Since September, every school in England has been required to have a named Careers Leader in place to drive forward improvements to careers guidance.
When I first began to look at how to improve career guidance in this country, I could scarcely have believed that we would reach the point at which we now stand.
Philippa Hartley is the Careers Leader at Huntcliff School. Here, she writes about her role and the benefits of having a well-structured careers provision embedded within the school.
Rachel Warwick is the Executive head teacher of Didcot School for girls. Here, she talks about the careers provision in her school and their brilliant Careers Leader.
Paula Staley is the Careers Leader at Beaumont Leys School, a secondary school in Leicester. Here, she writes about recent activity they have had within their careers provision.
Lisa Bowman is the Careers Leader at Kings International College, Camberley. Here, she writes about her experience in this role over the past year and the successes she has encountered.
Neal Suchak is a Policy Advisor at the Recruitment & Employment Confederation, the professional body and voice for the UK recruitment industry. He leads on the REC’s Future of Jobs Campaign.
Jackie McGarry is the Careers Leader at Catcote Academy in Hartlepool. Jackie was awarded a fully funded training bursary for high – quality face to face Careers Leader training.
Sarah shares her experience of being in the Careers Leader role and how much she has benefited from completing the online training.