Post on 13-Apr-2017
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21st Century Careers Learning -
Making Careers a Whole School Issue
20th Century Careers Work
CV pic via The Italian Voice Flikr
Management of 20th Century model
• A teacher had a couple of periods free to oversee careers• Connexions came in and did the careers interviews• There were a few lessons on CVs, pay slips, interviews
somewhere in the curriculum – • Two week block of work experience administered by the local
EBP• It was all the career teacher’s job
• Statutory duty puts responsibility for careers firmly at the door of the school.
• Many schools don’t have an expert on staff
• Would you let your dentist do your appendectomy?
The Journey to 21st Century Careers Work
Gatsby ReportOfsted Moving in the right directionLondon Ambitions The Careers and Enterprise Company
Shaping the current situation
Picture credit http://www.peopleinsight.co.uk
Gatsby Stable programme
Linking curriculum to
careers
Personal Guidance
Learning from career
& LMI
Addressing needs of
each pupilEncounters
with employers & employees
Encounters with FE & HE
Experience of
workplaces
This is your
emphasis
SLT hear this
message
Ofsted want to see this
Getting teachers on board1. Identify SLT support2. Get in to speak to the
Governors3. Find kindred spirits & enchant
bright young things4. Communicate what is going on
- Highlight good practice5. Consider regular parent
briefings6. Consider a QICS award
So how do I bring my school into the 21st C?
What is already in place? Do they know they’re doing it?
• Audit what is already happening• Promote careers work - what is it?
Anything that is delivered to pupils that links the curriculum to the world of work – Visits, case studies, videos, etc
• Acknowledge and reward good practice• Get middle leaders involved in auditing their careers
learning
But what about impact?
• Progress• Destinations• Engagement• Interventions• Quality of career readiness• Pupil/Parent voice
Provide a forum for sharing of good practice.