The ‘Inspiration Vision’ Inspiring Great
CEIAG for Young People?
Karen Adriaanse HMI
Special Adviser (Improvement) FE and Skills
National Lead for Careers Guidance
November 2013
Careers guidance survey 2013
The brief
This survey will explore the extent to which all
young people up to and including the age of 16 are
receiving comprehensive impartial advice and
guidance in order to make informed decisions
about their options pre- and post-16.
The key questions
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To what extent have the schools developed and
implemented an effective strategy/policy to comply with
the statutory duty?
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To what extent do all pupils in years 9 to 11 receive
career guidance?
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What is the quality of the careers guidance provision?
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How well the provision meets the needs of vulnerable
groups and the impact on reducing the number of those
not in education, employment or training?
What is the impact of the careers guidance offered in
helping young people make informed choices?
What the papers said
 Thousands are 'denied vital careers advice'
 Three quarters of schools fail to provide careers
advice
 Career advice in schools is failing pupils, Ofsted warns
 Ofsted report warns too many schools are failing to
give pupils decent careers advice
 Schools ‘failing to help pupils find good jobs’
 Schools failing on careers advice
 Careers advice is inadequate in most schools
 Careers advice failing in schools, says Ofsted
 Three in four schools fail legal duty to provide career
advice, Ofsted finds
Going in the right direction?
The new arrangements were only
working well in one in five of the 60
schools visited.
Going in the right direction?
The survey report includes examples of:
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schools’ investments in careers guidance
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effective large-group or whole-class careers guidance
activities
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key characteristics that defined a good 1:1 interview
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successful quality-assurance approaches.
how one school had been ready to take full responsibility
for provision from September 2012
good practice in promoting careers through links with
employers
What the students said they wanted:
 more information on the full range of courses run by FE
colleges and other providers, since not everyone wants
to do A levels and go to university
 a higher profile given to vocational training and
apprenticeships to help them make an informed choice
 visits, presentations or social media pages from former
students – one, two, five or even 10 years after they had
left the school
 more purposeful work experience and opportunities to
find out about careers from employers
 better links between subjects and careers
 better guidance on using the websites.
What the students liked:
 initial and follow-up individual interviews with a professional
careers adviser
 targeted online activities to explore some of the ideas
presented in assemblies
 a system for recording their ideas and subsequent research
 a programme of visits from employers and colleges – not
just one-off visits
 a well-stocked careers library, especially for those who felt
ill at ease using websites
 careers guidance as part of the curriculum, especially when
the teacher had a good understanding of job opportunities.
Expected action in response
Recommendations for
 The Government
 The National Careers Service
 Employers
 Schools
 Ofsted
Thank you
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