addressing the issues raised by the education select committee report

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Addressing the Issues Raised by

the Education Select Committee

ReportCareers Gu idance for Young People: The Impact o f

the New Duty on Schoo ls

Tristram Hooley

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What is the problem?

The Government: promised an all-age careers service and has not delivered

this.

has transferred responsibility for career guidance to

schools. has removed the requirement for career education and

work-related learning.

has allowed Connexions to collapse as a national service.



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The other problem

Public understanding about careers is not good. Changes to careers are often nested inside broader

changes.

Government announcements on careers often make it

sound like they are investing in it when they are eitherdoing the opposite or doing nothing.

The media hasnt really found a way to handle the story.



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The Education Select Committee

Is a cross-party group with responsibility for scrutinisinggovernment activities in the area of education.

It identified that changes were happening in careers

through some of its wider work.

It resolved to look into this to explore what was happeningand make some recommendations.



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Education Select Committee

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How Select Committees work

Pick and issue Call for evidence

Call a series of hearings and question

key informants

Write a report Discuss

Finalise report


Specialist adviser

Government respondsDebate continues


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Why should you care?

There are lots of reports that talk about career educationand guidance (see the iCeGS updates for a full list)

The Select Committee has no power.

So is it just another one for the pile?

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What does the report say?

The problemThe Governments decision to transfer responsibility for

careers guidance to schools is regrettable.

We have to make the new situation work

we recognise that the new responsibility is now in

place and further change would lead to greater

uncertainty and upheaval, with a detrimental impact on

young people.

urgent steps must be taken by the Government to ensure

that the current settlement meets the needs of young

people.



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Recommendations

Government needs to tighten up the statutory guidancethat it provides to schools. More clearly set out standards and expectations

Include a commitment to career education and work-related learning

Require schools to publish a career plan.

Extend the remit of the National Careers Service Not delivery, but capacity building and brokerage

This would require new funding. Probably in the order of 120 million.

Some other broader recommendations



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Why is it important

Evidence based Cross-party support

Realistic step from the current situation

Concrete actions/policies that could actually be

implemented



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What did the Government say



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What did the Government say II

School autonomy is key to the Governments educationpolicy so no recommendations are accepted that

require more regulation or legislation.

The Government defines career guidance very broadly

without a strong reference to the professional base of the

activity.

The Government defers its response on some

recommendations until after the Ofsted review.



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So is the Select Committee report dead?

The National Careers Council made reference to it in areport advising the government on its future direction. It

will be interesting to see how government responds to

this.

The issue may be re-ignighted by the Ofsted review.

However, Ofsted are unlikely to offer as clear

recommendations for policy.

Labour are currently in policy development mode and

seem likely to be influenced by the report. (See Tristram

Hunts Guardian article).



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What is needed to move this forward?

A clearer and more definitive picture of what is happeningin schools at the moment.

Research quantifying the impact of the loss of career

guidance on young people.

A stronger media, public and political debate on careerguidance (and related areas like work-related learning).

Some new thinking at the Department for Education.



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Useful resources

The report Summarised and discussed in Careers England Policy Commentary 18

The government response Summarised and discussed in Careers England Policy Commentary 20

iCeGS policy updates

http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/education-committee/inquiries/parliament-2010/careers-guidance-for-young-people1/http://www.careersengland.org.uk/documents/Public/Policy%20Commentary%2018.pdfhttp://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/education-committee/inquiries/parliament-2010/careers-guidance-for-young-people1/http://www.careersengland.org.uk/documents/Public/Policy%20Commentary%2020.pdfhttp://www.derby.ac.uk/icegs/news/research-and-information-updateshttp://www.derby.ac.uk/educationhttp://www.derby.ac.uk/icegs/news/research-and-information-updateshttp://www.careersengland.org.uk/documents/Public/Policy%20Commentary%2020.pdfhttp://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/education-committee/inquiries/parliament-2010/careers-guidance-for-young-people1/http://www.careersengland.org.uk/documents/Public/Policy%20Commentary%2018.pdfhttp://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/education-committee/inquiries/parliament-2010/careers-guidance-for-young-people1/http://www.derby.ac.uk/education


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Tristram Hooley

Reader in Career DevelopmentInternational Centre for Guidance Studies

University of Derby

http://www.derby.ac.uk/icegs

[email protected]@pigironjoe

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