Resources for Governors
Careers education has evolved, so the time to start preparing for the future of your careers provision is now. At The Careers & Enterprise Company, we can help your institutions prepare all young people for the fast-changing world of work with our expertise, experience, free tools, resources and ecosystem of support. We can support you in your role to know the right questions to ask to make a difference.
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Online training modules
Our free online learning modules, hosted on our digital hub, help key education stakeholders to better understand the value of careers leadership, the careers education landscape, understand the role and value of a Careers Leader and how subject teachers can contribute to good careers education. Access training modules specific for Governors and Education Leaders here.
Careers Impact internal leadership review
The Careers Impact internal leadership review supports a quality assured, sustainable and strategic approach to careers leadership.
The review forms part of the Careers Impact System, which is a process that drives continuous improvement in careers education. It sets clearly defined standards as to what good looks like in careers leadership and is directly linked to wider school and college improvement.
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Careers guidance and access for education and training providers
In this resource you can find the link to the Statutory Guidance and the CEC at a glance guide to the guidance for schools and college leaders and training providers.
Providing an effective careers programme: the role of governing boards
Supporting young people to make informed choices about their future is an important responsibility for schools and their governing boards.
Careers Education: A Guide for secondary and special school governors
This guide helps Governors to support Careers Leaders in maximising the impact of careers provision in line with updated Statutory Guidance, sharing the support and resources available.
Careers Education: A Guide for college governors
This guide helps Governors to support Careers Leaders in maximising the impact of careers provision in line with updated Statutory Guidance, sharing the support and resources available.
Careers Link Governor - Role Description
This resource is an example job description for the role of Carers Link Governor, provided by colleagues at Preston College.
Governor slide deck
Use this presentation to help secondary school and college governors understand their role and responsibilities – and encourage them to engage with our accompanying governor guidance.
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Into Games
Look through over 100 careers in the games industry, with information on educational routes, links to further learning and interviews with professional staff.
Governor slide deck
Use this presentation to help secondary school and college governors understand their role and responsibilities – and encourage them to engage with our accompanying governor guidance.
The Careers Podcast
How do you find a job you’ll love? What will it take to land that dream role? How do you discover what your dream job is?
The Careers Podcast interviews people doing all kinds of different jobs, finding out what they do, what they love about it and how they got to where they are now.
Soham Village College careers website
Looking for valuable careers information that’s targeted at students, parents, staff and employers too? This handy website will help.
Unifish Website
Unifish is your guide to higher education in London when you need a little more support, brought to you by Aimhigher London. It is a fully searchable and filterable website in multiple ways including by type of support and location.
UniTasterDays.com Teachers' Guide to University Brochure
Teachers, careers colleagues and support staff: Download your FREE UniTasterDays Teachers' Guide to University brochure.
CDI quality assurance of career development interventions
This framework will help career development professionals to quality assure their career development interventions and determine any areas that may require development.
Annual review checklist
As a Careers Leader, you can use this checklist as an annual review of provision to support your planning for the following year.
Evaluation Guide for Careers Activities and Programmes
Developed by the team in Swindon and Wiltshire Careers Hub, this resource supports Careers Leaders with approaches to feedback and effective evaluation of their careers programme. There is a longer guide for Careers Leader available along with a shorter quick reference version.
Compass evaluation support – prompt questions
Feel confident that your interpretation of the eight Gatsby Benchmarks aligns with that of other schools across the country by using this handy set of prompt questions.
Career HELP Advice System
A free comprehensive online careers system that uniquely provides students, teachers and advisors with all that they need. Based upon a personal profile quiz that uses only graphic images, it is now widely used in UK schools.
Is your school or college part of a Careers Hub?
Careers Hubs bring together schools, colleges, employers, and apprenticeship providers in local areas across England. The goal is to make it easier for schools and colleges to improve how they prepare young people for their next steps.
Careers Hubs drive progress against the Gatsby Benchmarks by enabling schools and colleges and their Careers Leaders to access training and support, and to collaborate in a focussed way, bringing together best practice and local labour market insight.
Hubs offer schools and colleges dedicated support from the local hub team and facilitate partnerships with key employers committed to improving careers across an area.
Careers Hubs are organised as partnerships between The Careers & Enterprise Company and institutions with a stake in local economic growth (Local Enterprise Partnerships, Local and Combined Authorities). Careers Hub teams are located within these partner organisations.
In addition to mainstream schools and colleges, SEND and Alternative Provision schools, apprenticeship and in-work training providers and businesses of every size and sector can join a hub.
Contact us to take your first step in becoming part of this amazing network.