www.careerpilot.org.uk

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The Careerpilot websiteHow could it support BET schools?HE Skills Map tool and free support

This session:

The WVPC partnership:Broadening access to HE across the SW

From July 2014, all 12

unis in the SW fund

Ofsted found:•Only 20% of schools visited had ensured that all students received sufficient information to consider a wide breadth of career possibilities.

Report

Sept. 2013

Statutory GuidanceThe duty to secure independent and impartial careers guidance for young people in schools. Sept 2

012 Schools .. Duty to secure access to independent careers.. Y9-11

Requires governing bodies to ensure that all registered pupils.. are provided with independent careers guidance from Y8 – Y 13.

Careers guidance and inspiration in schools. Statutory Guidance

April 2014

Ofsted from Sept 2013: Giving careers guidance a higher priority in inspections – in judging leadership

and management

Careerpilot

Save all your topics of interest and your Profile in My Careerpilot

Save all your topics of interest and your Profile in My Careerpilot

Lists of useful websites

•General careers•Training•HE

Go to:www.careerpilot.org.uk/foradvisers/usefullinks

Levels of usage

Information

Exploration

Embedded

Get the free Careerpilot App. for any phone or tabletDownload it from the Careerpilot site or from www.careerpilotapp.org.uk

Careerpilot App. QR code

605 users completed online survey:

•98% said it was useful•94% said it was interesting•93% will use again•86% learnt about routes to uni through work•88% info. learnt info. about jobs•30% no relative with uni exp.

I was very unsure about the different

career paths I could take, but the site helped me find a career that I am

interested in and could look more into.

It's great. I’m choosing my

options soon, it really helped

me.

I now know what qualifications I need to go to university.

Feedback from users

289,000 visits to the site25,000 a month

Bristol City Council

• Provide every young person in Year 11 with basic information about the site so they are aware of what it offers and how to use it

• Provide information for teachers and parents about the site• Follow up local providers to make sure they are all listed on the site and

that the quality of their information is consistent

Improve the quality and increase the impartiality of careers education, information, advice and guidance across the city, in particular: seek to promote the full range of opportunities at foundation and intermediate-level and for work-based learning at all levels

• Posters • Smart cards • Parents’ leaflet

Free materials

Free 100 to each school

Helps post 16 students:

•Map their skills and experiences gained from study, life and work to the skills valued in HE - pre and higher level study, at Levels 3 and 4.•See their potential for higher level study•See that the gap between Level 3 and 4 is achievable

• Is a web-based tool which works in conjunction with teacher support/guidance.

• Participants create their own account and can access all their records.

What is it?

• Autonomy• Collect• Communicate• Personal

development• Evaluate• Initiate• Knowledge• Lead• Manage• Numerical• Plan• Problem solve

• Review• Teamwork

Did you believe you had the potential to study at a higher education level (54 Y12 respondents)

Being part of the HE Skills Map project has: (54 Y12 respondents)

Sue Lewis will work with Head of 6th or Deputy to introduce HE Skills Map to a group of Y12 students (max 30) and support the students in recording evidence of their skills at an appropriate level (Level 3/4).

All presentation materials will then be given to the school to use with other groups. Time commitment:1 – 1.5 hours session in IT room, one computer per student.

Offer to BET schools

The HE Skills Map tool helped me: (54 Y12 respondents)