Supporting students with their post-16 plans
To help support careers staff working with Year 11 pupils in developing their post-16 plans, we have gathered information from local colleges, providers' websites and the Careers and Enterprise Company. (NB. This information was correct as of April 2020).
These documents have also been shared with the Year 11 transition working group and in the daily briefing to school leaders.
The documents are available to download from the links below - please do share with your staff as appropriate:
Support from the National Careers Service
Live Q&A sessions
The National Careers Service is hosting live Q&A sessions every week on Facebook and Twitter to answer careers related questions.
The sessions take place every Wednesday between 6pm and 9pm and comments or questions can be submitted via the National Careers Service social media channels:
Facebook: NationalCareersService
Twitter: @NationalCareers
Web chat service
A web chat service, giving access to advice from a trained careers adviser, is also available through the National Careers Service. This can be used by anyone over the age of 13 who lives in England and can be accessed 7 days a week between 8am and 10pm.
Access the careers web chat service here.
Further information
Website: nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/
Tel: 0800 100 900
Resources for careers leaders from the Careers and Enterprise Company
The Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC) has been working with a number of key stakeholders to collate a range of resources to support Careers Leaders in the creation of a strategic careers plan and programme, and supporting young people in their career journey:
Careers and Enterprise Company - Covid-19 support
West Midlands Virtual FE Open Week 22 – 26 June
Students from across the West Midlands region will be able to take part in a Virtual Open Week for schools and colleges from Monday 22 to Friday 26 June.
During the week, current Year 11 students will have the opportunity to benefit from a series of virtual college open days, information sessions and careers advice and guidance from colleges across the West Midlands. Events will include live sessions with college staff, overviews of courses plus links to websites and other sources of information to help school leavers explore further education on offer from colleges across the region.
The event is being organised and managed through the Launchyourcareer.com platform, in partnership with West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), the Titan Foundation and the Career Development Institute (CDi).
Launchyourcareer.com is an intuitive online platform which takes young people on a journey of career discovery and is free for schools and students to use. Students are encouraged to explore their career and future learning options whilst The Careers Adviser Dashboard gives you access to all of your students’ profiles right at your fingertips.
So, what steps do you need to take to get involved?
Step One: Go to Launchyourcareer.com/virtualopenweek and you will be guided on how to register your school.
Complete your registration by Monday 8 June and you will be entered into a prize draw where you could win a Lenovo Mirage Solo virtual reality system worth over £300.
Don't miss: My Week of Work starting 8 June 2020!
School pupils will still be able to gain insight into the world of work despite missing out on the usual work experience this month due to lockdown, thanks to the Careers & Enterprise Company's (CEC) “My Week of Work”, running from 8 - 12 June 2020.
The CEC, Oak National Academy and Learn Live have come together to create a whole week’s worth of content, developed in partnership with employers, school leaders and careers education experts, aimed at preparing young people for the world of work.
Students will be able to choose from five key economic sectors in which to gain insight. They will hear from employers, learn about the businesses and complete virtual work tasks.
Lessons will continue to be available after the week has finished via the Oak National Academy website.
A "My Week of Work" guide for Careers Leaders has been produced to provide more information.
You can also find out more and register to take part in the week here: learnliveuk.com/my-week-of-work/