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Tristram Hooley, Presentation to Christs Hospital School 17th March 2015Excellent career guidanceExcellent career guidancewww.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs You better, you better, you bet: Using the evidence to buildbest in class careers servicesRealising student's career aspirations is at the heart of the student experience in further education. However, in comparison with higher education, further educationalhas a weaker tradition of career development services. In this workshop Professor Tristram Hooley will set out what the evidence suggests makes for effective service provision. He will then facilitate a discussion amongst workshop participants about whatisdistinctive about the FE context and what is the best way forwardfor the sector.

1What Im going to coverwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs What Im going to coverwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs OECD definitionCareer guidance refers to services and activities intended to assist individuals, of any age and at any point throughout their lives, to make educational, training and occupational choices and to manage their careersThe activities may take place on an individual or group basis, and may be face-to-face or at a distance (including help lines and web-based services). (OECD, 2004)

www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Types of careers servicesinformation provisioncareer assessments and testscareer counsellingcareers advice delivered by a non-careers professionalcurricular interventionsfurther study/work-related learningother extra-curricular interventionsframeworks for reflection

www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Three ways of thinking about thisActivity based approach

Service based approach

Curriculum/learning based approachwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Teachers roleswww.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Good career guidance (Gatsby)A stable careers programmeLearning from career and labour market informationAddressing the needs of each pupilLinking curriculum learning to careersEncounters with employers and employeesExperienced of workplacesEncounters with further and higher educationPersonal guidancewww.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Good career guidanceInvolvement of employers and post-secondary learning providers in the education system

Professional infrastructure for careers workersLocal brokerage and partnership organisations

High quality LMI and resources

Quality and evaluation

www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Discussion pointsWhat provision do you currently have in existence?Activity, service or learning based provision?What is the role of the teachers?What kind of infrastructure do you need?

www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs What Im going to coverwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs The impacts of lifelong guidance

www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Career guidances contribution to social mobilityProvide access to information and intelligence about the labour and learning markets in ways that transcend existing social networksDemystify labour and learning market systems.Engage with individuals assumptions about themselves and the world around themListen to individuals aspirations and help them to operationalise these as well as considering alternatives.Build the skills that people need to make decisions and transitions and to progress in their career (career management skills).Broker access to networks.Provide mentoring and support to encourage persistence and remaining resilient in the face of setbacks.www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Discussion pointsIs career guidance prominent enough?How do you plan to monitor and evaluate its impact?www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs What Im going to coverwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Independent schools careers practiceNot much research on this. For the Gatsby research we visited:Berkhamsted School, Hertfordshire;Downe House School, Newbury, Berkshire;Dulwich College, London;King Edward VI High, Edgbaston, Birmingham;Magdalen College School, Oxford.We have also talked to the key external providers of careers services that target independent school. www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Independent schools findingsFrequently resource careers work well e.g. organising careers fairs, trips and visiting speakers. Commonly have a careers leader (Head of Careers). This may be a teacher or a guidance professional. Use of an external provider e.g. Inspiring Futures or COA to deliver advice and guidance and career assessments.Strong focus on university (UCAS).Often extra-curricular or co-curricular rather than embedded.Make use of parents and alumni for connections to the labour market.www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Boarding schoolsCareers and university preparation activities can be held after supper. Vocationally focused clubs e.g. Medical Society (often student run).But also some challenges due to often being situated away from employment centres.

www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Discussion pointsHow do you think that you compare to other independent schools?How does being a boarding school change the way that you will approach this?How will you use the Old Blues?www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs What Im going to coverwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs QuestionsHow does careers link to the schools ethos?Who should lead career guidance in the school?How do you ensure links with the labour market?How do you ensure links with post-secondary?How can you best make use of your alumni community?What should be the focus of the careers space that you have?How do you build a connection to curriculum?How do you focus extra-curricular careers learning?www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Worth readingAndrews, D. (2011) Careers Education in Schools Stafford: Highflyers Publishing Bassot, B., Barnes, A., & Chant, A. (2013). A Practical Guide to Career Learning and Development. Abingdon: Routledge. Gatsby Charitable Foundation (2014). Good Career Guidance. London: Gatsby.Huddleston, P., Mann, A. and Dawkins, J. (2012). Employer Engagement in English Independent Schools. London: Education and Employers Taskforce.Hutchinson, J. (2012). Career-related learning and science education. School Science Review, 346: 91-98.Hutchinson, J. (2013). School Organisation and STEM Career-related Learning. York: National STEM Centre.Hutchinson, J., & Dickinson, B. (2014).Employers and schools. Local Economy, 29(3): 236-245.

www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Other stuff Ive written on thisHooley, T. (2014). The Evidence Base on Lifelong Guidance. Jyvskyl, Finland: European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network (ELGPN).Hooley, T., Matheson, J. & Watts, A.G. (2014).Advancing Ambitions: The role of career guidance in supporting social mobility. London: Sutton Trust.Hooley, T., Marriott, J.and Sampson, J.P. (2011). Fostering College and Career Readiness: How Career Development Activities in Schools Impact on Graduation Rates and Students' Life Success. Derby: International Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby.Hooley, T., Marriott, J., Watts, A.G. and Coiffait, L. (2012). Careers 2020: Options for Future Careers Work in English Schools. London: Pearson.Hooley, T., Watts, A.G., Andrews, D. (2015).Teachers and Careers: The Role Of School Teachers in Delivering Career and Employability Learning. Derby: International Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby.

www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Tristram HooleyProfessor of Career EducationInternational Centre for Guidance StudiesUniversity of Derbyhttp://www.derby.ac.uk/icegs t.hooley@derby.ac.uk@pigironjoe

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