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The DCSF launches a consultation on the impartial careers education statutory guidance

The Education and Skills Act 2008 requires schools to have regard to guidance issued by the Secretary of State when complying with their careers education and guidance duties. This consultation invites stakeholders to comment on the draft guidance. Stakeholders have until 30 July 2009 to comment on the draft guidance.
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Public consultation on the reform of PSHE education

Careers and IAG practitioners have until 24 July to respond to Sir Alasdair Macdonald's independent review of PSHE education.
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Action Plan for the 14-19 Prospectus and CAP

From 2011 at the latest, young people in year 11 should be able to find out online what opportunities are on offer and apply for them through the same online resource. This is the vision set out in the Action Plan for the 14-19 Prospectus and Common Application Process (CAP).
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Round-up

September Guarantee reminders

Year 11 students will be leaving school shortly, and both they, and their parents/carers, need to know who to contact for information, advice and guidance about getting an offer of a suitable place in post-16 education or training under the September Guarantee. Schools should ensure that arrangements are in place, and that they are communicated to Year 11 leavers and their parents and carers, either in their end of term letter or by other means.

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Connexions Direct Website

The Connexions Direct website allows young people aged 13-19 in England to access up to date, impartial information, on a range of teen issues, using media with which they are familiar, at a time of their choosing. This includes interactive and video presentations (CXDi), peer to peer comments, the Jobs4U careers database and online interactive versions of the It’s Your Choice and Which Way Now publications.

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New Every Child Matters website now live

The new site will be easier to use and enable the DCSF to communicate more effectively online.

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Sector Skills Councils relicensing

Four Sector skills Councils (SSCs) have been relicensed. Sector Skills Councils are important advocates for their industries and the principal way that employers can exert influence on the skills and training system to make sure it best meets their needs.
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National launch of the Aimhigher Associates programme

The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills has announced the national launch of the Aimhigher Associates programme, following a successful pilot last year.
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Review of Careers Wales

The first phase of the review of careers services in Wales has now been completed. It is part of the Welsh Assembly Government’s ‘Skills that Work for Wales’ strategy and action plan. The next phase is to develop the vision of a world-class, professionally-led, integrated system of careers education, information, advice and guidance, catering for all ages and all abilities.

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My Money Week – 29 June – 5 July

The week will provide a nationwide focus on financial capability for young people in primary and secondary schools throughout England, offering schools a flexible framework of options and resources to inspire students and teachers to get to grips with the practicalities of personal finance education.

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Oxford tops Guardian's 2010 university league table

Cambridge University retains second place with St Andrews University moving up from fifth spot last year to third place in the 2010 tables. The Guardian has ranked all UK universities according to teaching excellence.

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Publications

'14-19 Reforms and You' toolkit

The ‘14-19 Reforms and You’ toolkit is a practical resource to help leaders and managers in schools and colleges disseminate key information about the 14-19 Reforms to staff. Separate versions are available for schools and colleges.

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Customer Voice Research Information, Advice and Guidance

This research, carried out by Sherbert Research, aims to provide an overall picture of how young people (13-14yrs and 16-17yrs - Yr 9 and 12) and their parents currently feel about information, advice and guidance (IAG), specifically in the area of deciding their future career.

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Key Stage 4 Engagement Programme Evaluation

The evaluation measured the impact and effectiveness of the Key Stage 4 Engagement Programme pilot particularly in the areas of pupil selection, progress in attitudes to learning; employability skills; attainment; reducing NEET status and continued participation in education and training.

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Drivers and Barriers to Educational Success - Evidence from the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England

This study examined why young people from poor families have lower attainment in school, are more likely to become NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) after compulsory education, and are more likely to participate in a range of risky behaviours whilst teenagers.

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DCSF: Activity Agreement Pilots report

The Activity Agreements (AA) Pilots were launched in April 2006 in eight areas of England. AA was an initiative aimed at testing the effectiveness of conditional financial incentives along with intensive support and brokerage of tailored activities in re-engaging young people aged 16 -17 who had been NEET for at least 20 weeks.

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Girls into Physics - Action Research

The Girls into Physics action research programme arose from a desire to share information on successful teaching and learning strategies to engage girls with physics. The overall aim of the evaluation was to gauge the success of the interventions that schools undertook as part of the 2008 Girls into Physics action research project.

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Problems at work?

This leaflet provides up-to-date and accurate information for employees who work in any workplace in Great Britain.

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