Careers 2020 Phase 2 (#Careers2020)A Cloudy Horizon - summary

Louis Coiffait (@louismmcoiffait)

The Pearson Think Tank

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The policy context for careers: recent changes

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The policy context for careers: concerns

Overall availability, consistency and quality of careers provision Adequate funding Levels of awareness in schools about careers and recent changes Sufficient support and guidance available to schools Impartiality of careers services, particularly for vocational options Lack of data about either careers provision or outcomes Suitable monitoring and accountability mechanisms Low prevalence of school-wide and curriculum-led approaches A low priority for schools with little time devoted to careers More complex progression routes for learners International evidence of negative outcomes from similar policies Ownership falls between BIS-DfE, most funding from latter withdrawn Long-term economic, equity and social costs p.20

Careers 2020 Phase One Mapping existing knowledge and evidence

The first phase of the project covered:

Recent history and best practice Menu of all possible careers activities Recommendations for schools

School-wide strategic focus Embed across the curriculum Supported and monitored

Careers 2020 Phase OneMapping existing knowledge and evidence

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Careers 2020 Phase TwoWhat is actually happening on the ground?Four surveys, with principle focus on a nationally representative sample of those involved in school-based careers work

Has provision changed over 3 time periods? 2012-13 academic year 2011-12 academic year Previous years

Which activities are being delivered? (building on the ‘menu’)

What age groups receive careers support?

What partners are schools working with?

Changes inprovision over thelast three years

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Careers 2020 Phase TwoWhat is actually happening on the ground?Eight recommendations

1: Schools should have one leader responsible for careers

2: Schools should have one employer-governor lead on careers

3: Schools should provide consistent careers support to all learners 4: Ofsted should explicitly inspect careers

5: Government should publish open data on careers activities

6: Government should publish open data on careers outcomes

7: The NCS should provide all-age careers support

8: The NCS should co-ordinate careers work locally and nationally

Thank you!

Project page http://pear.sn/rCtTy

(containing Phase One and Two reports, raw data, one page project summary, and this summary presentation) Hard copies on request

Twitter: #Careers2020