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INFORMATION FOR THE 2016 CEIAG OXFORDSHIRE CONFERENCE
From PAUL ANTHONY CHUBB, MBE *******************************************
Organising Secretary of the Quality in Careers Consortium And DIRECTOR for the
QUALITY IN CAREERS STANDARD ************************************************
My contact details are: 07976 575536
Details of the CONSORTIUM and the Quality in Careers Standard can be found on
http://www.qualityincareers.org.uk
Sorry I cannot be with you at the conference so I have prepared some slides for you about
MAKING THE CASE FOR ROBUST QUALITY ASSURANCE I hope these are helpful.
“GOOD INTENTIONS ARE NOT ENOUGH”
1. Policy Context: briefly 2. Ofsted’s Assessment
3. History of CEIAG Quality Awards 4. Careers Profession Task Force
5. Establishing the Quality in Careers Standard 6. Our advice to Head teachers
7. Seven Tests of Sufficiency 8. Most up to date evidence of what is happening in schools
9. DfE revised Statutory Guidance 10. Ofsted’s Revised Common Inspection Framework
11. Gatsby Foundation ‘Benchmarks’ cross referenced to the QiCS
THE EDUCATION ACT 2011 – how the Statutory Duty for Schools
to ‘secure access to independent careers guidance’ is phrased on FACE OF THE ACT
[5] Careers Guidance Provided To Pupils At A School Is Independent For The Purposes Of This Section If It Is Provided Other Than By—
• (A) A Teacher Employed Or Engaged At The School, Or
• (B) Any Other Person Employed At The School The Act therefore requires SCHOOLS to be COMMISSIONERS of Careers
Guidance not providers of it (that’s not to say they will not provide SOME of it, but the new DUTY is to secure external Careers Guidance in addition to whatever a school provides internally)
3 fundamental problems for us all, which make the Quality in Careers
Standard & the CEIAG Awards even more crucial
1.Money 2.Test of Sufficiency
3.Regulation
“Good Intentions are Not Enough”
Ofsted THEMATIC SURVEY (1) Ofsted (2013). “Going in the Right Direction? Careers Guidance in Schools
from September 2012.” On the basis of the evidence gathered, the key findings included:
THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS WERE NOT WORKING WELL IN JUST OVER 75% OF THE SCHOOLS:
• Few schools demonstrated that they had the skills and expertise necessary to provide a comprehensive service
• Few schools had purchased an adequate professional service from external sources; 25% of schools did not use qualified external careers advisers at all
• Only 1 in 5 schools was providing students in years 9-11 with the careers guidance they needed to support decision-making. These schools were characterised by strong support for careers guidance provision from school LEADERS AND MANAGERS incl. Governors
SO WELL DONE TO ANY SCHOOL WHICH IS LIKE THE 1 IN 5
Ofsted THEMATIC SURVEY (2) On the basis of the evidence gathered, the key findings included:
IN MOST SCHOOLS, CAREERS ACTIVITIES WERE
• POORLY CO-ORDINATED,
• POORLY MONITORED/QUALITY-ASSURED • and POORLY EVALUATED.
• Links with employers were particularly weak; about 66% of schools
had cut down their work-experience provision for students in years 10-11.
• Most schools were poor at promoting apprenticeships and labour market information.
• Awareness of the National Careers Service helpline and website provision for young people was very limited in nearly all schools.
THE CAREERS PROFESSION
TASK FORCE chaired by Dame Ruth Silver
October 2010 “Towards a strong careers profession” http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130401151715/https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/eOrderingDownloa
d/CPTF%20-%20External%20Report.pdf
RECOMMENDATION 10:
The Task Force recommends that an
overarching national kite mark
should be established
to validate the different
CEIAG quality awards
for schools, colleges
and work-based learning providers.
1. So we have established this as NATIONAL VALIDATION FOR
ENGLAND’S DEDICATED CEIAG QUALITY AWARDS which accredit
the FOUR components of CEIAG
• Careers Education
• Careers Information
• Careers Advice &
• Careers Guidance
2. Overseen by the QUALITY IN CAREERS CONSORTIUM BOARD • Established in January 2012
• Initially chaired by Dame Ruth Silver, now by Dr. Barrie Hopson
• Details of who serves on the Board and of the National Validation team are on
the QiC website http://www.qualityincareers.org.uk
• Our Approach to national validation: NO COMPROMISES
WHAT DO DEDICATED CEIAG QUALITY AWARDS DO?
• Uniquely assess the quality of all 4 aspects of CEIAG
against rigorous externally determined measures • All assessors are occupationally competent CEG
specialists: 88 of them across England
• Act as a DEVELOPMENT TOOL • for schools and colleges to identify:
• what they do well, what do not so well, • put in place action plans to address areas of need
• Confirm to parents, employers & the community at large that the school/college not only takes CEIAG seriously • but also has been assessed externally and
• assured they are doing the BEST of practice in the country
DEDICATED CEIAG QUALITY AWARDS
• So 12 Quality Awards promote & support ALL 4 components of good quality CEIAG in schools & colleges
• OVER 1100 SCHOOLS/COLLEGES across England now hold or are working towards one of these dedicated CEIAG quality awards which comply with QiCS criteria
• Details of all 12 CEIAG Quality Awards = available on QiC website with direct e-mail links to each
http://www.qualityincareers.org.uk
The ELEVEN CEIAG QUALITY AWARD providers which have met the 15 National Validation criteria :
1. C & K Careers Quality Standard 2. Cambridgeshire CEIAG Award 3. Career Connect CEIAG Award 4. Career Mark 5. Inspiring IAG 6. Investor in Careers 7. Quality Award in CEIAG (Prospects) 8. Recognition of Quality Award for CEIAG 9. Sheffield Gold Standard for CEIAG 10. Staffordshire ENTRUST CEIAG+ Award 11. Stoke on Trent CEIAG Award
Our shared MISSION : To persuade Heads to “Do what is Right” Heads & Principals – 3 wise choices
Organisations which meet
THE MATRIX STANDARD
for advice and guidance for learning and work
SPECIALIST CAREERS ADVISERS
who are qualified and competent to provide
CAREERS ADVICE & GUIDANCE
(QCF level 6 in Career Development/Guidance)
OUR SEVEN TESTS for Sufficiency : EVERY SCHOOL NEEDS TO ADDRESS & EVERY QUALITY AWARD MUST ASSESS
1. providing effective LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION of career-related learning and careers guidance provision
2. ensuring appropriate INITIAL STAFF TRAINING AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT (CPD) to secure the competency required of all staff
3. providing a CAREERS EDUCATION AND WORK-RELATED LEARNING CURRICULUM
4. securing INDEPENDENT AND IMPARTIAL CAREERS ADVICE AND GUIDANCE
5. working with EMPLOYERS AND OTHER EXTERNAL PARTNERS (E.G. EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT) and agencies
6. involving and supporting FAMILIES AND CARERS
7. MONITORING, EVALUATING, & MEASURING THE IMPACT OF PROVISION (including evidence of learning outcomes and progression)
TO HELP SCHOOLS & COLLEGES :
The QUALITY IN CAREERS website has a section on
“CAREERS GUIDANCE IN SCHOOLS & COLLEGES”
• Spelling out the duty, with the strength of views from the Quality in
Careers Consortium (including ASCL, AoC, NAHT & AELP) on this
three pronged approach to quality CEIAG provision
• And posting a series of EXAMPLES – case studies from schools
themselves on how they are implementing the duty WELL
• http://www.qualityincareers.org.uk/careersguidance.php?page=casestudies
http://www.qualityincareers.org.uk/careersguidance.php?page=casestudies_map
So…what is the LATEST DATA ? SURVEY OF CAREER EDUCATION & GUIDANCE IN
SCHOOLS & LINKS WITH EMPLOYERS Career Development Institute (CDI) with Careers England May 2015
http://www.thecdi.net/write/BP340-Schools_Survey-_FINAL.pdf 319 schools responded (= circa 10% of England’s schools).
“GOOD INTENTIONS ARE NOT ENOUGH”: this is clear from this evidence In respect of LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT OF CEG & Employer Links
(relevant to QiCS National Validation Criterion 1.1):
• 56% of the 319 report a member of the SLT (senior leadership team) leads on CEG
• only 35% had an SLT member responsible for school-business links • 45% had a designated middle manager with day to day responsibility for
CEG • only 35% had a designated middle manager with day to day responsibility
for school-business links • 37% reported having a Link Governor for CEG & school-business links
In respect of CAREERS EDUCATION (relevant to QiCS National Validation Criterion 1.3):
• up to 33% of the 319 have dropped this crucial underpinning Careers Education from their school curriculum
• more than 33% have no Careers Education in early years of secondary education
• but, where responding schools had 6th forms, 50% confirmed they do provide on-going Careers Education in years 12 & 13
In respect of CAREERS GUIDANCE (relevant to QiCS National Validation Criterion 1.4):
• 32% of the 319 schools employ their
own Careers Adviser
• 57 % secure an external CG service
{from either: a CG company =25%,
or an LA traded service =16%, or from a sole trading independent CA =16%}
In respect of professional competence of the CA providers (employed or externally sourced)
{relevant to QiCS National Validation Criterion 1.4}:
• 66% of the 319 schools say CG provided by a
‘qualified’ Careers Adviser BUT only 57% of the 319 confirmed the
Careers Adviser was QCF L6 • And only 34% of the 319 reported the
Careers Adviser was on the CDI register
In respect of EMPLOYER engagement in CEG
(good examples of links reported)
- relevant to QiCS National Validation Criterion 1.5:
• 17% reported using the support of the local/regional EBP to broker links
• 32% reported using Inspiring The Future or other such support • 40% of the 319 said they organised their employer links
themselves • 35% gave a Nil response
• 35% of the 319 schools declined to respond on how effective they felt employer engagement links were
26% rated them as 7/10 or 8/10 14% rated them as 5/10 or below.
WHAT DOES DfE SAY NOW? REVISED STATUTORY GUIDANCE
DIRECT EXTRACT FROM “Careers Guidance and Inspiration in Schools” MARCH 2015 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/careers-guidance-advice-for-schools
Evaluation and monitoring of advice and guidance Quality assurance and feedback
PARAGRAPH 67. IN DEVELOPING CAREERS PROVISION FOR PUPILS, THERE ARE CURRENTLY THREE ASPECTS OF QUALITY ASSURANCE THAT SCHOOLS SHOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION:
1. The quality of the school careers programme. The Government recommends that all schools should work towards a quality award for careers education, information, advice and guidance as an effective means of carrying out a self-review and evaluation of the school's programme. The national validation, the Quality in Careers Standard, will assist schools to determine an appropriate quality award to pursue.
2. THE QUALITY OF INDEPENDENT CAREERS PROVIDERS.
The recognised national quality standard for information, advice and guidance (IAG) services is the matrix Standard. To achieve the Standard, organisations will need to demonstrate that they provide a high quality and impartial service. Schools can access an online register of organisations accredited to the matrix Standard.
3. THE QUALITY OF CAREERS PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL.
The Career Development Institute has developed a set of professional standards for careers advisers, a register of advisers holding postgraduate qualifications and guidelines on how advisers can develop their own skills and gain higher qualifications. The main qualifications for careers professionals are the Qualification in Career Guidance (QCG) (which replaced the earlier Diploma in Careers Guidance) and the Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance and Development. Schools can view a register of careers professionals or search for a career development professional who can deliver a particular service or activity.
OFSTED COMMON INSPECTION FRAMEWORK : REVISED SEPTEMBER 2015 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/common-inspection-framework-education-skills-
and-early-years-from-september-2015.
Three of the key themes which inspection teams will consider relate directly to CEIAG:
EFFECTIVENESS OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT 28. ... the extent to which leaders, managers and governors:
• successfully plan and manage learning programmes, the curriculum and careers advice so that all children and learners get a good start and are well prepared for the next stage in their
education, training or employment
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, BEHAVIOUR AND WELFARE 31. … the extent to which the provision is successfully promoting and supporting children’s and
other learners’: • choices about the next stage of their education, employment, self-employment or training,
where relevant, from impartial careers advice and guidance
OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND OTHER LEARNERS 32. the extent to which children and learners:
attain relevant qualifications so that they can and do progress to the next stage of their education into courses that lead to higher-level qualifications and into jobs that meet local and
national needs
“Good Career Guidance” (The Gatsby Charitable Foundation, 2014)
http://www.gatsby.org.uk/education/programmes/good-career-guidance
THE WELCOME GATSBY BENCHMARKS DESCRIBE THE COMPONENTS (BENCHMARKS 2-7) OF A STABLE CAREERS PROGRAMME (BENCHMARK 1).
The national validation criteria (1.1-1.7) for the QUALITY IN CAREERS STANDARD DEFINE the organisational, professional and curriculum development and accountability processes that underpin quality and thus must be measured and assessed by CEG specialist assessors working for the 12 CEIAG Quality Award providers
Hence we affirm that only with
external assessment of the quality of CEIAG by a nationally validated CEIAG quality award
can a school be confident that it provides the quality of the best for all of its students.
‘Gatsby Benchmark’
Benchmark description
Relevant national validation criteria for the
Quality in Careers Standard
1
A STABLE CAREERS
PROGRAMME
Every school and college should have an embedded
programme of career education and guidance that is
known and understood by pupils, parents, teachers,
governors and employers.
This Benchmark subsumes the other seven
Benchmarks which define the components of the
careers programme.
1.1 Provide effective, leadership,
management and promotion of CEIAG
1.2 Ensure appropriate initial staff
training and CPD to secure
competence
1.7 Monitoring, reviewing, evaluating
and continuously improving provision
2
LEARNING FROM
CAREERS AND LABOUR
MARKET INFORMATION
Every pupil, and their parents, should have access to
good quality information about future study options
and labour market opportunities. They will need the
support of an informed adviser to make best use of
available information
1.3 Providing a planned and
progressive programme of careers
education and work-related learning in
the curriculum together with careers
information and careers advice and
guidance
1.6 Involving and supporting families
and carers
MAPPING THE FIRST 7 NVCS OF THE QUALITY IN CAREERS STANDARD
TO THE 8 ‘GATSBY BENCHMARKS’:
3
ADDRESSING THE NEEDS
OF EACH PUPIL
Pupils have different career guidance needs at different
stages. Opportunities for advice and support need to be
tailored to the needs of each pupil. A school’s careers
programme should embed equality and diversity
considerations throughout.
The delivery of the core principles and themes of equality and diversity, participation and progression, raising aspirations, promoting social mobility and linking with work-related learning (from the core criteria)
1.4 Securing independent and impartial careers advice and guidance for young people
4
LINKING CURRICULUM
LEARNING TO CAREERS
All teachers should link curriculum learning with
careers. STEM subject teachers should highlight the
relevance of STEM subjects for a wide range of future
career paths.
1.3 Providing a planned and
progressive programme of
careers education and work-
related learning in the
curriculum, together with
careers information and careers
advice and guidance
5
ENCOUNTERS
WITH EMPLOYERS
AND EMPLOYEES
Every pupil should have multiple opportunities to
learn from employers about work, employment
and the skills that are valued in the workplace.
This can be through a range of enrichment
activities including visiting speakers, mentoring
and enterprise schemes.
1.3 Providing a planned and progressive
programme of careers education and work-
related learning in the curriculum, together with
careers information and careers advice and
guidance
1.5 Working with employers and other external
partners and agencies to enhance and extend
CEIAG provision
6
EXPERIENCES OF
WORKPLACES
Every pupil 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.
1.3 Providing a planned and progressive
programme of careers education and work-
related learning in the curriculum, together with
careers information and careers advice and
guidance
1.5 Working with employers and other external
partners and agencies to enhance and extend
CEIAG provision
7
ENCOUNTERS WITH FURTHER
AND HIGHER EDUCATION
All pupils should understand the full range of learning
opportunities that are available to them. This includes
both academic and vocational routes and learning in
schools, colleges, universities and in the workplace.
1.3 Providing a planned
and progressive
programme of careers
education and work-
related learning in the
curriculum, together
with careers information
and careers advice and
guidance
1.7 Monitoring,
reviewing, evaluating
and continuously
improving provision
8
PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Every pupil should have opportunities for guidance
interviews with a career adviser, who could be internal (a
member of school staff) or external, provided they are
trained to an appropriate level. These should be available
whenever significant study or career choices are being
made. They should be expected for all pupils but should
be timed to meet their individual needs.
1.4 Securing
independent and
impartial careers advice
and guidance for young
people
“GOOD INTENTIONS ARE NOT ENOUGH”:
that is why robust external quality assurance is required PAUL ANTHONY CHUBB, MBE
******************************************* Organising Secretary of the Quality in Careers Consortium
And Director for the QUALITY IN CAREERS STANDARD
http://www.qualityincareers.org.uk ************************************************
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUERIES DO CONTACT ME
My contact details are: 07976 575536 [email protected]
For details of the CONSORTIUM, England’s 12 CEIAG Quality Awards
& the Quality in Careers Standard:
Please see the QiC website.