StokeonTrent Staffordshire LEP and CEC Annual Event 18

Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire LEP and CEC Annual Event 18 th September Yarnfield Conference Centre 10: 00 -16. 00

Compass+ launched

Careers Leaders survey • 94% believe Gatsby Benchmarks has improved careers provision • 75% believe careers provision has improved in the last two years • 88% believe they’re having a positive impact on YP’s outcomes

Careers Leaders survey • 83% are in SLT or report in regularly • On average Careers Leaders are spending 2 days a week on the role

Working together at a national scale • 3, 800 mainstream secondary schools and colleges now use Compass • Careers Leaders are driving forward progress • >2, 500 Enterprise Advisers supporting those Careers Leaders • >170 Cornerstone Employers supporting OAs and Hubs

Careers education is improving everywhere Average number of benchmarks achieved 20142019 2014 (N=361) 2017 (N=578) 2018 (N=3092) 2019 (N=3351) 1. 34 1. 87 2. 13 3. 00 Disadvantag ed areas amongst best in the country: - Tees Valley - Black Country - The Humber

Careers education is improving everywhere 2 m secondary aged children now engaging with employers

Hubs and EAN deliver accelerated progress Average number of benchmarks achieved and level of coordination Schools and Colleges in England 5, 000 schools and colleges 5 Enterprise Adviser Network 2, 000 schools and colleges 4 Careers Hubs 1, 300 schools and colleges 2 3 3. 9 3. 1 2. 1 1 0 Not in EAN In Hub DATA SCOPE: Not in EAN = 969 In EAN = 3, 145 (not necessarily matched) In Hub = 700 8

Impact on young people – Future Skills 482 sign ups to date

GB 5 - what is the gap nationally? 482 sign ups to date

GB 5 - what is the gap? 482 sign ups to date FOCUS ON KS 3

GB 6 - what is the gap nationally? 482 sign ups to date

GB 5 - what is the gap? 482 sign ups to date FOCUS ON KS 3 & KS 4 DO WE KNOW WHY?

Kevin Hutchinson National Performance Manager Balfour Beatty SSLEP and CEC: Sharing Success One Year On CEC and SSLEP: Annual Event

Careers and Enterprise Company – Gatsby Benchmark 6 BENCHMARK 6 Every student should have first-hand experiences of the workplace through work visits, work shadowing and/ or work experience to help their exploration of career opportunities, and expand their networks. • By the age of 16, every student should have had at least one experience of a workplace, additional to any part-time jobs they may have • By the age of 18, every student should have had one further such experience, additional to any part-time jobs they may have 15

Careers and Enterprise Company – Gatsby Benchmark 6 LESSONS LEARNED • Businesses are willing but it is not easy to find the right person • Schools need to be more flexible with when • The right individuals can gain employment, reducing recruitment costs etc. • Meets contractual objectives • Improves understanding and behaviour • Building long term relationships with regular communication helps planning • Develop structure and recognisable qualifications • Internal solutions are a good source of opportunities • Work collaboratively so as not to over stretch resources • Utilise past pupils form an Alumni Network • Find innovative solutions 16

Careers and Enterprise Company – Gatsby Benchmark 6 Good practice Mentoring, traditional placements Flexible structures and schemes to enable volunteering, placements and mentoring Provision of support for businesses and individuals to create meaningful placements Industrial Cadets Engineering award based on work placements, ranked from Bronze through to silver and recognised by many colleges, universities and businesses Resource South Staffs College - digital team working to create resources to promote the Development industry Runshaw College - media students making documentaries on the construction of their new building UTC approach to learning Outreach & sources Sector websites and industry bodies Other Schools, Colleges and Universities Local Enterprise Partnerships Benchmark 5 Learn Live UK - free online webcasts and chat facility linking straight to employers Construction Live Highlights, #1, #2 and #3 17 Guess Who - male and female role models to describe their jobs and tackle stereotyping AVOID TRADITIONAL CAREERS FAIRS

Network Update: Meeting Benchmark 5 at 100% SSLEP EAN S-o-T (OA) Careers Hub 17/18 18/19 19/20 Target 31% 49% 70% 30% 52% 70% 30% 65% 90% SSLEP and CEC: Sharing Success One Year On CEC and SSLEP: Annual Event

Meeting Benchmark 6 at 100% SSLEP EAN S-o-T (OA) Careers Hub 17/18 19/20 Target 33% 18/19 58% 70% 30% 56% 70% 30% 60% 90% SSLEP and CEC: Sharing Success One Year On CEC and SSLEP: Annual Event

Carl Ward CEO The City Learning Trust SSLEP and CEC: Sharing Success One Year On CEC and SSLEP: Annual Event

Kate Taylor Enterprise Adviser Ornua Foods Jan Wheat Careers Lead Leek High School SSLEP and CEC: Sharing Success One Year On CEC and SSLEP: Annual Event

Nothing to Now or should we say… WOW

Hindering us Helping us Willingness to help pupils Companies Colleges Negativity Achieve Our Goal Teachers positivity My self doubt Money Time

Our Commitment & Vision…

Ornua & Leek High: Work Experience: Events & Activities: Careers at Ornua Foods UK – Cheesy Career Challenge Dragons Den Event Certificate Evening Careers Evenings Welcoming in two students for work experience in July 2019 National Apprenticeship Week: 30 students 5 apprentices 2 x 1 hour workshops Site Visits: 60 students have visited in 2 -years

Ornua & Leek High: Understanding where the school need support and being an ambassador within the community Ornua are committed to being an Employer of Choice, but no one know what we do! Why? Opportunity to current Ornua apprenticeship to help share their experience of apprenticeships. By working closer with Leek High, we can help retain our future talent in the Staffordshire Moorlands.

Business Breakfast – Building Connections with Local Businesses Over 30 local businesses Over 35 teachers Workshop to look at: • Where businesses can support • Where teachers need the support

• • Changing our understanding and show that we are not just about helping them achieve good results, but to also help get them ready for the world of work • • A connexion with every lesson (included with objectives) Teachers have their WOW bio on their door, with their own career pathway on it. Our business cards have a WOW logo Every department has a WOW notice board dedicated to their subject Our TV in the school entrance has the WOW factor, with our forever changing alumni Teachers are responsible for getting WOW visits into school i. e. universities/companies etc We write it down and review just like you would do in industry (if an event doesn’t work we change or even get rid of it) Because of uexplore, we can target specific students for their own WOW factor WOW Work Experience for all Year 10, 12 and 13 students WOW Business Breakfast, listening to and working with teachers and businesses Taking a more professional approach by using Eventbrite