Education Committee Oral Evidence: Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance On 14th March 2023 the Education Committee held their latest hearing with two key witnesses: Robert Halfon MP with ministerial responsibility for careers and Roger Cotes (Director of Careers and FE (DfE)).  Below is a summary of the main features of the 90 plus minute hearing taken from the 27 page transcript, finishing with a brief commentary analysis.   In his opening remarks Robert Halfon identified three clear priorities for careers: A single unified system – accessible for everyone with high ..read more

“But what about the beige buffet?” We know that we never finish learning, but working in careers there is even more pressure to keep up to date, with labour market information, national guidance and good practice and how to support your learners in the most fresh and impactful way. As the careers leader, you are the primary resource and keeping yourself “current” can be one of the most helpful ways to improve the provision for your learners. Since the pandemic, engaging in CPD has become so much easier with professionals creating networks across the country, hearing from experts in a way that ..read more

We are excited to announce that we are looking for a new Office Manager to join our team here at Complete-Careers. The Office Manager will have a central role in providing the Complete-Careers Team with appropriate support to oversee the operational running of the company. As an Office Manager you will have an active role in coordinating Central Services functions leading on support for the national Quality in Careers Standard, human resources, website, ICT and marketing aspects, while overseeing the Office Administrator’s responsibilities in data inputting into finance and reporting systems a ..read more

We are excited to promote our new, FREE resource for Primary schools to use with year 6 pupils. The document is available free of charge for all Complete Careers members. The resource aims to compliment and enhance career related delivery in your school. The resource provides three sessions with the aim to help pupils to make good transitions to secondary school. It covers topics such as coping with change, decision making, occupational awareness, self awareness and action planning. ‘Transitions’ includes videos, visual hand outs and exercises including a ‘University and Apprenticeship Matchin ..read more

On 5th January 2023 the Department for Education updated its statutory guidance for schools and colleges.  The main changes in the guidance relate to new legislation on Provider Access, as well as details of processes for non-compliance.  We know time is precious for Careers Leaders, so we have again provided a summary and supporting resource we hope is useful.  The summary condenses the 60 page statutory guidance into a more digestible six pages.  It starts by identifying the main changes and overall flavour of the guidance.  The summary then outlines, what we conside ..read more

Blog by Mark Wilkinson. A few years ago, I came across an article on the BBC website: Happy hiring: The firm that recruits Mr Men characters ( https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39653431 ) About how Timpson’s select candidates based on personality, sometimes imagining them as Mr Men characters. I was amused by the idea. Standardised interview panels would suddenly become fun. And the workplace alive with Mr Funny, Mr Chatterbox and Mr Silly. (Although on reflection I have met them in the workplace already!)   Next week I’m faced with another recruitment panel. It triggered my memory of ..read more

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Dear colleague,   Welcome to the Complete-Careers half-termly newsletter with a round-up of key national developments and research, as well as updates on free and costed support we can provide.  The new academic year provides you with an opportunity to review and refresh your careers programme, we hope you enjoyed the summer break and are feeling positive about the year ahead.    National Update   Updates to the Statutory Guidance for Schools and Colleges on Careers Guidance The Statutory guidance for September 2022 was published on 31st August 2022: https://assets ..read more

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Career – what’s in a word? With the language around career planning changing all the time, words like “future”, “pathways” and with the drive to identify “skills” – the word “career” has been displaced and neglected. The legacy of the 80s and 90s gave us the sense that a career identified professional level jobs that some young people felt were too aspirational, or worse, that a career was a sensible, insipid social concept – at odds with a generation wanting to craft a life for themselves, the very antithesis of freedom and individualism. Words go in and out of fashion and have a life of the ..read more