What would a comprehensive strategy for careers look like? David Andrews Thursday 27 April 2017 Complete Careers
Robert Halfon MP, Minister with responsibility for careers lifelong careers greater coherence, across the age range links to industrial strategy and social justice a careers system that works for everyone 1. improve the prestige of careers 2. expand the quantity and quality of careers provision, across the country [30 January 2017]
Career = an individual s progression Serial careers Portfolio careers through learning and work Managing learning and work 10 or more jobs, and probably at least one change of occupation Career education and information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) aims to enable individuals to become effective planners and managers of their own careers, in a rapidly changing world of learning and work.
Context reforms to GCSE and A levels apprenticeships and changes to technical education (15 T levels) tuition fees and post-16 bursary funds challenging levels of youth unemployment global market for HE HE non-completion rates graduate under-employment destination measures
CEIAG 11-19 (25) supporting successful progression through learning and into work successful progression = participation, retention + achievement help with immediate choices preparation for working life and further study access to information, advice and guidance access to support for developing career management skills (including digital CMS), employability and independent learning skills
CEIAG for young people Careers Information on post-13/14 (KS4) options, post-16 options, post-17 and post-18 options on progression routes comprehensive, up to date, accessible Career Advice & Guidance linked to tutoring and mentoring effective recording and referral impartial Careers Education learning about career how to use information and guidance career management skills, including digital careers literacy employability skills and independent learning skills Do all your students have access to?
DfE Statutory Guidance (April 2017) high quality, independent careers guidance is crucial inspiring pupils through more contacts with the world of work schools should: have a strategy, embedded within a clear framework linked to outcomes for students provide access to employer talks, careers fairs, college and university visits, apprenticeship providers provide face-to-face advice and guidance new careers and enterprise company to provide advice and support on careers organisations to partner with and making links with employers schools should work towards the Quality in Careers Standard
Employers and CEIAG Careers education employers can work in partnership with schools and colleges to help develop young people s employability skills and career management skills Careers IAG employers can inspire, inform and advise employers cannot provide guidance Effective employer engagement must be managed by the school/college and integrated into the careers programme must be complemented by access to impartial careers guidance brokerage and support
The Careers & Enterprise Company to support school-employer links one Enterprise Co-ordinator for 20 schools an Enterprise Adviser linked to each school based in the LEPs (39 in England) a digital Enterprise Passport
Moments of Choice (the Careers & Enterprise Company, August 2016) Young people find making career choices hard Lack of information is not a problem: the problem is making use of the range and diversity of the information available to them Young people need: more personalised information better careers guidance support an education the builds their confidence and capabilities to make sense of the information and make decisions [i.e. careers education]
Jobcentre Plus support to schools School advisers Information and advice on routes into traineeships and apprenticeships local LMI directed particularly at young people identified as being at risk of becoming NEET or who are otherwise disadvantaged
patchy provision... the new statutory duty for schools to provide careers guidance is not working well enough. Going in the right direction? (Ofsted, 2013) Only two-thirds of schools are meeting the statutory requirement to secure access to independent careers guidance for pupils aged 12-18 by engaging external professional careers advisers Mapping Careers Provision (DfE, July 2015)
Providers of career guidance How does your school meet its requirement to secure access to independent and impartial careers guidance for all pupils from Y8 to age 18 who need it? member of school staff impartiality? qualifications to provide career guidance? individual external careers adviser referral and support? professional updating? cover for sick leave? LA/Connexions/careers organisation local knowledge?
For adults National Careers Service online and telephone helpline services face-to-face career guidance For young people online and telephone helpline services https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/ 0800 100 900 brokerage, for schools and colleges, of links with employers job profiles, LMI, careers education resources
Careers training DOTS (1977) Bill Law & Tony Watts Self awareness CDI framework for careers, employability and enterprise education (2015) Self development Opportunity awareness Career exploration Decision learning Transition learning Career management skills (including digital CMS), employability skills and independent learning skills
Careers education knowledge and understanding of further and higher education (FE & HE), work-based learning and apprenticeships knowledge and understanding of work and employment knowledge and understanding of career
Good Career Guidance (Gatsby, 2014) 1. an embedded programme of career education and guidance 2. good quality information about future study options and the labour market 3. advice and support tailored to needs 4. subject teaching linked to careers 5. several opportunities to learn from employers and employees 6. experiences of the workplace 7. contact with representatives of further and higher education, and apprenticeship providers 8. personal guidance from a professionally qualified careers adviser
Quality assurance for CEIAG from 12 quality awards for CEIAG, and national validation by the Quality in Careers Standard to one Quality in Careers Standard, licensed to eleven providers (external assessment) Compass tool www.compass-careers.org.uk (online self-review)
school New partnerships for CEIAG careers information; careers, employability and enterprise education; initial advice & guidance other schools, UTCs, studio schools and colleges talks; open evenings; taster days employers; Jobcentre Plus; universities talks; support for careers employability and enterprise education; work experience/work shadowing career guidance providers impartial advice & guidance; support for careers, employability and enterprise education NCS and the Careers & Enterprise Company school & employer links; LMI
Elements of a comprehensive strategy for careers national, all-age career guidance service government-funded organised as contracts commissioned by LEPs, to work with young people and with adults staffed by careers advisers qualified to Level 6 re-instated statutory duty to provide careers, employability and enterprise education from age 11 and extended to age 18 national project to promote career-related learning in primary schools national programme to promote and support careers leaders in schools
Careers Leader role Manager of Information, Advice and Guidance provision of information on opportunities referrals to career guidance advisers commissioning career guidance services monitoring students access to guidance Subject leader for careers, employability and enterprise education planning schemes of work supporting teachers managing links with employers
Careers Leadership Leadership 1. Advising senior leadership on policy, strategy and resources 2. Reporting to senior leaders and governors 3. Reviewing and evaluating CEIAG 4. Preparing and implementing a CEIAG development plan Project Management 5. Planning schemes of work for careers education 6. Briefing and supporting teachers of careers education 7. Monitoring teaching and learning in careers education 8. Supporting and tutors providing initial information and advice 9. Monitoring access to, and take up of, careers guidance 10. Managing the work for the careers adviser
Line Management Careers Leadership 11. Managing the work of the careers administrator Co-ordination 12. Working with LRC to manage the provision of careers information 13. Working with PSHE leader, and other subject leaders, to plan careers education 14. Liaising with tutorial managers, mentors, SENCO and head of sixth to identify pupils needing guidance 15. Referring pupils to careers advisers Networking 16. Establishing and developing links with FE colleges, universities and apprenticeship providers 17. Establishing and developing links with employers 18. Negotiating SLA agreement with local authority 19. Commissioning career guidance services
Effective Management Responsibility allowance Professional development Line management Place in management structure Protected non-contact time Administrative support Link governor
Roles in schools Link Governor Senior Leader Careers Leader Careers Administrator Advocate for CEAIG Support and challenge Overall responsibility for CEIAG Line manager for Careers Leader Day-to-day leadership and management Middle leader More routine organisation and administration assistant head or deputy head teacher, careers adviser, other professional support staff
CPD for careers leaders Non-accredited short courses and longer programmes (CDI, LAs, careers companies, commercial providers) Accredited HE-based certificates and diplomas L6 Certificate in Careers Leadership Teach First CELP pilot other possibilities e.g. NPQML module effective leadership of careers provision
Support for CEIAG in schools and training for careers leaders National programme, delivered locally CEIAG advisers based in LEPs, working alongside Enterprise Coordinators, providing consultancy and CPD and leading a community of practice Schools given development funding, for two years, conditional on: committing to working towards QiCS (40%) achieving the award or re-accreditation (60%)