{"id":21840,"date":"2022-04-07T12:35:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T12:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.xello.world\/?p=21840"},"modified":"2025-11-05T05:59:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:59:20","slug":"school-involved-careers-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.xello.world\/en-gb\/resources\/blog-posts\/school-involved-careers-education\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get everyone in your school involved in careers education and future readiness"},"content":{"rendered":"

From headteachers to parents, we\u2019ll be taking a look at how school communities, and even multi-academy trust communities with multiple schools, can band together on their careers education, information, and guidance (CEIAG) initiatives.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What do research projects on global warming, trying out for the football team, taking part in work experience, and wanting to work for the BBC all have in common? Careers education and future readiness.<\/p>\n

Careers education and future readiness\u00a0isn\u2019t just a personalised interview with a careers adviser in Year 11. The new\u00a0CDI framework<\/a>\u00a0as well as recent whitepapers, such as the government\u2019s July 2021\u00a0Careers Guidance and Access for Education and Training Providers<\/i><\/a>, has necessitated emphasis on careers education that has a direct impact on students\u2019 success now and in the future. And since most educators entered the profession to help kids and to create a better future, the thought of embedding CEIAG further into the core curriculum should be an exciting one.<\/p>\n

What follows are our suggestions on ways to get all stakeholders involved and excited about careers education and future readiness.<\/p>\n

Headteachers<\/h2>\n

Headteachers might take a leading interest in CEIAG, but they also might not necessarily have the room on their plates to do so.\u00a0 They are, however, ultimately responsible for the strategic direction of the school, and for fronting any inspectorate reviews by Ofsted, which, as of 2020 includes inspection of careers guidance provision for all students.<\/p>\n

The necessity of adhering to the Gatsby Benchmarks for good career guidance means that schools have to show evidence of their careers provision at many stages. A simple Year 11 guidance interview will not suffice.<\/p>\n

Digital, ready-made CEIAG lessons, such as those included in Xello, provide an easy way for school\u2019s to tick the box of helping students learn future-readiness skills, but they can be so much more with some thoughtfulness and dedication to implementation.<\/p>\n

Many schools seek to address evidence of achieving the Gatsby Benchmarks by hosting HE and FE information sessions, career nights, career fairs, and guest speakers from local enterprise. All of these activities work best with buy-in from the headteacher who truly supports CEIAG programming, has a stake in bringing it to life, and encourages a growth-mindset culture among staff.<\/p>\n

Pro-Tip: As the school\u2019s biggest fan and most visible envoy, headteachers can showcase the behind-the-scenes planning as well as the final result. From posters to activities, having access to the plan and how it is being actioned on all year group levels makes social media posts from this stakeholder invaluable. Get them to support with a post or two as your CEIAG initiatives take off.<\/p>\n

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Careers Leaders and Advisers<\/h2>\n

This is the team running the show. Careers Leaders are now mandated to sit on the senior leadership team at schools and, therefore, they have a voice in the strategic direction of the school\u2019s values and goals. Careers advisers have a tendency to be the more operational, front-line executors of the CEIAG programme, but not always as each school is different. These professionals are either in-school dedicated roles or sometimes contracted from outside the school.<\/p>\n

Like any teachers, careers leaders and advisers have professional learning communities that span across counties and even the nation. By collaborating with others in their networks to share ideas and tackle challenges, careers leaders and careers advisers strive to support a robust and aligned CEIAG experience for their students in secondary education.<\/p>\n

Pro-Tip: Show off student work that promotes not only CEIAG, but also links to subject matter curriculum or social-emotional learning competencies. By connecting careers education and future readiness to core curriculum (GB4: Linking curriculum learning to careers), you\u2019re sharing the responsibility with heads of department or subject matter leads and increasing the visibility of both programmes.<\/p>\n

Local Enterprise Coordinators & Careers Hubs<\/h2>\n

Careers Hubs<\/a>\u00a0are a product of partnerships between The Careers & Enterprise Company and local institutions. Most schools know that they are able to take advantage of specialist support when it comes to tying together schools, colleges, employers, and apprenticeship providers to help students reach their successful futures.<\/p>\n

Enterprise advisers are excellent contributors to have in your arsenal as you push forward your CEIAG strategy. The CEC states that Careers Hubs can offer schools and colleges:<\/p>\n