Department for Education on 5th January Careers guidance and access for education and training providers. Statutory guidance for governing bodies school leaders and school staff. Initially launched at the Careers Development Institute (CDI) Annual Conference, the CDI also published a formal response to this statutory guidance shortly after the announcement. CDI response summary We are disappointed that although the Minister talked about the importance of personalised career guidance in her conference speech, the new strategy does not include any specific measures to ensure greater consistency or investment in the level 6 route or the level 7, Qualification in Career Development, so that that all young people benefit from personal guidance from a professionally qualified careers adviser. We will continue to press the Government on the need for such action. The tailored advice at the heart of the new strategy, cannot be delivered by teachers and employers alone. Both teachers and employers have vital roles to play, and it is the job of the careers leader to harness their contributions, but these must be complemented by access to informed and impartial careers advice and guidance from a qualified careers adviser. Looking ahead, we believe that the strategy represents a significant step in the right direction and we look forward to continuing to work with the Department for Education, The Careers & Enterprise Company and the Gatsby Foundation to implement the various measures. At the same time, we will continue to lobby for further changes to ensure that each and every young person and adult has access to the good quality careers guidance they need.

2 Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance News 2 TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND APPRENTICESHIPS: RAISING AWARENESS IN SCHOOLS From 2 January 2018 all local-authority-maintained schools and academies must give education and training providers the opportunity to talk to pupils in years 8 to 13 about approved technical qualifications and apprenticeships. 1. What schools need to do Schools must have clear arrangements in place to ensure that all pupils have opportunities to hear from providers of post-14, post-16 and post-18 options at, and leading up to, important transition points. Campaigners have called for the government to do more to create job and education opportunities for young people 2. Publishing a policy statement You must explain in a policy statement how providers can get involved with your school and the opportunities you have for them to talk to your pupils. This must be published on the school website. An example policy statement is available for guidance. Further details will be available in the statutory guidance for schools, available from January NEETs RISING IN NUMBER Campaigners have called for the government to do more to create job and education opportunities for young people after latest figures show a rise in the rate of 16 to 18-year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEET). Quarterly figures from the Department for Education show the proportion of 16 to 18-year-olds classified as NEET was nine per cent in the third quarter of 2017, compared with 8.7 per cent for the same period in Jacob Tas, chief executive of social justice charity Nacro, said more action was needed to stop young people falling through the cracks. Challenges and difficult circumstances ranging from bereavement, bullying, mental and physical ill health to periods in the criminal justice system or responsibilities as a young carer can increase the risk of young people being NEET, he said. It is essential that progression is tracked not only from the end of primary and secondary school but at post-16, in order to identify young people that fall in and out of provision or do not participate. It is vital that all young people have a range of options available to them, including vocational and technical education, training and work experience opportunities, all of which must be valued by employers, in the same way that other academic routes are in order for all young people to realise their potential. Read the full article at the link below: IF YOU WERE EDUCATION SECRETARY, HOW WOULD YOU MAKE SURE YOUNG PEOPLE WERE PREPARED FOR WORK IN 2030? Nesta s recent research with Pearson explores how employment is likely to change in the future. The findings provide strong evidence that a mix of social and cognitive skills what are sometimes described as 21st century skills are associated with occupations that are expected to become more important. So how should policymakers ensure that our education system reflects the nature of work in the future? They asked five leading experts: If you were Education Secretary, what would you prioritise to ensure our education system was preparing people for the nature of work in 2030? The responses that came back were: 1. Prioritise wellbeing and make sure exams are not the only measure of success 2. Improve teacher training 3. Track how business developments are affecting the demands for different types of skills 4. Give greater priority to cyber security, virtual reality, engineering, robotics and computer science in the curriculum 5. Recognise the importance of public services in addressing future challenges and promoting careers in public sector The full article including the opportunity to vote for your favourite answer can be found here:

3 Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance News 3 CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 10 SHOULD BE GIVEN CAREERS ADVICE, SAY MINISTERS Evidence suggests those who believe they want to go to university at a young age are much more likely to do so. Targeting girls before they move to secondary school can prevent them drifting away from STEM subjects science, technology, engineering and maths in later years, supporters say. A senior Government source said: Children who already know at 10 that they want to go to university are six times more likely to get there. It is about aiming high while young. The push comes ahead of a revolution in careers education in schools, which will see business leaders drafted in to guide students. Ministers want to put an end to careers advice being doled out as an afterthought by PE teachers. One-on-one mentoring with leading professionals will be offered to pupils across the country. Ministers also want young people to be able to harness technology to learn more about different careers. Under the proposals they would be encouraged to talk via Skype to a range of professionals about what their job entails, from nurses to mechanical engineers to artists. Large employers will also be asked to offer work experience placements to pupils, as well as providing multiple mentors. The changes are expected to be announced in a new careers guidance strategy to be published later this year. The DfE is working on the scheme with business groups like the CBI. Education Secretary Justine Greening said the careers strategy will have a clear focus on driving social mobility. Earlier this year the Teach First charity called for careers education to be reformed, with more guidance and work experience offered to students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds. MAKE WORK EXPERIENCE COMPULSORY AGAIN, SAY MOST BUSINESS LEADERS Survey findings follow government s decision to scrap mandatory work experience, although pupils must still be offered encounters with the world of work. An overwhelming majority of business leaders want work experience to be made compulsory in schools again, according to a survey released recently. The survey reveals that 93 per cent of decisionmakers in companies support such a move, just five years after the coalition government decided to scrap compulsory work experience. More than two-thirds (68 per cent) of the 500 respondents said that work experience could help to prepare young people for the world of business, and more than half (57 per cent) claimed it would help to instil a strong work ethic in the next generation. Asked what they struggle with when hiring young people, more than one in three (39 per cent) said that the majority of young people applying for jobs have little or no experience in the workplace. However, 1,000 parents with children aged 14-18, who were also surveyed for the research, were less enthusiastic about a return to compulsory work experience, with less than half (48 per cent) supporting such a move. There was more support for installing specially trained careers advisers in schools, which was backed by 58 per cent of parents. Four out of 10 parents said that their child s school did not offer work experience, whilst half reported that their child s school did not provide information about apprenticeship schemes and one in four said that their child s school simply did not provide any careers advice at all. Almost one in 10 (nine per cent) of parents claimed their child s school did not provide careers advice, work experience or advice on university placements and apprenticeships. One in five (20 per cent) of parents said they did not find work experience and careers guidance useful when they were at school. More than one in four parents did not have any work experience or careers advice when they were at school.

4 Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance News 4 leaving it until secondary school to talk to children about the world of work is too late CAREERS GUIDANCE NEEDS PROPER FUNDING Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the NAHT headteachers union, said pupils needed to think about the world of work at primary school, rather than waiting until they were older. He said: Work experience is not the only element that is needed, and leaving it until secondary school to talk to children about the world of work is too late. Even though employment is years away, it is at primary school where children first begin to dream about what they will become when they are grown up. A Department for Education spokesperson said: Our careers statutory guidance makes it clear that secondary schools should offer their pupils encounters with the world of work as part of their careers strategy. This could include work placements, work experience or other employerbased activities such as talks, visits or careers fairs The survey was conducted last month by Opinion Matters. USE IT OR LOSE IT THE APPRENTICESHIP LEVY Since April of 2017 many secondary schools have been paying the apprenticeship levy, either through their local authority or multi-academy trust. Schools can only recoup this money if it is spent on the assessment and training element of the apprenticeship, and not on the salary of the apprentice. This means that for cash-strapped schools, the best way to use their apprenticeship levy funding is often to spend it on internal staff development, and if schools take too long (24 months) in deciding how they will spend it, they will lose it! Some examples of how schools could use their funding: You have someone in your Teaching, SEN or Office team who could develop their Leadership and Management Skills? Your school has a vision that you would like to bring to fruition through a Project Management process? You have a Data Analyst expert who is retiring next year and you need a succession plan for your data needs when OFSTED come calling? Your IT Support and Networking team has a member of staff who is excellent, but needs to gain certifications to prove their skills *Free Schools, Independent Schools and small MAT s may fall below the 3,000,000 wage bill threshold, and therefore are exempt from the apprenticeship levy.

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