This guide helps Governors to support Careers Leaders around the Careers Strategy, highlighting priority areas to maximise the impact of careers and the support and resources available.
Governing bodies have a key role in ensuring colleges meet their legal requirements and equip students with the tools and knowledge to make informed choices about their futures.
This resource is designed to support Careers Leaders and other staff involved in the transition process from Key Stage 2 into Key Stage 3, exploring opportunities to embed careers activities and parental engagement across the full range of transition opportunities.
It takes you through the three phases:
Decision making (Y4,5,6) while children and parents /carers are still considering their options
Decision made (Y6) once the children have been allocated their secondary school
Started (Y7) once the children have started their secondary school.
The government's Careers Strategy means that all schools and colleges should have a named Careers Leader in place by September 2018. This guide for secondary schools explains the role and how it can work in your institution.