A new era in careers? From careers strategy to implementation Tristram Hooley 26th March Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire LEP

Careers and enterprise education Our theory of change A wide range of careers and enterprise activities and programmes Careers and enterprise education Personal effectiveness Career readiness Employability skills Social capital Personal attributes Educational outcomes Career outcomes Personal outcomes

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..

The Careers Strategy

VOTE We have a national network that connects schools and colleges, employers and career programme providers to create high impact careers opportunities for young people

It is underpinned by investment in high performing programmes £10 million invested in 85 proven careers and enterprise programmes 75% of funding in Cold Spots 450,000 young people to benefit including 25,000 from mentoring

And a set of research and technology resources to drive impact Cold Spots research To target effort Research Example – Cold spot research What works research To focus on effective interventions System research To understand what else we need to do Technology Compass Tool To help schools measure performance Passport To allow young people to keep a record

Divided into three sections: Roll out everywhere – employer engagement Implementation plan Divided into three sections: Roll out everywhere – employer engagement Provide all schools and colleges with access to an Enterprise Adviser by 2020 Launch new £2.5 million fund to support employer encounters Triple number of Cornerstone Employers to 150 Scale up - Gatsby Benchmarks and Careers Leaders Scale up the North East Pilot with 20 new ‘Careers Hubs’ Careers Leaders training and bursaries for 500 schools and colleges Test and share best practice

Going forwards… “We will use the eight Benchmarks of good career guidance, developed by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, to set a standard of excellence. The CEC will take on a more ambitious role, building on their progress to date by coordinating support for schools and colleges across all the Gatsby Benchmarks.”

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

Understanding the role of the Careers Leader New guide for schools released March 2018, guide for colleges to follow Explains what a Careers Leader is and provides advice to schools on how best to identify someone to fill the role.

The jobs of careers leadership Management Co-ordination Networking

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. 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. The Careers & Enterprise Company exists to support the ongoing improvement of the careers system. The evidence base provides us with clarity about how careers and enterprise provision should be organised.

My contacts Email thooley@careersandenterprise.co.uk Twitter @pigironjoe Blog https://adventuresincareerdevelopment.wordpress.com/