Embedding careers provision with local business Tristram Hooley
Embedding careers provision with local business Tristram Hooley THE CAREERS & ENTERPRISE COMPANY
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 Careers & Enterprise Company | 2
The Benchmarks – a quick recap 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 The Careers & Enterprise Company | 3
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. The Careers & Enterprise Company | 4
Number of benchmarks met by schools 30% 28. 4% % of schools who have completed Compass 25% 20. 9% 20. 6% 20% 14. 4% 15% 9. 5% 10% 5% 3. 5% 1. 6% 0% 0 1 The Careers & Enterprise Company 2 3 4 5 Number of benchmarks achieved 6 0. 7% 0. 5% 7 8 | 5
Achieved and partially achieved The Careers & Enterprise Company | 6
Encounters with employers by year The Careers & Enterprise Company | 7
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We have a national network that connects schools and colleges, employers and career programme providers to create high impact careers opportunities for young people The Careers & Enterprise Company | 9
It is underpinned by investment in high performing programmes • £ 10 million invested in 85 proven careers and enterprise programmes • 75% of funding in Cold Spots • 450, 000 young people to benefit including 25, 000 from mentoring The Careers & Enterprise Company | 10
And a set of research and technology resources to drive impact Research Cold Spots research To target effort Example – Cold spot research What works research To focus on effective interventions System research To understand what else we need to do Technology Compass Tool To help schools measure performance Passport To allow young people to keep a record The Careers & Enterprise Company | 11
What works? Key principles that are emerging from the ‘what works’ series on effective employer engagement. • Preparation and debriefing • Flexibility • Quality and quantity • Embeddedness in wider programmes • Engagement with authentic employers and real situations • A learning framework provided by education and career professionals The Careers & Enterprise Company | 12
Evaluation of the EAN 2015 -2017 helping schools and colleges to be more strategic in their careers and enterprise provision improve the quality and quantity of employer encounters start careers provision earlier build careers into the curriculum make good use of Labour Market Information (LMI) broaden young people’s career horizons and raise their motivation, confidence and aspirations • increase awareness and understanding of apprenticeships • • • helping employers by • giving them exposure to the local talent pool • creating valuable networking opportunities The Careers & Enterprise Company | 13
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Stakeholders are positive • LEPs report that the EAN has improved collaborative working between schools, colleges, employers, careers organisations and providers, and other stakeholders. • Schools report that it has transformed their careers and enterprise provision. 52% of schools agree that the EAN provides excellent opportunities for teacher CPD. • 80% of Enterprise Advisers have had a good experience of the EAN. • 81% of Enterprise Advisers say that they would recommend the role to a friend or colleague. • 86% of Enterprise Advisers intend to continue with the role. The Careers & Enterprise Company | 15
Voices from the network “Our EC 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” Academy Sheffield City Region “The EAN has given us a more precise focus to ensure we are addressing needs of all students. We have learnt about the Gatsby benchmarks and now understand ‘what good looks like’” Community school, East of England “It was great to hear the two sides – teachers talking about students’ aspirations and the EA talking about employability needs… It’s given the principal and careers adviser impetus to keep employability skills high on the agenda and given them confidence to deliver the training to teachers. This training has then motivated the staff” College, West Midlands The Careers & Enterprise Company | 16
Building a Blueprint for the system The Careers & Enterprise Company | 17
Last word from an Enterprise Advisor “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 The Careers & Enterprise Company | 18
References Gatsby Charitable Foundation. (2014). Good Career Guidance. London: Gatsby Charitable Foundation. Pye Tait Consulting. (2017). Fuelling Young People’s Futures: An Evaluation of the Careers & Enterprise Company’s Enterprise Adviser Network. London: The Careers & Enterprise Company. (2017). State of the Nation 2017. London: The Careers & Enterprise Company | 19
My contacts Email thooley@careersandenterprise. co. uk Twitter @pigironjoe Blog https: //adventuresincareerdevelopment. wordpress. com/ The Careers & Enterprise Company | 20
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