Embedding careers Embedding careers education within our education within our geography teachinggeography teaching

Kate Amis Kate Amis

k.amis@rgs.orgk.amis@rgs.org

Why do it? Why do it?

1.OFSTED 1.OFSTED A: Outcomes: how well are pupils doing, taking account of any A: Outcomes: how well are pupils doing, taking account of any

variation?variation? ► The extent to which pupils develop The extent to which pupils develop

their knowledge and understanding of their knowledge and understanding of the world of work and develop skills the world of work and develop skills and personal qualities which will serve and personal qualities which will serve them well in education, training, them well in education, training, employment and their future lives employment and their future lives

►The extent to which pupils understand The extent to which pupils understand their their future future options and develop options and develop aspirationsaspirationsand understand how to achieve them and understand how to achieve them

2. Making it real 2. Making it real

►Geography is not just Geography is not just something we learn about , something we learn about , it is something that people it is something that people do do

3. The value of planning and 3. The value of planning and target setting target setting

►Dreams are just unmade plans ??Dreams are just unmade plans ??

►Using ladders to plan Using ladders to plan backwardsbackwards from from a a recognised goalrecognised goal, through a series , through a series of of planned targetsplanned targets to an to an end resultend result..

Looking at my future from here

Making plans

My career choice

Course choices 16+Work experience choices

Course choices 14+

Here and now choices

Your Career as a Ladder

My university or training

Three stages to robust Three stages to robust progression progression

►ResearchResearch►Planning Planning ►Target setting Target setting

4. 4. Improve quality and Improve quality and quantity of options cohort quantity of options cohort

at GCSE and A Levelat GCSE and A Level ►Understanding ‘What you can do with Understanding ‘What you can do with

it ‘is the most important factor in why it ‘is the most important factor in why young people take (or don’t take ) young people take (or don’t take )

geography beyond 14+geography beyond 14+

DiscussDiscuss

How to do it How to do it

► Get an ambassador in !Get an ambassador in !► Careers clips at start of new topicCareers clips at start of new topichttp://www.geographyteachingtoday.org.uk/ambassadors/http://www.geographyteachingtoday.org.uk/ambassadors/

ambassadors-online/physical-systems/ ambassadors-online/physical-systems/ ► Career cards and Careers brochuresCareer cards and Careers brochures► Going places eventsGoing places events► Role play activity & Hot air balloonsRole play activity & Hot air balloons► Company brochuresCompany brochures► Online job pages Online job pages ► University courses and research projectsUniversity courses and research projects► Venn diagrams Venn diagrams ► Geography team namesGeography team names► Skills auditing Skills auditing

Discuss Discuss

► ‘‘There is no such thing as a There is no such thing as a geography geography jobjob – there are jobs that geographers – there are jobs that geographers do’do’

Skills audit for geographersSkills audit for geographers

►AcademicAcademic►Literate scientistsLiterate scientists►Numerate social scientistsNumerate social scientists►SynthesisersSynthesisers►Extended writersExtended writers►Field researchersField researchers►AnalyticalAnalytical►ProactiveProactive►Hands on Hands on

Sources of information

►The ambassadors section of Geography Teaching Today

►Study geography section of the RGS website►GPWG brochures and DVD, Michael Palin

letter and loan of careers displays @ no charge direct from RGS education dept

►Careers pull out from geographical magazine September of each year

►New GA careers resources►Uni geog dept web sections on employability ►Prospects careers site