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• Add information about the Careers & Enterprise Company Employer Standards for Careers Education
• Ready for the Future: A review of Careers Education in England 2021/22
• https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/evidence-and-reports/ready-for-the-future-a-review-of-careers-education-in-england-2021-22/
• What do we deliver? How can you help & get involved?

Quotes

“We all have a responsibility to educate the next generation of informed citizens, introducing them to the best that has been thought and said, and instilling in them a love of knowledge and culture for their own sake. But education is also about the practical business of ensuring that young people receive the preparation they need to secure a good job and a fulfilling career, and have the resilience and moral character to overcome challenges and succeed”. https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-purpose-of-education

The purpose of education Schools Minister Nick Gibbs addresses the Education reform Summit 9 July 2015.

Prof Wolfe 2011

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-guidance-on-work-experience-published

Review of Vocational Education Alison Wolf 2011. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7a38c4ed915d1fb3cd6520/DFE-00031-2011.pdf

Careers & Enterprise Company

https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/employers/workplace-experiences/

Workplace experiences are evolving and modernising to provide young people with broader, more diverse opportunities to engage with the world of work. This extends beyond the traditional work experience placement to include innovative models such as workplace visits and embedded, employer-led projects. Engaging young people in quality, outcome focused workplace experiences younger, ideally from year 7, enables employers to have more impact.

When young people and employers work together with purpose there are benefits to both:

• Young people gain insight into the world of work – including the skills required. This helps them make future career decisions and builds motivation in the here and now.
• Employers learn about their future workforce (and even begin the recruitment process).
• Disadvantaged young people who have fewer connections and social networks disproportionately benefit from high quality interactions with employers.

Best practice includes planning learning objectives (including skills young people are working on) in advance, using the experience as ‘real life assessment’ and building the experiences into the wider career-ready curriculum.