CAREERS EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE IN ENGLAND

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CAREERS EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE IN ENGLAND A
National Framework 11 - 19
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14-19 Next Steps advice, guidance and support

• statutory duty on schools to provide careers
  education to be extended to Years 7 and 8
  (from September
  2004 at the earliest although many schools
  already have careers-related learning as part of
  their Key Stage 3 personal development learning
  programme)
• National Framework for Careers Education and
  Guidance 11-19 (Published in March
  2003)

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What is it?

• The Framework provides for the first time, a
  national consensus on what career learning should
  cover for the age range 11 to 19.
• The content reflects work done previously by QCA,
  the DfES and local partnerships
• It aims to support schools, colleges and
  work-based training providers in improving the
  quality of career learning
• It is supported by further materials provided by
  the Careers Education Support Programme, such as
  the CEGNET website and the suggested scheme of
  work

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Why a National Framework for CEG?

• The National Framework is part of the Government
  initiative 14 to 19 Opportunity and Excellence
• Changes to the 14 to 19 curriculum and the wider
  choice of learning routes available to young
  people from an earlier age, will require them to
  have the knowledge, understanding, skills and
  information to make sound decisions about
  learning, career and lifestyle choices.
• A planned programme of careers education provides
  the framework of learning outcomes, plus advice
  on securing coherent guidance provision and
  improving quality which will support students in
  this process of choosing.

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How should I use the Framework?

• The framework is designed as a toolbox of
  materials which you use when you want to review a
  particular aspect of careers work in your
  organisation
• a guide for planning a new programme, devising
  schemes of work and support arrangements
• a checklist and standard for reviewing and
  developing existing provision and practice
• the basis for producing a statement of
  entitlement for young people about what they
  should know, understand and are able to do
• A basis for negotiating with managers for
  curriculum time
• a means to help identify staff training needs
• a quality reference point for the self evaluation
  approaches recommended by Ofsted
• a checklist for reviewing and developing local
  quality standards and awards.

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How are the learning outcomes and programme
content organised?

• Developments in learning and work make it
  essential that young people take a more active
  part in their career learning. The programme
  emphasises individual participation and is built
  on three aims.
• These are that young people should be able to
• understand themselves and the influences on
  them (Self Development)
• investigate opportunities in learning and
  work (Career Exploration)
• make and adjust plans to manage change and
  transition (Career Management)

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How the learning outcomes are organised
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What should I be doing ?

• If you are in a Connexions Partnership/careers
  service or LEA, in addition to disseminating the
  Framework, you might use it to
• Review your current resources and practice
• Consider any changes you may wish to make
• Build this into your business plan to include
  implementation planning for March 2003 to July
  2003
• Include the National Framework within your
  training plan
• Build monitoring and review into an impact survey
  for June 2004

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What should I be doing ?

• If you are in a school or college, you might use
  the Framework to
• Review your current resources and practice
• Consider any changes you may wish to make
• Build this into your department improvement plan
  to include implementation planning for March 2003
  to July 2003
• Use the National Framework to inform your careers
  curriculum work
• Build monitoring and review into an impact survey
  for June 2004

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Future action

• The framework is a document for practitioners to
  help review and plan career learning against an
  agreed national standard
• When you have the opportunity
• consider the careers programme you have in place
  at the moment particularly look at similarities
  and differences between that and the Framework.
  How good is the match between them?
• Is there anything of significance that you would
  change because of the Framework?
• How would you make use of the Framework to engage
  your senior managers in supporting a review of
  career learning?