Whole School Whole School ApproachApproach

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Careers Education Careers Education Information Advice and Information Advice and

GuidanceGuidance

INSET 15INSET 15thth February 2012 February 2012

What is CEIAG?

CareersEducation Information

AdviceGuidance

IntroductionIntroductionFive Quality Indicators TTIFive Quality Indicators TTI

We need a well planned and coherent leavers/careers We need a well planned and coherent leavers/careers education programme, including the opportunity to education programme, including the opportunity to engage in personal career/post-school planningengage in personal career/post-school planning

Access to impartial careers advice and guidance, Access to impartial careers advice and guidance, including access to the transition service, to help them including access to the transition service, to help them make appropriate and informed choices.make appropriate and informed choices.

Regular access to a broad range of relevant and up-to-Regular access to a broad range of relevant and up-to-date careers information to inform them of the range of date careers information to inform them of the range of educational and employment opportunities available to educational and employment opportunities available to them. them.

Access, where appropriate, to appropriate opportunities Access, where appropriate, to appropriate opportunities for work- related learning and skills development.for work- related learning and skills development.

Suitable opportunities to develop their Suitable opportunities to develop their employability/work / independent living skills.employability/work / independent living skills.

What is a Career?What is a Career?

A career can be described as a series of A career can be described as a series of linked episodes describing a pathway linked episodes describing a pathway

through life.through life.

““Preparing For SuccessPreparing For Success””

A guide to Developing Effective Career A guide to Developing Effective Career Decision MakersDecision Makers

AIMS OF EFFECTIVE CEIAGAIMS OF EFFECTIVE CEIAG Self Awareness and developmentSelf Awareness and development

Career ExplorationCareer Exploration

Career ManagementCareer Management

CEIAG Learning Offer

Careers Education Careers Information

Careers Advice and Guidance

Development of Employability Skills

Work-Related Learning

CEIAG Learning Offer

Careers Education Careers Information

Careers Advice and Guidance

Development of Employability Skills

Work-Related Learning

““Recognising the Recognising the Gaps”Gaps”

Review and access current provision in Review and access current provision in your department.your department.

For example:For example: How do we know?How do we know? What are we doing?What are we doing? What could we do to make it better?What could we do to make it better?

Effective Careers ProvisionEffective Careers Provision

Departmental AdviceDepartmental Advice

““Here’s What I Do”Here’s What I Do”

GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENTGEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT

GeographyGeography

Discuss at the end of the unit different Discuss at the end of the unit different employment opportunities in the unit of studyemployment opportunities in the unit of study

Use maps to interpret commuting patterns and Use maps to interpret commuting patterns and to research local labour market facts and to research local labour market facts and figuresfigures

Researching work opportunities in other Researching work opportunities in other regions of the worldregions of the world

Surveying the places of work – on the way to Surveying the places of work – on the way to school, for exampleschool, for example

Visiting speakers relating to different/relevant Visiting speakers relating to different/relevant topicstopics

SummarSummaryy

As Subject Teachers we need to :As Subject Teachers we need to :

Help students develop skills and qualities Help students develop skills and qualities needed to become effective career needed to become effective career decision makersdecision makers

Provide information on courses, jobs Provide information on courses, jobs relevant to our own subjectrelevant to our own subject

Keep up to date with LMI – employment Keep up to date with LMI – employment opportunities within our own subjectopportunities within our own subject

The Potential For Career The Potential For Career Related Learning in Related Learning in Subjects Subjects

Art and Design –Art and Design –Young people could:Young people could:Develop a visual language for expressing ideas about Develop a visual language for expressing ideas about careers and work.careers and work.

Find out about a career as an artist, craftsperson or Find out about a career as an artist, craftsperson or designer.designer.

Respond to paintings, photographs and other Respond to paintings, photographs and other representatives of work people and work places.representatives of work people and work places.

The Potential For Career The Potential For Career Related Learning in SubjectsRelated Learning in Subjects

Modern LanguagesModern Languages

Young people could :Young people could :

Practise applying for a job using the target language.Practise applying for a job using the target language.

Find out how etiquette and work cultures vary in the Find out how etiquette and work cultures vary in the countries where the target language is spoken. countries where the target language is spoken.

Undertake a work experience placement abroad.Undertake a work experience placement abroad.

The Potential For Career The Potential For Career Related Learning in SubjectsRelated Learning in Subjects

EnglishEnglish

Young people could :Young people could : Use work experience as a stimulus for GCSE Use work experience as a stimulus for GCSE

courseworkcoursework Interview relatives about their working lives Interview relatives about their working lives

and write this upand write this up Information research skills – using and Information research skills – using and

evaluating various sources of informationevaluating various sources of information

STEMSTEM

Continuing to RaiseContinuing to Raise STEM AwarenessSTEM Awareness

Evidenced in SOW and ongoing Evidenced in SOW and ongoing Raise awareness to students of STEM Raise awareness to students of STEM

related careersrelated careers Visiting speakers – contact Mary Carson – Visiting speakers – contact Mary Carson –

STEM Ambassador 0289046 7835 to book STEM Ambassador 0289046 7835 to book an outside speakeran outside speaker

Labour Market Information Labour Market Information –Research your local area –Research your local area for skill shortagesfor skill shortages

In view of the cost of further and higher In view of the cost of further and higher education, and training, accurate and up-to-date education, and training, accurate and up-to-date information about labour market changes and information about labour market changes and predications should inform people’s decisions predications should inform people’s decisions about:about:

key stage 4 choice in Y10key stage 4 choice in Y10 work experience placementswork experience placements education and training routes at KS4 and KS5education and training routes at KS4 and KS5 career choicecareer choice upskilling upskilling

Appreciating general trends and Appreciating general trends and understanding the outlook for a particular understanding the outlook for a particular industry can help job hunters to industry can help job hunters to understand issues such as:understand issues such as:

Where jobs are locatedWhere jobs are located When jobs might be availableWhen jobs might be available The hours and wages which can be The hours and wages which can be

realistically be expectedrealistically be expected The likely future prospects for the length The likely future prospects for the length

of employment, promotion prospects and of employment, promotion prospects and career structurescareer structures

The new skills or qualifications which The new skills or qualifications which might be needed, or would greatly might be needed, or would greatly improve their prospects, if they acquired improve their prospects, if they acquired them before or during employmentthem before or during employment

What to do now?What to do now?

Careers WeekCareers Week

55thth-12-12thth March 2012 March 2012

AIMSAIMS

To take a whole school approach and raise To take a whole school approach and raise awareness of careers in our subject areaawareness of careers in our subject area

In the course of our teaching, help our students In the course of our teaching, help our students to develop some important employability skills. to develop some important employability skills. We can do this be encouraging curiosity, We can do this be encouraging curiosity, independent learning, classroom collaboration, independent learning, classroom collaboration, attention to deadlines etc.attention to deadlines etc.

To further develop SOW with a focus on To further develop SOW with a focus on CEIAGCEIAG

PLANNINGPLANNING

Think about the topics/units of work you will be Think about the topics/units of work you will be teaching on this weekteaching on this week

What careers/employment opportunities are What careers/employment opportunities are incorporated in these units of work?incorporated in these units of work?

What is the progression of these careers?What is the progression of these careers? What resources can you use?What resources can you use? What teaching strategies can you use in the What teaching strategies can you use in the

deliverance of this material?deliverance of this material?

TASKTASK

Complete the proforma for your subject Complete the proforma for your subject area.area.

Photocopy this and give a copy to Photocopy this and give a copy to JeanetteJeanette

In further department meetings, update In further department meetings, update SOW in relation to CEIAG. This should SOW in relation to CEIAG. This should be ongoing in depts.be ongoing in depts.

What will the outcome of the week What will the outcome of the week be?be?

Students should be receiving impartial learner centred Students should be receiving impartial learner centred advice and guidanceadvice and guidance

Our students should be developing their employability Our students should be developing their employability skillsskills

There should be an increased motivation to learn There should be an increased motivation to learn across the curriculum and your subject areaacross the curriculum and your subject area

The students knowledge and understanding of the The students knowledge and understanding of the work of work and LLW should be increased.work of work and LLW should be increased.

We should be enabling the students to make informed We should be enabling the students to make informed decisions about education, training and employment.decisions about education, training and employment.

Thank –you ALL so much for your Thank –you ALL so much for your attention! Hopefully you will have a attention! Hopefully you will have a

very productive and rewarding very productive and rewarding careers week.careers week.