The impact of careers and enterprise Tristram Hooley 21st March Buckinghamshire Head Teacher / Enterprise Adviser Network Careers Strategy Summit

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Why careers matters? Economic Educational Social To ensure that there is a strong link between education and employment and that transitions into and within the labour market work as smoothly as possible. Educational So that young people understand all of the options that are available within the education system and are motivated to engage with education. Social To support all young people to access the full range of life chances reguardless of their background..

Career is… part of an effectively functioning education and employment system; and a safeguard against ineffective and imperfect systems.

The Careers Strategy

The government’s ambition “We want every person, no matter what their background is, to be able to build a rewarding career. We want to end the generational cycle of disadvantage which means that people from poorer backgrounds earn significantly less than those with wealthier parents, even when they have the same job, experience and qualifications. We want to break down the barriers that currently mean that people with special educational needs and disabilities, or those from disadvantaged groups, experience significantly lower employment rates. We want to challenge perceptions and raise aspirations so that subject and career choices are free from gender bias and people look beyond their immediate environment to new and exciting possibilities.”

The Careers & Enterprise Company “In 2014, the Government established The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) to be the strategic coordinating function for employers, schools, colleges, funders and providers and to provide high impact careers and enterprise support to young people (aged 12-18).”

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Theory of change

Impact of the Enterprise Adviser Network The Enterprise Adviser Network has scaled up quickly and is diverse. The Enterprise Adviser Network is already having an impact on # of employers involved # employer encounters Amount of time devoted to careers The local economy. High levels of employer satisfaction with the network.

Impact of the investment fund The fund achieved high levels of engagement: Programmes reached 379,000 young people and 7,800 employers. Programmes involved half of all schools and colleges in England. The fund proved beneficial for schools, LEPs and employers. The fund contributed to improving the overall quality of careers provision. The fund demonstrated potential longer-term impacts on young people.

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Reminder - Good career guidance Summarises existing evidence and frames them as eight benchmarks. Presents it in a way that can be understood by policy makers and acted on by school leaders. Has achieved wide support amongst policy actors and practitioners alike. The influential 2014 report

The Benchmarks 1. A stable careers programme 2. Learning from career and labour market information 3. Addressing the needs of each pupil 4. Linking curriculum learning and careers 5. Encounters with employers and employees 6. Experiences of workplaces 7. Encounters with further and higher education 8. Personal guidance

State of the Nation 2017 Based on responses from 578 secondary schools gathered through the Compass self- assessment tool in 2016/2017. http://compass-careers.org.uk/ The scope of the data is broadly comparable with data collected as part of the original Gatsby Good Career Guidance research in 2014 allowing us to see how provision has changed over time. https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/

COMPASS (www.compass-careers.org.uk)

Number of benchmarks met by schools

What works?

What works? Well designed Experiential Learning focused Led and coordinated by professionals Context aware Involving employers and working people High volume Varied Recognising the diversity of learners Providing feedback and assessment

References Department for Education. (2017). Careers Strategy: Making the Most of Everyone’s Skills and Talents. London: Department for Education. Gatsby Charitable Foundation. (2014). Good Career Guidance. London: Gatsby Charitable Foundation. Pye Tait. (2017). Fuelling Young People’s Futures. London: The Careers & Enterprise Company. SQW. (2018). Evaluation of the 2015 Careers & Enterprise Fund. London: The Careers & Enterprise Company. The Careers & Enterprise Company. (2017). State of the Nation 2017. London: The Careers & Enterprise Company. What works and other research publications are available from https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/research/publications

In summary There is a clear rationale for careers provision in schools and colleges. The Government’s Careers Strategy provides new focus and impetus to ensure that schools and colleges engage. Evaluation shows that the Careers & Enterprise Company is making an impact. The evidence base provides us with clarity about how careers and enterprise provision should be organised.

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