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Equality, self-belief and choice - impartial careers education: implementing Principle 5
Subject:
Leading personalised learning
Audience:
Headteachers, Middle leaders and aspiring headteachers, School business managers, Children's services leaders, Stakeholders and partners
Date of publication:
March 2010 |
File format and size:
PDF, 182 Kb
Changes made by the Education and Skills Act 2008 require schools, in the delivery of their statutory requirement to provide careers education, to ensure that information about learning options and careers is presented impartially and that advice promotes the best interests of pupils.
The statutory guidance identifies six Principles of good quality, impartial careers education that are accompanied by short outcome focused statements that clarify the Principles and help schools to understand if they have been met. This booklet focuses on Principle 5: actively promotes equality of opportunity and challenges stereotypes.
Findings have been structured into four sections:
- outlines why this Principle is such a high priority, drawing on the views of young people themselves about one aspect: gender
- pulls together key points about the needs that institutions have identified with the delivery approaches they are developing
- presents approaches to staff development
- summarises lessons for leaders
Mini-case studies offer examples from the leaders interviewed as prompts for reflection and discussion.
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