Year 2 Programme Evaluation and Impact Assessment 2021 Our Future Derby is designed to enhance social mobility, improve gender equality and expand opportunities for primary school children in 33 primary schools across 7 of the most deprived Wards in Derby city. This is the second year of the Our Future Derby programme which began in…
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This collection is a step towards updating Cedefop’s work on professionalising career guidance since the publication of Professionalising career guidance: practitioner competences and qualification routes in Europe over 10 years ago. The current papers consist of diverse authored contributions from independent CareersNet guidance experts and contributors to Cedefop’s 2020 CareersNet meeting. Changing career guidance delivery…
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To download the report click on the image above From July – September 2021, Dr Deirdre Hughes led a research project designed to capture the experiences of young people and what they think about careers support in schools/academies across England. ____________________________________________________________________________ The research commissioned by ‘Launch Your Career’ involved: * 3,615 pre-GCSE pupils from 52…
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Skills and Post-16 Education Bill: Careers information Today the government have issued an amendement to the Skills and Post 16 Education Bill in which they have made some important changes to the Baker Clause. High-quality careers education and guidance in school or college is critical to young people’s futures. It helps to prepare them for…
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Demographic behaviour trends shaping the nation To view the report click here This latest report by McCrindle Research of Australia is written by Mark McCrindle, Sophie Renton and Kevin Leung. “Coined in the 1980’s, the VUCA acronym has been an apt summary of recent decades (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity). In 2018 at the World…
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The Institute for Employability Professionals (IEP) has reecently published the 4th edition of their journal with dialogue and debate from the employability sector in which it shares articles and contributions from the sector. In this edition among the many interesting and useful contibutions are two articles, one by Deirdre Hughes and also by Senior Associate…
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The Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF) has released its new career development competencies list. The project was funded with a grant from Employment and Social Development Canada. It involved many hours from volunteers informing the framework and multiple consultations with stakeholders far and wide. http://ccdp-pcdc.ca/en/Competency_Profile_CDP.pdf Along with the new list of competencies comes an updated…
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FE News has published a new article by Deirdre Hughes in which she claims ” there has never been a more urgent time for this country’s young people to have access to highly visible careers support for all, not just the privileged few.” Following the Brexit, the impact of the Covid pandemic ” today’s young people face…
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Chief inspector Amanda Spielman told the House of Commons Education Select Committee on 15 June 2021 that it was “unlikely” a school would receive an ‘outstanding’ rating if its careers guidance, namely compliance with the Baker Clause, was not up to scratch. Inspectors are not required to report on compliance of the Baker Clause. https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/1e1384eb-43c7-4faa-8308-19ca3871474a…
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The Fair Education Alliance-Support Kevan Collins and EPI Investment Call – Letter 9 June The Fair Education Alliance and a cross-sector coalition of over 200 businesses, educationalists, charities and young people ‘who are dedicated to improving educational outcomes for the disadvantaged children in this country’ wrote to the Prime Minister on 9 June supporting Kevan…
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