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This document discusses essential components for effective CEIAG (Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance) in 6th form colleges. It emphasizes the importance of senior management support, collaboration with department heads, and targeted interventions for students. Key strategies include one-on-one appointments, extensive UCAS guidance, workshops for specific disciplines, and the use of technology such as Moodle for resources. Addressing challenges faced by students, such as parental and peer pressure, mental health, and financial constraints, is also highlighted.
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CEIAG in FE & 6th form Colleges Lesley Murphy – HE Adviser Candi Formerly Careers Adviser/Aimhigher Lewisham College Linking London May 2012
Key elements • Support of SMT – they are the enforcers • Heads of Dept - helps with destinations/retention & achievement/progression agreements • Subject tutors – how can you take the burden from them? Linking London May 2012
For students: Some universal offer - handbook/leaflets/moodle Targeted to specific groups i.e medics, dancers, drama students One to one – appointments that students self select for DEADLINES For teaching staff Universal offer – handbook/idiot guide’ Targeted materials i.e. Access to Nursing Training for all staff dealing with ucas system/references Enforcement of systems from management DEADLINES What are the ‘essentials’ for CEIAG Linking London May 2012
Year 13 Ucas Apply sessions Intensive support 1:1 Medi-Link LSG Transition/money/budgeting student life – uni ambassadors – QMUL fantastic! Ready Steady Job Employer fair Next Stop Work Year 12 Introduction to options via tutorial group work Careers bulletins Sessions to students who want medicine/Oxbridge University visits & Speakers LSG Tasters & summer schools Mentors Big Voice Brokerage Parents evenings Candi – HE – A level & IB –smart, motivated students, WP(ish) Linking London May 2012
Candi – HE – A level & IB –smart, motivated students, WP(ish) • HE conveyer belt • Parental pressure • Peer pressure • Lack of self confidence • Over confident • The ‘London’ factor • EU – 3 year money rule…. • Lack or relevant WEX • Deluded!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Linking London May 2012
Support for teaching staff • Tutor handbook • Ucas form checking • Sessions lead by careers staff on options/choosing/applying & employability • References all checked and sent by Head of Careers • Visits arranged/tasters/speakers Linking London May 2012
Tutors HE Info Guide/Pack HE ‘champions’ Training on ucas system/references Management and admin of ucas system Trouble shooting issues Finance ‘guru’ Students – daily drop in Tutor group sessions ‘HSC Day’ ‘CI HE Day’ Links with Goldsmiths – IT, YEHE, Art Progression agreements Speakers Ambassadors Alumni ‘Mind the Gap’/Study skills days/Summer Schools Lewisham College – BTECs/NVQs and Access Linking London May 2012
Key GCSEs missing ESOL Single parents Mental health problems Criminal records Poor essay writing skills (NVQ/BTEC students) Asylum/status/money Housing – fear of losing accommodation Nowhere at home to study Money - poverty Deluded!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lewisham – challenging students – totally WP – typical issues Linking London May 2012
Moodle -‘Pod casts’ & useful videos Uni taster lectures Using professional mentors – CAUK – TV producers – Dancers – Performance poets – speakers who are employers – Stephen Lawrence Centre Using Alumni – Social Work/Nursing Ambassadors – ‘Tea with HE’ Texting reminders QT and Knowitall – taste the future Deadlines and count downs….(pop ups on PCs as well as posters) Saying ‘NO’ and meaning it Ucas training days – everything evolves…… Things that worked! Linking London May 2012
HE needs to get real…… • VFM – contact time/wireless networks • USP • Employability & ‘built in’ WEX - guaranteed • Intensive degrees??? (Coventry Uni London) • More part time and flexible provision-payg • More ‘Customer Focus’………….. Linking London May 2012