This paper provides evidence on the benefits of involving young people in volunteering. Schools, colleges and providers of careers and enterprise programmes can use this evidence when considering how to support young people in this area.
Involving young people in volunteering. What works?
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Gatsby BM1
Benchmark 1 Webinars
The following webinars have been created to support Careers Leaders to create a strategic careers plan and build a progressive careers programme.
The webinars should be used in conjunction with the Strategic Carers Plan and Building a Stable and Progressive Careers Programme guidance documents.
Gatsby BM1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
SEND
Key stages
Compass+
Compass+ is a free digital product from The Careers & Enterprise Company with features that help you to measure impact and inform continuous improvement of your careers provision.
Gatsby BM1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
SEND
Key stages
Transition Guide from Primary to Secondary: enhancing careers education and supporting parental engagement
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.
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Gatsby BM1, 3, 7
SEND
Key stages
North East Regional Progression Framework
The framework is designed primarily as a tool to support practitioners from across a range of institutions and sectors wishing to develop a programme of activity to increase knowledge and understanding, as well as support progression to higher education.