Careers education and guidance The times they are

Careers education and guidance The times they are a changing! Tristram Hooley April 2018

Why it matters So what’s next? The past The careers strategy Careers & Enterprise What does good look like?

Why it matters So what’s next? The past The careers strategy Careers & Enterprise What does good look like?

Why careers matters? Economic To ensure that there is a strong link between education and employment and that transitions into and within the labour market work as smoothly as possible. Educational So that young people understand all of the options that are available within the education system and are motivated to engage with education. Social • To support all young people to access the full range of life chances regardless of their background. .

Careers is… part of an effectively functioning education and employment system; and a safeguard against ineffective and imperfect systems.

Why it matters So what’s next? The past The careers strategy Careers & Enterprise What does good look like?

Where we were

Why it matters So what’s next? The past The careers strategy Careers & Enterprise What does good look like?

What we offer Build nationwide network of coordination Back proven ideas Connecting schools and colleges with employers and providers through our network of Enterprise Coordinators, working with clusters of 20 schools and colleges, and Enterprise Advisers – business volunteers who support each school and college Funding activities in areas where support is needed most Drawing on what works and focusing on geographical areas of need Find out what works 9

Our collective impact to date 50% 3 80% increase in employer encounters among our schools and colleges new employers on average now working with our schools and colleges of EAs have had a good experience 380, 000 10 young people activities through our funds – 75% in ‘Cold Spots’

The network is at scale Growth of the Network over time Present in every geography of England with all Local Enterprise Partnerships engaged 2400 2200 2000 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 EAs 11 Establishments янв-18 дек-17 окт-17 ноя-17 сен-17 авг-17 июл-17 июн-17 май-17 апр-17 мар-17 фев-17 янв-17 дек-16 ноя-16 окт-16 сен-16 авг-16 июл-16 июн-16 май-16 апр-16 мар-16 фев-16 янв-16 дек-15 ноя-15 окт-15 сен-15 0

The network is diverse 50/50 men and women 12

And people like it Enterprise Advisers “ I’d strongly commend others to become EAs. I’ve found it really rewarding to play this part in my community, supporting my local high school and helping open young people’s eyes to role models, technologies and enterprises which inspire. ” Enterprise Adviser, Oxfordshire Schools and colleges Local Enterprise Partnerships “ Our Enterprise Coordinator was very dynamic and got the relevant people around the table. It was because of her drive that it’s been effective and moved forward so well “ ” This is the best careers programme I have ever seen implemented… We have had fantastic feedback from employers and & already about impact… Enthusiasm of EAs and schools is great. It’s been described as a “dynamite moment” when they meet… Range of LEPs 13 Academy Sheffield City Region ”

Deep dive: Our cornerstone employers in the opportunity areas are committed to impact Cornerstone employers Blackpool Westinghouse Civil Service NW Oldham Derby Barclays Life. Skills* Rolls Royce Scarborough Adecco Willmott Dixon Hilton Lloyds Web Banking Group Applications GF Tomlinson Toyota Adecco Wilmott Dixon Freeths Solicitors Burnthebook Ltd Unity Partnership Adecco Burberry Sirius Minerals Dale Power Askew Brook GCHQ Norwich Adecco KPMG Aviva West Somerset Bradford EDF Norfolk County Council Butlins Burberry Mantra Media Onion Collective Pw. C NHS Somerset Nat West Partnership Adecco Doncaster Mantra Media Adecco Willmott Dixon Ipswich Adecco Stoke on Trent Ipswich Building Society Michelin University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust KPMG Adecco East of Giving Young John Grose England Co-op People a Voice (tbc) Adecco Autonet Emma Insurance Bridgewater Ltd Fenland & East Cambs Hastings 14 Saga Healthcare (agreed in principle) East Sussex County Council FSB (broader list being finalised) Marshall Tufflex Talkative on line Love local jobs Dayle Bayliss Associates AMRICC Let’s do business Group

Deep dive: At Burberry we have… A 5 year partnership in the Yorkshire region with Teach First offering: § Strategic support: three dedicated Enterprise Coordinators, Enterprise Advisers from the business § Thought leadership: A Cornerstone Employer in 2 Opportunity Areas § Encounters: work inspiration & experience, funding for The Ideas Foundation, mentors from the business § Teacher CPD: work inspiration days, creative industry toolkit 15

Deep dive: Our Unexpected Mentor campaign has driven significant engagement and sign up 16

Why it matters So what’s next? The past The careers strategy Careers & Enterprise What does good look like?

What works?

The what works series • • • Business games and enterprise competitions Careers events Careers in the curriculum Careers websites Employer mentoring Teacher CPD delivered by employers Transition programmes for young people with SEND Transitions skills (Mock interviews and CV workshops) Volunteering Work experience, job shadowing and workplace visits

Good career guidance • Summarises existing evidence and frames them as eight benchmarks. • Presents it in a way that can be understood by policy makers and acted on by school leaders. • Has achieved wide support amongst policy actors and practitioners alike.

The Benchmarks 1. A stable careers programme 2. Learning from career and labour market information 3. Addressing the needs of each pupil 4. Linking curriculum learning and careers 5. Encounters with employers and employees 6. Experiences of workplaces 7. Encounters with further and higher education 8. Personal guidance

State of the Nation 2017 Based on responses from 578 secondary schools gathered through the Compass selfassessment tool in 2016/2017. http: //compass-careers. org. uk/ The scope of the data is broadly comparable with data collected as part of the original Gatsby Good Career Guidance research in 2014 allowing us to see how provision has changed over time.

Number of benchmarks achieved by schools 28, 4% % of schools who have completed Compass 30% Average = 1. 87 benchmarks out of 8 25% 20, 9% 20, 6% 20% 14, 4% 15% 9, 5% 10% 3, 5% 5% 1, 6% 0% 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0, 7% 0, 5% 7 8 Number of benchmarks achieved

Improvement across the Gatsby benchmarks is achievable: 24

Why it matters So what’s next? The past The careers strategy Careers & Enterprise What does good look like?

The Careers Strategy

A new statutory basis

The birth of careers leadership Careers Leaders have responsibility for the delivery of a school’s careers programme. They should be ensuring, among other things, that: • The school has a good careers programme that meets the expectations set out in the Gatsby Benchmarks. • The school has published on its website details of its careers programme • The destinations of young people from the school are tracked and that this information is used to improve the effectiveness of the school’s careers programme.

The jobs of careers leadership Leadership Management Coordination Networking

Our implementation plan 30 1. Roll out 2. Scale up 3. Test and evaluate Employer engagement Gatsby Benchmarks and Careers Leaders New approaches “Schools should offer every young person… at least one encounter a year” “CEC will begin to take on a broader role across all the Gatsby Benchmarks”… focusing in the hubs “New approaches to careers provision are tested and evaluated”

Our implementation plan 31

Why it matters So what’s next? The past The careers strategy Careers & Enterprise What does good look like?

You need to decide…

References Department for Education. (2017). Careers Strategy: Making the Most of Everyone’s Skills and Talents. London: Department for Education. (2018). Careers Guidance and Access for Education and Training Providers. London: Department for Education. (2018). Careers Guidance for Further Education Colleges and Sixth Form Colleges. London: Department for Education. Gatsby Charitable Foundation. (2014). Good Career Guidance. London: Gatsby Charitable Foundation. Hooley, T. & Watts, A. G. (2011). Careers Work with Young People: Collapse or Transition? Derby: International Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby. Langley, E. , Hooley, T. , Bertuchi, D. (2014). A Career Postcode Lottery? Local Authority Provision of Youth and Career Support Following the 2011 Education Act. Derby: International Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby. The Careers & Enterprise Company. (2017). State of the Nation 2017: Careers and Enterprise Provision in England’s Schools. London: The Careers & Enterprise Company. (2018). Understanding the Role of the Careers Leader. London: The Careers & Enterprise Company.

Conclusions • Careers matters! • We’ve been on quite a journey. • We now have an infrastructure around which provision can be organised. • We know what works. • The Careers Strategy is taking us forwards. 35

Contact details Tristram Hooley Director of Research, The Careers & Enterprise Company thooley@careersandenterprise. co. uk Also at http: //adventuresincareerdevelopment. wordpress. com @pigironjoe