OPINION
CAROL MAYALL
HEAD OF CAREERS, AQUINAS COLLEGE, STOCKPORT
Toughest benchmark: 6 — Experiences of workplaces
Unfortunately we just haven’t got the funds to employ anybody
to arrange the visits for meaningful encounters with employers.
That takes time and resources in a big school like ours, with
busy teachers. We’ve always said to the students that they
should arrange their own visits, but some of them
understandably don't have contacts in the job areas they are
most interested in
DANNY GIBSON
VICE PRINCIPAL AND CAREERS LEADER, CEDAR MOUNT ACADEMY, MANCHESTER
Toughest benchmark: 4 — Linking curriculum learning with careers
If your only exposure to the world of work is what you
see on TV, the staff at your local takeaway or the teachers
you come into contact with, there just isn’t a breadth of
experience there. Some of our young people just don’t
think some jobs are for them
JAKE ARMSTRONG
VOCATIONAL FACULTY LEADER, ADDEY & STANHOPE SCHOOL, LONDON
HAZEL KINDLEY
GUIDANCE MANAGER,
ASHTON SIXTH FORM
COLLEGE, STAFFORDSHIRE
Toughest benchmark:
4 — Linking curriculum
learning with careers
Going from having
careers separate
from the
curriculum to
having to integrate
it with our regular
lessons is quite a
big culture change.
We’re asking
questions about
what is involved
within teaching and
learning. It’s
unrealistic to
expect that to
change overnight
Toughest benchmark: 2 — Learning from career and labour market information
Careers in the curriculum is a tough one because it involves staff across the school
and everyone has so much to do. Labour market information is also tough. The problem
is there are so many different providers out there in the market saying 'we’ve got
resources, we want to help you, here they are, this is how much it costs'
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