Seminar Programme for Thursday and Friday of the Skills Show – The Staff Room 2016
Thursday 17th November 201510:00 / Future Skills – using labour market information to support career decisions
Access to up-to-date career and labour market information is one of the international benchmarks for excellence in careers provision. How can you help young people build a good picture of future skills requirements when the labour market is always developing? Come to this seminar to share information sources and approaches.
Speaker: Michael Spayne, Focus LMI
10.45 / Meeting Ofsted’s expectations for careers work
A recent House of Commons Report suggested that school’s Ofsted ratings should be downgraded if the careers provision is inadequate. Come to this seminar to explore how to build careers provision that meets and exceeds Ofsted’s requirements and helps students progress and achieve.
Speaker: Kath Wright
11.30 / Careers Project Focus - SACU
Come along to a brief demoof SACU’s free, online research tools- helping students look at degrees, careers and apprenticeships in an easy to use, data visualisation tool or careers word cloud.Guideyour students tomake good decisions using the latest LMI data and get them interested in their future with these helpful interactive and personalised research services.
Speaker: Peter Mulligan, SACU
11.45 / Digital Career Literacy – Creating the right online brand
This seminar will explore the role of social media in supporting effective careers programmes. It will examine:
- The use of popular social media sites in career development.
- Sector specific sites.
- How to avoid the pitfalls of social media.
- Good hints and tips for personal branding.
12.30 / Championing the Way
WorldSkills UK has been funded by the Careers and Enterprise Company to develop a toolkit of 10 lessons for use with students in Years 8-10. Drawing on the inspiration of WorldSkills competitions, the pack offers a range of innovative and practical activities to explore career learning and employability skills. Get your free pack in this session and also find out about the CEC funded Championing the Way for Skills project where WorldSkills UK Champions come into schools to deliver fun and engaging interactive skills sessions for students across England.
Speaker: WorldSkills UK
13.00 / Apprenticeships and traineeships
This session will explore how young people can get in and go far with new developments in apprenticeships and traineeships including the Higher and Degree Apprenticeships. The session will explore the latest policy developments and resources to support schools keep their students up to date on opportunities available.
Speakers: National Apprenticeship Service
13.45 / Weighing up costs and return – the financial factors of different pathways
University fees, the withdrawal of maintenance loans, contradictory evidence about graduate employment and the rising number of alternative routes. This seminar will explore some of the facts and how universities, schools and colleges can work together to provide accurate, impartial and inspirational advice and guidance on higher education including degree apprenticeships.
Speaker:West Midlands Aim Higher team
14.30 / Building on what works : The Careers and Enterprise Company support for schools
The Careers Enterprise Company was set up to inspire and prepare young people for the world of work and help bridge the gap between employers, teachers, parents and young people.. Come along to this session to hear how the Enterprise Adviser networks connects schools, employers and careers providers to improve careers provision as well as the range of other elements of support available.
Speaker:The Careers Enterprise Company
Friday 18th November 2015
10.00 / Future Skills – using labour market information to make good career decisions
Access to up-to-date career and labour market information is one of the international benchmarks for excellence in careers provision. How can you help young people build a good picture of future skills requirements when the labour market is always developing? Come to this seminar to share information sources and approaches.
Speaker: Michael Spayne, Focus LMI
10.45 / Digital Career Literacy – Creating the right online brand
This seminar will explore the role of social media in supporting effective careers programmes. It will examine:
- The use of popular social media sites in career development.
- Sector specific social media sites.
- How to avoid the pitfalls of social media.
- Good hints and tips for personal branding.
11.30 / Careers Project Focus - SACU
Come along to a brief demoof SACU’s free, online research tools- helping students look at degrees, careers and apprenticeships in an easy to use, data visualisation tool or careers word cloud. Guideyour students tomake good decisions using the latest LMI data and get them interested in their future with these helpful interactive and personalised research services.
Speaker: Peter Mulligan, SACU
11.45 / Improving your one to one career coaching
Career decisions are complex and they matter. This seminar will explore the ten sticking points young people often face in their quest for the right career path and how to shape one-to-one sessions that identify grounded options and ways forward. It will cover techniques and questioning that improve results.
Speaker: Julia Yates, University of East London
12.30 / Championing the Way
WorldSkills UK has been funded by the Careers and Enterprise Company to develop a toolkit of 10 lessons for use with students in Years 8-10. Drawing on the inspiration of WorldSkills competitions, the pack offers a range of innovative and practical activities to explore career learning and employability skills. Get your free pack in this session and also find out about the CEC funded Championing the Way for Skills project where WorldSkills UK Champions come into schools to deliver fun and engaging interactive skills sessions for students across England
Speaker: WorldSkills UK
13.00 / WSUK Think - The Future of Technical and Professional Education
This session will examine the future direction of travel for technical and professional education in the UK. Taking into consideration the challenges that the sector faces, changes to government policy and how can we encourage more young people to take up new routes and pathways to be provided.Speakers:Panel of Experts
14:00 / Building on what works : The Careers and Enterprise Company support for schools
The Careers Enterprise Company was set up to inspire and prepare young people for the world of work and help bridge the gap between employers, teachers, parents and young people.. Come along to this session to hear how the Enterprise Adviser networks connects schools, employers and careers providers to improve careers provision as well as the range of other elements of support available.
Speaker: The Careers Enterprise Company
14.45 / Meeting Ofsted’s expectations for careers work
A recent House of Commons Report suggested that school’s Ofsted ratings should be downgraded if the careers provision is inadequate. Come to this seminar to explore how to build careers provision that meets and exceeds Ofsted’s requirements and helps students progress and achieve.
Speaker: Claire Nix, CDI
Saturday 19th November
10:45 / Supporting Young People to See Themselves as ProfessionalsAll young people should view themselves as young professionals, about to embark on the first steps in their career journey. However the reality is often that they feel they aren’t taken seriously, don’t think they have the skills or experience necessary, or feel they are ‘too young’ to have an impact. By changing how we view young people we can support and empower them to see themselves as professional, and show that to potential employers too. Every young person is a young professional in the making.
Speaker:Youth Employment UK
11:25 / Apprenticeship or Uni? Weighing up the pros and cons.
University fees, loans and debt. Why doesn't every young person do an apprenticeship instead? This seminar will look beyond the news headlines and give you the facts you need to help you support your son or daughter as they weigh up their option.
Speaker:West Midlands Aim Higher team
12:05 / Careers help for parents and carers: supporting you to support them and their future
Young people need a lot of support as they make career decisions and find their way forward. This seminar will explore how to offer help at key points of transition and identify key sources of information.
Speaker:Nanette Chandler, Career and Employment Coach
12:45 / The Changing Public Opinion on Apprenticeships
Why changes have occurred to apprenticeships, when this will come into effect and the opportunities it can provide for your children. Contribute your views and experiences of apprenticeships, what a successful apprenticeship programme would look like and what would motivate your child to take up this offer.
Speakers:Panel of Experts
13:35 / Careers Project Focus - SACU
Come along to a brief demoof SACU’s free, online research tools- helping students look at degrees, careers and apprenticeships in an easy to use, data visualisation tool or careers word cloud. Guideyour students tomake good decisions using the latest LMI data and get them interested in their future with these helpful interactive and personalised research services.
Speaker: Peter Mulligan, SACU
13:50 / Understanding the Labour Market to Make Informed Career Decisions
Parents and carers have a major influence on the education and careers decisions that young people make. However, the labour market can appear complex and in a constant state of flux. This can create uncertainty when making choices about the future. The session will attempt to make sense of the modern labour market by exploring key trends and developments and the implications these have for career choices.
Speaker: Michael Spayne, Focus LMI
14:30 / Digital Career Literacy – Creating the right online brand
This seminar will explore the role of social media in supporting effective careers programmes. It will examine:
- The use of popular social media sites in career development.
- Sector specific sites.
- How to avoid the pitfalls of social media.
- Good hints and tips for personal branding.
Leading the Way –Introductory CPD
Thursday and Friday – 10am to 3pm
Saturday – 11am to 2pm
Attend a free 45 minute workshop to find out how you can use competition activity to motivate learners and enhance your teaching and assessment practice. WorldSkills UK Trainers will share their insights on how to support learners to achieve using competitions’ as the focus.
Thursday 17th November10:00 / Introductory CPD: Engineering and Technology
11:00 / Introductory CPD: Construction and Infrastructure
12:00 / Introductory CPD: Media and Creative
13:00 / Introductory CPD: Hospitality and Lifestyle
14:00 / Introductory CPD: IT and Enterprise
Friday 18th November
10:00 / Introductory CPD: Engineering and Technology
11:00 / Introductory CPD: Construction and Infrastructure
12:00 / Introductory CPD: Media and Creative
13:00 / Introductory CPD: Hospitality and Lifestyle
14:00 / Introductory CPD: IT and Enterprise
Saturday 19th November
11:00 / Introductory CPD
12:00 / Introductory CPD
13:00 / Introductory CPD