1. ALT Conference Foundations and Futures Embedding employability for the legal professionals of the future
Jenny Knox & Melanie Stone
Staff Development & Training Team, LLB & GDL Programmes, BPP University, Law School, London
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2. Presentation Aims
A Case study: embedding BPPs ‘Career Ready’ strategy into the LLB and GDL;
Key findings from the project so far; and
Implications for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination and the Teaching Excellence Framework.
Time for Questions at the end

3. 1. A Case study: embedding BPPs ‘Career Ready’ strategy into the LLB and GDL

4. BPP ‘Career Ready’ strategy: institutional level
working party/ careers champions literature review & consultations BPP ‘Career Ready’ strategy

5. 10 skills / 5 attributes

6. Application to the LLB & GDL programmes

7. In-Curriculum – What have we done?
Mapping
Signposting
Redrafting
Classroom activities
Project weeks
Skills waterfall
Induction
Support initiatives
Constructive alignment
63 firms who we have polled to develop these skills

8. 2. Key findings from the project so far

9. Increased student engagement
Behavioural
Better attendance
Tutor registers/behaviour
Pastoral student managers
Emotional
Higher levels of interest
Higher levels of participation in practical elements
Increased mock uptake
Cognitive
Better preparation
Career ready handouts

10. Other interim findings
Ensuring tutor buy-in
Classroom management
Level appropriate
Programme overview

11. 3. Implications for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination and the Teaching Excellence Framework

12. Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE)
Students
Tutors
Will be familiar with dealing with increasing skills complexity
Embedding employability now lays groundwork for SQE landscape
New central examination
Makes transition easier for tutors
Stage 1 – functioning legal knowledge assessments
Gain more experience of developing materials that support skills content and acquisition
Stage 2 – practical legal skills assessments
Gain confidence in delivering such sessions

13. Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
Employability one of factors that will be used to assess:
Teaching Quality
Learning Environment
Student outcomes & gain

14. Question time