Briefing

 


Leading CEIAG in school: Your starter for 20!

 

June Jensen, President of the Association for Careers Education and Guidance, offers practical advice to newly-appointed careers leaders (coordinators) in schools on ‘getting started’.
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Headlines

 

21st Century Schools White Paper

 

The vision for the 21st Century school is set out in the Children’s Plan and affirms that schools have a role in promoting the whole range of outcomes for children.

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Recession fuels youth unemployment

 

More than one in 10 teenagers aged between 16 and 18 are not in school, college or work, according to official figures released this month

Participation in HE

 

More than 49% of women now go to university compared with just 37.8% of men studying for degrees.

New Ministers

 

Iain Wright MP, the new Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for 14-19 Reform and Apprenticeships in DCSF, now leads on IAG.  The recent Ministerial changes also saw the RT Hon Dawn Primarolo MP appointed as Minister of State for Children, Young People & Families and Vernon Coaker MP as Minister of State for Schools and Learners.

Refreshed guide to Additional and Specialist Learning (ASL) selection and advice

 

The updated ASL guide is now out, and available to download
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Diploma Newsletters

 

People 1st have now launched two Diploma newsletters for the Diploma in travel and Tourism and the Diploma in Hospitality.
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Diploma communications resources

 

A set of the latest Diploma campaign publicity materials are now available.
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14-19 Reform Case Studies


We now have a comprehensive ’14 – 19 Case Study Library’ on the 14-19 Reform website.
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Functional Skills Update

 

Functional skills qualifications will be introduced across England in September 2010 and we expect all young people from the age of 11 to be taught them.
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Languages Work Update focuses on London 2012

 

CILT, the National Centre for Languages, has just released its latest Languages Work Update, available for download
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Round-up

 

New arrangements for the inspection of schools

 

Ofsted has published new guidance on the evaluation schedule and the conduct of inspections from September 2009.
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EMA Application packs

 

The LSC is encouraging teachers to order the EMA 2009/10 application pack before the summer term ends.
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Staying On

 

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has called for vocational education to be introduced earlier after research found that 94 per cent of young people said they needed better career information and support.

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Publications

 

Choices Publications

 

DCSF produce printed and online Choices publications to ensure that young people and their parents/carers have the support they need to make wise choices.

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Ways and Choices (Set 1)

 

Designed to complement Which way now? and It’s your choice, Ways and Choices provides ten lesson ideas and activities that can used in careers programmes in schools.
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The Work-Related Learning Guide

 

The Work-Related Learning Guide (Second Edition) - A guidance document for employers, schools, colleges, students and their parents and carers includes latest up-to-date information on providing work-related learning and work experience, the roles and responsibilities of everyone involved, and additional information such as on equality and diversity, work-related learning in primary education, and health and safety.

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Staff development in information, advice and guidance in lifelong learning networks

 

This survey into continuing professional development for Information, Advice and Guidance within the 30 Lifelong Learning Networks (LLNs) in England has implications for national strategies and policies for IAG for all ages in 2009-10 and beyond.

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Engaging all young people in meaningful learning after 16

 

The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) commissioned a project to determine how to engage all young people in meaningful learning which has now published its findings.

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Revised CEIAG Briefing for ITT providers

 

The TDA has recently worked with David Andrews to update the 2005 briefing on CE/IAG for ITT providers.

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Launch of Tax Matters

 

HMRS has published a new online resource for students.

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Events

ICT in Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance – Taking it further


The next ICT in CEIAG Conference and Exhibition will be at Blunsdon House in the Cotswolds from 4-5 March 2010.

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Contact Us

 

CEIAG News is published ten times a year. The CEIAG support programme welcomes suggestions, feedback and contributions. Please submit contributions for the next issue to Anthony Barnes by Friday 10th July 2009.

 

Contacts within the CEIAG Support Programme are:

 

David Broadhead, david.broadhead@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk

 

June Jensen, ACEG june@jjensen.plus.com
David Andrews, ACEG davidandrews_ceg@hotmail.com


Claire Nix, Support Programme Project Manager, VT Enterprise claire.nix@vtplc.com


Anthony Barnes, VT Enterprise anthony.barnes@vtplc.com


Barbara Rayment, Youth Access barbara@youthaccess.org.uk

 

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