Do You Want To Achieve Outstanding At Ofsted?

New Year – What’s on the horizon New statutory guidance due out spring Careers & Enterprise Co Mentoring programme for possible NEETS Job Centre Plus in schools Gatsby self assessment tool being launched in April Karen Adriaanse has left Ofsted A new lead inspector will be appointed

From Ofsted report 2015 Next Steps Inspectors have sharpened their focus from September 2015 on the extent to which schools prepare pupils for the world of work and make effective links with local businesses. In a thematic report to be published next year, Ofsted will identify how well schools help pupils to develop crucial employability and enterprise skills through both academic and vocational routes.

So What Do I focus On?

What do Ofsted Want? The bottom line To see the SLT who line manages CEIAG To see the day to day manager To see a programme of activities with clear outcomes To be able to speak to pupils who are clear what CEIAG they have access to & its effect. To see that continuous evaluation & monitoring is informing your programme & it’s responsive to student needs

Gatsby Stable programme Linking curriculum to careers Personal Guidance Learning from career & LMI Addressing needs of each pupil Encounters with employers & employees Encounters with FE & HE Experience of workplaces This is your emphasis SLT hear this message Ofsted want to see this

Putting together a framework Must –have expected outcomes and evaluation –Be differentiated –Include ALL routes for ALL pupils The only way to fit this all in is to make careers a whole school focus with all curriculum areas contributing

What am I hoping to achieve?

Quality in Careers Standard Developmental tool – not something you ‘go for’ when you’ve got your provision where you want it Seen by Ofsted as a sign that your CEIAG is top quality Recommended by Statutory Guidance Only award that validates your careers education programme as well as advice and guidance