Offer for All Young Londoners Dr Deirdre Hughes OBE 17th June 2016 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

London Ambitions: Shaping a Successful Careers Offer for All Young Londoners

Dr Deirdre Hughes OBE 17th June 2016

Overview

• Career learning matters
• London Ambitions Framework
• Opportunities and challenges
• Where next?

Career learning matters………

http://www.educationandemployers.org/news/help-us-to-redrawthebalance/

Preparing … for a future we cannot clearly describe…..

Career learning

Task ahead

 Keep more people switched on to learning  Encourage them not to close down opportunities too early  Broaden horizons and challenge inaccurate assumptions  Create relevant experiences and exposure to the world of work

Geography matters….. economy population centre labour market education centre

London Ambitions Framework

Young People

• Access to impartial, independent and personalised careers education,

information, advice and guidance

• At least 100 hours of experiences of the world of work for all young Londoners

and a digital portfolio Leadership and accountability

• An explicit publicised careers policy and careers curriculum in every secondary

school and college

• A governor with responsibility for ensuring the institution supports all students

to relate their learning to careers and the world of work from an early age

London Ambitions Framework

Support for high quality careers work

• Up-to-date, user-friendly labour market intelligence/information (LMI)
• Formation and development of ‘careers clusters’ to share resources
• A London Ambitions Portal – linking education to business and the careers

community

https://londonambitionsportal.london.gov.uk/

LONDON CAREERS CURRICULUM: KEY STAGES 2 – 5

Stimulate careers dialogue, connect to learning outcomes and provide resources for teaching and learning

Experiences of the world of work by the age of 16

Beyond Primary Schools - Infrastructure

• Schools, colleges, universities
• Local authorities - targeted services
• National Careers Service - Inspiration agenda
• Careers and Enterprise Company
• Jobcentre Plus in schools
• Statutory guidance……a new careers strategy
• HE and Apprenticeships e.g. UCAS and NAS
• Other local and national initiatives e.g. LEPs, charities,

social enterprises, sole traders…

Changing perspectives

For more information

Deirdre Hughes & Yolande Burgess deirdre.hughes3@btinternet.com yolande.burgess@londoncouncils.gov.uk Further information: London Enterprise Panel https://lep.london/publication/london-ambitions-careers-

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London Councils http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/londonambitionscareers

Thank You - Some useful references

Hughes, D. (2015). London Ambitions: Shaping a successful careers offer for all young Londoners. Available

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http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Policy%20themes/Children%20and%20young%20people/Sh aping_Report_Interim_19_June_SP.pdf Hughes, D. (2014) An Aspirational Nation: Taking Action, London (September 2014) Hughes, D, & Chambers, N. (2013) An Aspirational Nation: Creating a Culture Change in Careers Provision. London (July 2013) https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-careers-council UKCES (2014) Careers of the Future https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/391911/15.01.05._UKCES_Career _Brochure_V13_reduced.pdf CORE MATHS SUPPORT PROGRAMME: #thecmsp http://www.core-maths.org ELGPN publications: http://www.elgpn.eu Jobcentre Plus & EmployID: http://www.employid.eu LMI for All: http://www.lmiforall.org.uk Matrix: http://matrixstandard.com/ Warwick University, Institute for Employment Research (IER) Email: deirdre.hughes@warwick.ac.uk

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