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Careers Strategy and Careers
Leadership: implications for schools
and colleges
David Andrews, Independent CEIAG Consultant
Wednesday 11 July 2018
C&K Careers
Careers strategy (DfE, December 2017)
from January 2018
all schools and colleges expected to use the Gatsby benchmarks to
review and improve careers provision
all schools and colleges strongly recommended to work towards the
Quality in Careers Standard
by September 2018
schools and colleges expected to publish details of their careers
programmes to young people and their parents
every school and college should have a named careers leader
CEC to co-ordinate support for schools and colleges across all eight
benchmarks
investment fund of £5m, to support the most disadvantaged pupils
(£2.5m support personal career guidance)
20 ‘Careers Hubs’ across the country, each supported by
a Gatsby Co-ordinator from the CEC
Careers strategy (DfE, December 2017)
during 2018 and 2019
training for careers leaders available and funded for 500 schools and
colleges
improved destination data to be made available
new approaches to careers provision to be tested for:
for encouraging young people, especially girls, to consider STEM jobs
in primary schools
for young people who are disadvantaged or vulnerable, e.g. with SEND
by the end of 2020
schools should offer every young person seven encounters with
employers – at least one a year from Y7 to Y13
colleges should offer every learner at least two meaningful
encounters with an employer each year – at least one should be
related to their field of study
new, improved NCS website
Technical and Further Education Act 2017
Schools must ensure that there is an opportunity
for a range of education and training providers to
talk to pupils from Y8 to Y13 about approved
technical education qualifications and
apprenticeships.
[effective from January 2018]
Statutory guidance for schools(DfE, January 2018)
legal requirements (‘must’) and detailed advice
(‘should’) on all 8 benchmarks
covers the duties to secure access to independent
careers guidance and to provide access for
providers of technical education and
apprenticeships
Careers Leader – name and contact details on
school’s website by September 2018
Guidance for colleges(DfE, February 2018)
applies to all FE and sixth form colleges and to all
learners up to age 18
[other providers of post-16 education and training
are encouraged to follow the guidance]
covers the requirements to secure access to
independent careers guidance and to provide a wide
range of careers reference materials
detailed advice on all 8 Gatsby benchmarks
Careers Leader or Careers Leadership team
Careers strategy for England:
what’s missing?
Re-instating the statutory duty to provide
careers education, and extending the
requirement to age 18
Capacity-building funding for schools and
colleges
The role of teachers in careers
Tutorial roles
Pastoral support
Teaching roles
Subject teacher
Careers teacher
Leadership roles
Middle leader (Careers Leader)
Senior leader
(Deputy Head or Assistant Head i/c Careers)
Roles in schools
Link Governor Advocate for careers
Support and challenge
Senior Leader Overall responsibility for careers
Line manager for Careers
Leader
assistant head or
deputy head
Careers Leader Day-to-day leadership and
management
Middle leader
teacher, careers
adviser,
other professional
Careers
Administrator
More routine organisation and
administration
support staff
Careers leader Benefits Potential risks
Middle leader, with
senior leader support
Dedicated role, with link
to SLT
Lack of planning for
succession
Senior leader SLT attention Lack of time to devote
to the role
Outsourced Expertise Not in school all the time
Not located in school’s
management structures
Distributed leadership Increased capacity Lack of coherence
MAT-wide post Sharing of resources
and practice
Insufficient time in
individual schools
Support staff/admin role
(Careers Co-ordinator)
Less expensive,
releases teacher
Not well placed for
leadership functions
Careers leaders: models (schools)
Careers leadership in colleges
Tasks similar
(with wording amended to reflect FE context)
Models different e.g. more likely to have a
‘careers leadership team’ than a single post of
careers leader
A distributed approach to operational leadership
but strategic leadership role in SLT often missing
Conditions for successful careers leadership
Clarity of roles
Authority and power
Time and resources (including administrative
support)
Expertise
CPD for Careers Leaders
What’s needed?
Short, non-accredited, introductory courses
Longer courses, which offer the opportunity to gain a
qualification
(HE awards; work-based; higher apprenticeship)
Communities of practice
Careers strategy (Gatsby and CEC)
Understanding the role of Careers Leader
Careers Leader Training programme
nationally-funded plus bursaries
careers hubs to provide a support network
The Careers Strategy:
what’s in place; what do you need to do?
1. Using the Gatsby benchmarks
2. Quality in Careers Standard
3. Publishing details of careers programme
4. Named careers leader
5. Training for careers leader
6. Meaningful encounters with employers:
each year, every student