Collecting Intended Destinations

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Why collect destinations data 

Schools and colleges should collect and analyse education, training and employment destinations data for all students. This data may help schools and colleges to identify pathways, subjects or courses with low take-up that could be addressed by changes to the careers programme.​

  • Inform careers provision, support improvements and developments​
  • Use trends for earlier identification and intervention to address gaps​
  • Insight into learner career aspirations
  • Identify learners who may be at risk of NEET ​
  • Track intended destinations to ensure all learners have a September guarantee
  • Compare institution data and trends with key regional LMI to review if learner destinations represent/meet local industry needs​
  • Explore data to identify any deficits in uptake of pathways, subjects or courses to help tailor your careers programme more effectively​
  • Demonstrate impact of careers education on destinations​
  • Determine where learners go after leaving your institution; track subjects learners go into, employment areas, courses, apprenticeships​
  • Support successful transitions into positive destinations​

 

How to collect destinations data

There are a range of methods and approaches that can be used to collect intended destinations, including our free digital product Compass+.

If you are eligible to upgrade from Compass to Compass+, you can:

  • track individual learners’ careers interests and intended destinations 
  • track individual learners’ actual destinations 
  • produce detailed reports on destinations for analysis and reporting within your school 
  • provide data to local authorities to support you in your statutory duty to record the intended destinations of learners

Hear from Mark Fox, Careers Hub Facilitator for the North East and Claire Bell, Careers Leader in Heworth Grange School for more information on using Compass+ to provide destinations data to your Local Authority.

Alternative methods for collecting destinations data:

  • Tutor 1:1s or via pastoral/tutorial systems 
  • 1:1 personal guidance interviews 
  • Parents evenings 
  • Parent/carer engagement 
  • Shared trackers with input from tutors, pastoral teams, heads of year, careers adviser, SENCo etc.
Useful links
Understand all pathways
Students at risk of NEET
Students BEST next step
Successful transition

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