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Managing your careers department

Managing your careers department. Jonathan Hardwick. September 2007 – ISCO South West Director 1987 – 2007 Wycliffe College Economics, critical thinking, PSHE Head of careers Head of sixth form Lifeskills co-ordinator ISI inspector and critical thinking examiner

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Managing your careers department

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  1. Managing your careers department

  2. Jonathan Hardwick September 2007 – • ISCO South West Director 1987 – 2007 Wycliffe College • Economics, critical thinking, PSHE • Head of careers • Head of sixth form • Lifeskills co-ordinator • ISI inspector and critical thinking examiner 1981 – 1987 Goole Grammar School • Head of economics and business studies • Examinations officer

  3. What is there to manage? • Scope • Perceptions • Expectations • Delivery • Resources • Staff • Workload

  4. Scope CEG – careers education guidance HEG – higher education guidance CHEG – integrated Lifeskills – CHEG integrated into a personal, social, health, study skills education programme Check your job description – if you have a one

  5. Perceptions What is your school’s ethos and mission statement? • Developing skills for life in the 21st century • Fostering self-confidence and independence How do students, parents, staff, SMT and governors view career education and guidance? • A waste of time, effort and resources? • A necessary evil? • A central part of the school’s function? • The reason why the school exists?

  6. Expectations • One size fits all? • Individual advice and guidance? • Tradition of HE entry? • Everyone must go to Oxbridge? • Silk purses from sows’ ears?

  7. Delivery • Timetabled lessons • Carousel • No lesson time • Tutorial time • House time • Lunch queue • Off-timetable • Year group activities • Enrichment activities • Out of school activities • Work related learning (see section 4 of the Careers Manual)

  8. Resources • Careers, choices, HE information – books, guides, prospectuses etc • Computers, internet access, printers, photocopier • Audio-visual equipment • Equipment – paper, pens, scissors, flip charts, spaghetti etc • Accessibility and storage

  9. Staff • School staff: • You • Willing volunteers • Forced labour • Senior staff • External staff: • Specialist agencies and providers (such as ISCO) • Parents • Governors • Alumni • Businesses • Volunteers NB: CRB and Safeguarding

  10. Workload 168 hours in the week Realistic job description – section 2 of careers manual Other commitments Careers work never ends – there is always something else that you could do Quality better than quantity Build in time to monitor, evaluate and adjust

  11. Careers policy and programme Sample careers policy and programme – see section 2 of the Careers Manual Three strands to manage: • Careers information • Careers education • Careers guidance

  12. Careers information Resource area – dedicated area or part of school library? Budget – dedicated or general? Ordering – what, when and from whom? Access – location, times and year groups? Signposting + help – students need to know where to find relevant materials and how to use them – CRCI classification, staff presence, careers librarians/monitors See section 6 of the Careers Manual

  13. Careers education • Self-development • Students understand themselves and the influences on them • Career exploration • Students investigate opportunities in learning and work • Career management • Students make and adjust plans to manage change, transition and progression

  14. Careers education • When/how is this delivered? • Entitlement statement • Expected learning outcomes • Careers Manual section 3, appendix H gives an example of a programme

  15. Careers guidance • Informal – most teachers give information, advice and guidance in some form • Formal – interviews by school, ISCO and/or Connexions staff • Written records and joined-up guidance • See section 5 of Careers Manual

  16. When does this happen? • Information – always available • Self-development: all year groups, any time • Career exploration: Years 9, 11 during autumn and spring terms, Year 12 summer term and Year 13 autumn term • Career management: Year 9 GCSE choices, Year 11 post-16 choices and Years 12/13 post-18 choices • Careers guidance: Year 9(?),Year 11 and Years 12/13

  17. Assessing your current situation • Where are you now – ie first day of autumn term? • What works? • What can you live with? • What must be changed? • First year cycle - monitor, evaluate and adjust for second year

  18. Audit • Monitor, evaluate and refine careers programme • Identify strengths and areas for development • Internal review – SMT support • ISCO audit • One or two-day process • Interviews, observation and discussions • Report + recommendations • Effective pre-inspection tool • See section 1 of the Careers Manual

  19. Developing your programme • Short, medium and long term goals • Implications for: • Time – including disruption to school routine • Staffing • Budget • Present to line manager, SMT, Head and governors

  20. Career Mark • Career Mark 5, is an award which recognizes quality careers education and guidance • It is awarded on the achievement of a set of rigorous standards: • Standard M: Management • Standard C: Curriculum • Standard I: Information • Standard G: Guidance • Standard O: Outcomes www.cnxnotts.co.uk/partners/education/curriculum/careermark.html

  21. Professional qualifications Diploma &Certificate in Careers Education & Guidance: Distance learning via Canterbury Christ Church University www.canterbury.ac.uk/education/career-and-personal-development/programmes/ACCEG.aspx Distance learning via University of the West of Scotland www.uws.ac.uk/courses/pg-courseinfo.asp?courseid=395 Interested? Contact John Watson (ISCO’s training manager) john.watson@isco.org.uk

  22. Tips You cannot do everything yourself – enlist support from SMT, staff, students, parents, universities, businesses There is no need to re-invent the wheel • ISCO support: Careers Manual – especially section 2 Helpline: info@isco.org.uk Regional Director Training courses Website: www.isco.org.uk • Other support: Institute of Careers Guidance www.icg-uk.org CEGNET:www.cegnet.co.uk Local networks

  23. Q & A

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