Hughes, D. (2017) Reflections on a forthcoming Careers Strategy, London: FE News, 31st November 2017 Education and training routes continue to rapidly expand and labour markets are becoming more complex for young people, teachers and parents. It can be daunting to fully understand the myriad of options post-14 and to be well prepared for career…
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Hughes, D. (2017) Employment Advice Service and Categorisation Tools, Cardiff: The Welsh Assembly Government, November 2017 Deirdre Hughes worked on an analysis of methods of individual needs’ assessment and employment barriers and a review of tools to deliver needs-based assessment feeding into the development of an Employment Advice Gateway (EAG) for Wales, on behalf of…
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This academic journal article provides a five-year historical synopsis of how central government policies are impacting on careers work in England’s secondary schools. It shows attempts to reshape and re-engineer careers provision for young people, through an evolving careers experiment. To cite this article: Deirdre Hughes (2017) Careers work in England’s schools: politics, practices and prospects, British Journal…
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Hughes, D. (2016). Informed and impartial careers information, advice and guidance: reaching out to support the apprenticeship agenda? In Way, D. (ed.) A Race To The Top – Achieving 3 million more apprenticeships by 2020, University of Winchester Press A defining role for the new Institute for Apprenticeships in England will be to provide everyone…
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Hughes, D. (2015). Education, Skills & Productivity – the role of careers provision, London: Joint Education & BIS Select Committee Expert Paper, Portcullis House, Westminster, 5th November 2015 This briefing note has been prepared at the request of the Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) and Education Select Committees to feed into their joint invitational seminar…
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Hughes, D. (2015). London Ambitions: Shaping a careers offer for all young Londoners, London: London Mayor’s Office, London Enterprise Panel & London Councils. This report sets out the rationale for the London Ambitions Careers Offer. A distinctive London offer has to tackle the challenges of diversity and fragmentation. It needs to be applicable to a…
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Hughes, D. (2015). UK Country Report , International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy (ICCDPP), Iowa, USA (14th -17th June 2015) This Country Report for an International Symposium ICCDP describes how technologies are used to support workforce preparation, placement, and development policies for young people in the UK. http://www.is2015.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/UnitedKingdom.pdf UnitedKingdom ICCDP country report
Hughes, D, (2015). Careers provision: how to mend a fragmented system, London: SSAT Journal 03, Summer 2015, pp.14-19. https://webcontent.ssatuk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SSAT-Journal-03-Excerpt.pdf This article considers the degree of attention needed by central and local government with local agencies to mend a fragmented careers support system for young people across England. It focuses on the UK productivity challenge to…
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Hughes, D. (2014). Taking Action: Achieving a Culture Change in Careers Provision, London: National Careers Council Second Report to Government, London: England, September 2014 In 2012-14 the National Careers Council produced two reports for the Coalition Government. The Council consulted widely to find out what works and what more could be done to improve the…
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Hughes, D. (2014). A Forward Glance: Career development in a dynamic context, Career Development Association of Australia (CDDA) Journal, Sydney, May 2014.