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Careers & Youth Employment Newsletter

2 July 2020

Elaine Morrison
e.morrison@manchester.gov.uk

Maura O'Brien
m.obrien1@manchester.gov.uk

Pamela Williams
p.williams1@manchester.gov.uk

Contents

• Destinations and Risk of NEET
• Manchester Connect
• CEIAG Network 
• News from our Partners
• Green Skills
• Apprenticeship Information
• Careers, LMI & Education Articles and Reports
• Partner Bulletins and Newsletters
• Previous Newsletters

Destinations and Risk of NEET

Year 11 Transition

We have a fortnight, for all school based careers staff, to have one last push to ensure all your Year 11 students have got destinations for September. By now you will have received an email from the CCIS Team, requesting an update of your RONI lists, with offer information. This will enable us to track and monitor those young people without an offer, over the summer break. The closing date is this week, Friday 3 July. 

We have also had a couple of requests for a sample template for a Transition Plan. We have designed one that doubles up as a ‘readiness’ checklist that covers most of the essential areas that a young person will need to prepare for. I am pretty sure that most of you will already have a plan in place for your high risk RONI students, but just in case, this may be of help. You can also attach it with the Transition Referral form to send to post 16 providers to help them put the right support package in place. 

Year 11 Transition Action Plan

Transition Referral Form

Transition Referral Form Guidelines

We are now in the process of putting the final touches to our own plan to sustain our transition campaign to support Year 11’s and 12’s over July and August. We are going to be working closely with youth providers, who will be delivering a summer programme to identify and refer any young people without a destination. We are also going to run information stalls in a couple of our highest NEET hotspot neighbourhoods, to reach families of young people who may not have an offer yet. Career Connect will be working hard to engage those young people without an offer and will be running a social media campaign across the month of August. 

So lots going on and hopefully, by the time schools reopen, we will be able to update you about the progress of your students and together we can monitor their enrollment and transition into their post 16 destinations. 

I have been so impressed since Covid-19 turned our worlds upside down, of the commitment and hard work you have put into supporting your Year 11’s, and I really do hope all of our efforts payoff in September. 

Looking forward to seeing you all next Tuesday at the last CEIAG network meeting for this year. 

Elaine

Manchester Connect

Over the summer they will continue to work with colleges, employers and local training providers, to ensure that offers are taken up, and young people start their next steps with confidence. As part of this, they will be working with providers that are offering summer programmes, so please get in touch if you are a provider and would like to work with them.

They will also be working closely with schools, to ensure those young people without a clear idea of what they want to do, have the opportunity to find out more and choose from a wide selection of courses and training,

If you know any young people who have not got a destination for September, please can you refer them, so they can receive one to one support.

To refer a young person to us, or if you are a provider who wants to find out more, please contact:

eet@careerconnect.org.uk or call 0161 232 7863

CEIAG Network

CEIAG Network - End of Year Meeting

Tuesday 7 July, 10.30am to 12pm
As this will be the last meeting of this academic year it would be brilliant to have all our schools represented. So far, since Covid-19 we have had over 3/4 of our schools involved, and the feedback has been very positive. We know some of you who read this newsletter have been unable to make the recent meetings, but it would be great to see you at this last one, and be able to say we had 100% of schools working together to provide the best careers support, to our young people in Manchester.

We will be discussing:

• End of Year 
• Year 11 destinations
• GCSE Results Day (Thursday 20 August)
• Apprenticeships
• BridgeGM - GMACS
• NCS

Join the CEIAG Network - End of Year Meeting
Phone Number: 020 3957 2107‬
PIN: ‪146 938 654#‬

You can join on the day with the Join the CEIAG Network - End of Year Meeting link or if you would also like to receive a calendar invite with the joining details, please get in touch with Maura on m.obrien1@manchester.gov.uk.

Linking curriculum learning to careers - Gatsby Benchmark 4

How one member of our Network is using this time, to help her school strengthen their curriculum links to careers.

In our recent CEIAG conversations we asked the Network what work they were able to carry out at the moment. Christine, Head of Careers at Wright Robinson College (mixed 11–16 secondary school), told us of the work she was doing with the curriculum leads at her school. We asked her if she would be happy to share some info in this newsletter, and she has kindly sent in the summary below:

So… with the unexpected downtime on our hands I contacted heads of departments to see if we could work on BM4 and get some solid links in Schemes of Work for as many subjects as possible. I quickly realised that there could be no generic approach as each subject delivers differently eg some have booklets, some use PP lessons.

I also realised that they very much wanted ownership of this and had to carefully suggest that whatever they did, I needed to oversee to quality check information. Note to self……big picture, a great step forward in achieving this benchmark so don’t be precious !!

However in an attempt to have some continuity I suggested:

• I provided a slide template and suggested format for both a job profile and a separate one for skills profile that could be slotted in to a lesson PP,
• I created a careers logo so that teachers could insert this wherever they felt a careers link was appropriate,
• I asked that the GMACS and Xello logos were also included on any slides to signpost students to further research. ( we are launching GMACS in September) 

I have had a great response to this with over half of subjects wanting to get involved. I am sure that once teaching resumes I will evaluate and monitor to see how it works.

Thanks Christine, for sharing some of your tips for Gatsby Benchmark 4. 

News from our partners

1) EdTech Demonstrator Programme
Backed by DfE funding they are focused on improving the quality of education and online provision by supporting teachers and middle leaders in the effective use of Moodle, Microsoft 365 and Google. As one of thirty-eight EdTech Demonstrator schools and colleges they are delighted to support both secondary schools and colleges in identifying and addressing immediate needs whilst developing their long term capacity.

How can they help secondary schools?

•  School leadership support

•  Teacher CPD

•  Online quality-assurance

To request free advice, support and training please go to:
https://edtech-demonstrator.lgfl.net/ and mention “The Manchester College” in your application.

2) Couch to College - Virtual Events for Y10 and Y11 Students
Week commencing 13 & 20 July 2020
The challenges of the last few months have led to a lot of uncertainty for young people about their future and the next steps into college. In response to this, The Manchester College is launching a series of brand-new online Couch to College events to provide young people and their families with all the information they need to help them start the next stage of their career journey.

‘Making a College Application’ Session
The School Liaison Team will also be running a session
Tuesday 7th July - 5pm to 6pm,

Download the Couch to College - Virtual Events -Info sheet

FREE workshops delivered on site and online for YR9 - YR12 students in Manchester

• Model Employee - personal presentation & workplace behaviour
• Skill Up! - building your transferable skills
• Your Hired! - understanding the recruitment process
• Ace that !interview - acing competency based questions
• Money Savvy - understanding your finances
• Roadmap - goal setting for success
• Build-a-Brand -create your personal brand to build your CV

Get Your Future (GYFS) and Get Your Green Future Started (GYGFS) Flyer

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Manchester & Salford summer programme 2020  The YMCA are providing an online programme to enable young people to explore possible career paths, improve their employability. Young people can go along to a single session, or join them for the whole month. Pick and choose, and all for free. YMCA_Summer Programme Timetable 20_v2.pdf

BridgeGM Updates Bridge GM continue to host and provide CPD for Careers Leaders in the form of professional discussions. These sessions allow for Careers Leaders to meet to discuss challenges faced, and exchange methods of overcoming any careers related barriers faced during lock down.More details, dates and how to join the Bridge GM CPD sessions Compass audits - If they haven’t already, Claire & Nafisa will be in touch to confirm your last Compass assessments. Please note these need to be completed and submitted by 10 July GMACS - In February 2020, the Greater Manchester Careers and Apprenticeship Service (GMACS) was launched. View the GMACS website. GMACS is now live and provides advice, guidance and support for young people at all stages of their education and transition. GMACS has content to inspire and support young people in GM throughout the lockdown, and beyond, as they continue to develop and update this all the time.Over the coming weeks, they will be adding new employer led content and guides for educators on all of the platform benefits, from student’s college and apprenticeship applications, to developing data informed lessons, interventions and careers programmes to supporting Gatsby Benchmark implementation. The Bridge GM Team are on hand to support schools and colleges to make the most of all of the features of the site. GMACS is available for you to use now, but to make the most of all of its features please do join over 100 schools and colleges already using the platform and sign up by contacting them at – gmacsenquiries@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk or contact Claire & Nafisa. Another reminder about the forthcoming GMACS engagement session for Manchester Careers Leads and Careers support colleagues Monday 6 July at 10.30am till 12.30pm. A save the date and time went out to all Careers Leaders and Heads last week, and the precise joining instructions for the session will follow this week. Sign up and on boarding for GMACS from schools in Manchester has been disproportionally low given the numbers in the network, so Bridge GM strongly encourage Careers Leaders to be on this session, in order to see how the platform can enhance and support your role, and furthermore broaden and increase careers related digital learning available to students. Your Enterprise Coordinators: Claire Walker - Claire.Walker@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk Nafisa Hakim - nafisa.hakim@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk

Skills Support for Growth

For young people aged 15 to 18 years old, not in education, employment or training

Skills Support for Growth offers you friendly support to help you make the right choices about your future career and achieve your goals, whatever they might be.

Choosing the right career path
• Gaining new skills
• Building your confidence
Plus, you will meet new people and have fun

Applying for college courses and attending open days
• Developing your CV
• Searching for jobs
• Presentation and interview skills
• Work experience

They have a range of short courses available should you want to gain a qualification to help
with your next steps. Just some of the courses we offer include:
• Childcare
• Construction
• Customer Service
• First Aid
• Maths and English
• Retail

GCHQ Manchester's INWED Design Competition

To celebrate International Women in Engineering Day 2020, GCHQ Manchester is running a competition for young girls from the Manchester area to show-off their creativity and problem-solving skills!

10-16 years - At GCHQ, our engineers help keep the UK secure from online cyber threats, put your creativity and problem-solving skills to the test by designing a ‘really annoying’ security system! You can submit your ideas in any format, take a picture of or email us your design!

Find out more about the GCHQ Manchester's INWED Design Competition

Virtual Health Careers Conference 2020 

Sat, 25 July 2020 10am to 5pm
The UK's leading event for aspiring and current healthcare professionals returns as an immersive interactive virtual conference. It will be supported by Health Education England, NHS England, General Medical Council and key organisations.

Diverse programme including:

• Keynote talks and panels
• Virtual Workshop Hubs - learn about your health career of interest and what you need to do to get in!
• Interactive Virtual Clinical Skills Zone - your chance to get to virtually experience clinical skills!
• #VHCC Waiting Room - version of the Mentoring & Networking Zone here you can ask a current healthcare student, professional or leader any question you want!
• Digital Health & Innovation Zone- a peek into the future of health!
• Interactive Virtual Exhibition - an opportunity to virtually meet key organisations and access useful resources!
• Developing Your Portfolio Programme - A dedicated virtual track featuring leaders across fields to support career development for current healthcare students and professionals covering areas such as Leadership, Diversity, Medical Education, Innovation, Digital Health, Portfolio Careers, Primary Care, Specialties and Start-Ups.

Open to all school, college, university students, graduates, parents, teachers, career advisers, health professionals and interested individuals.

Virtual Health Careers Conference Eventbrite

Getting Britain back to work

Thursday 9 July
9.45 to 11.45am
Learning and Work Institute

The Employment and Skills Convention 2020 will focus on how we can get Britain back to work. How we can reverse the rise in unemployment and help people back into decent work? What can we do to prevent youth unemployment and a long-term scarring impact on young peoples’ opportunities? What role can skills play in the recovery? How can we prevent a deepening of regional inequalities, and drive a levelling up after the crisis?

Keynote speakers will include: 

• Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester 
• Mims Davies MP, minister for employment 
• Gillian Keegan MP, minister for apprenticeships and skills
• David Hughes, chief executive of the Association of Colleges
• Laura Gardiner, research director of the Resolution Foundation
• Councillor Abbi Brown, leader of Stoke on Trent City Council, and lead member of the Local Government Association City Regions Board

National Careers Service LMI and Apprenticeship Bulletin July 2020

• Councils predict one million new low-carbon jobs by 2050 including a statement from Sir Richard Leese (Manchester Council Leader)
• North-West Vacancy Data summary table including how many vacancies in Manchester in June 2020
• Tech sector equipped to emerge strongly from pandemic includes how well Manchester is doing.
  

Read the full stories and more in the their Bulletin.

To sign up to the National Careers Service LMI and Apprenticeship Bulletin email:

Iain.Logan@growthco.uk

Green Skills

4 FREE Workshops Available to Schools in Manchester - Y9 to Y11 students   What are the causes and effects of climate change? Who are the climate change pioneers? Discover what action your favourite brands are taking How can you contribute to a better city and earth? What is your sustainability pledge? Escape room challenge - escape from climate change Get Your Future (GYFS) and Get Your Green Future Started (GYGFS) Flyer

How does our food affect the planet?
The Take a Bite out of Climate Change (TakeABiteCC) project aims to share the scientific consensus about how food and agriculture contribute to climate change. They try to provide easily accessible information and fun activities, and help citizens understand how they can help. You can find out more about who is involved and the resources they have created throughout site. Includes materials aimed at schools and the general public on how food choices contribute to climate change.

The Take a Bite Out of Climate Change Project is led by
Professor Sarah Bridle of Manchester University Physics department

Eating Our Way Out of Climate Change Sarah Bridle Sally talks about how to address climate change, and with a quarter of climate change is from food, how we can all contribute by making simple changes to the food we choose to buy and eat. Sally's talk is just under 15 minutes, and accessible to most high school students. Eating Our Way Out of Climate Change - Sarah Bridle - TEDxManchester

Take a Bite Out of Climate Change Website Resources

Include:

Greenhouse Gas Footprint Calculator This application lets you calculate the greenhouse gas footprint of your menu options! Please add every ingredient in your recipe individually: Simple enough for students to use. Greenhouse Gas Footprint Calculator

Food Matters Series The University of Minnesota Institute on Environment's excellent 'Food Matters' series: Briefings on the most pressing environmental challenges facing the world today. Published by the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota, Environment Reports is a collaboration between an international group of scientists, writers, and designers to combine incisive narratives about environmental challenges, backed up by cutting-edge data. Easy read, includes pictures and infographics, suitable for high school students.

Apprenticeship Information

Amazing Apprenticeships

Amazing Apprenticeships is a website with lots of great resources, as recommended by members of the CEIAG Network

GM Apprenticeship Hub

GM Apprenticeship Hub
Case Studies

The ASK programme

The new Ask programme has launched
There is now a wide collection of student resources for teachers to share with their classes, enabling students to continue to learn about apprenticeships from home. Amazing Apprenticeships are also running a schedule of live webinars covering different topics, open to all teachers.

Institute Of Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Portal for national apprenticeship information and news
Covid-19 Information Regarding Apprenticeships

Find an Apprenticeship website is advertising the latest opportunities.

GM Apprenticeship Hub
Advice, case studies, information and vacancies

Careers, LMI & Education Articles and Reports

Coronavirus: GCSE Results Day 2020 Information For Students

GCSE Results Day - 20 August 2020

Although the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted study and exams, students will still get GCSE results. Read their FAQs for everything you need to know. Web page suitable for students or parents

Other Articles and Reports

Related to Covid-19

TES
Revealed: DfE's 16-point September school opening plan

International Labour Organisation
Preventing exclusion from the labour market: Tackling the COVID-19 youth employment crisis

Teach First
Careers Leadership after COVID-19

UK Youth Report
The impact of COVID-19 on young people & the youth sector 

General

TES
Black experiences hub - Bringing black experiences to the classroom
TES have partnered with BBC, Into Film and The Black Curriculum to bring you a selection of resources on black experiences - from black British history to global contributions, they understand that representation matters and young people need to see themselves reflected in their education. Teachers and parents can use this hub for information, advice and practical resources to better understand the experiences of black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals, including the Black Lives Matter movement. You’ll also find resources for teaching mental health, anti-racism and a great collection of news stories from our editorial team. 

The Edge Foundation
Skills Shortages in the UK Economy - Edge Bulletin 7 - June 2020

The Social Mobility Foundation
Apprentices and Social Mobility - Fulfilling potential

Enterprise

FutureLearn
Entrepreneurship Courses Free Courses
Start a business or advance your career with online entrepreneurship courses. Lots of free short courses. FutureLearn is largely aimed at adults but they know that young people may want to access their courses so they are only for users over the age of 12

OpenLearn
Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality Free Course
There is no minimum age for general use of the site, including access to free courses, articles and other content. However, in order to create an account you must be aged 13 years or over.

Webinars

CDI
Labour Market Information (LMI)
Tuesday 14 July 3pm

Partner Bulletins and Newsletters

Manchester Work and Skills Team Weekly Bulletin 29 June
Lots of online training opportunities, as well as signposting to initiatives and organisations supporting people into work.To sign up visit www.manchester.gov.uk/ebulletins, fill in your details, then select:
 o Latest jobs and training opportunities

Libraries e-Bulletin - we're on our way back 26 June

Manchester Libraries Children and Families Newsletter 30 June

Our Town Hall Project Team Spring 2020

Youth Futures Foundation Newsletter June

Manchester City Council
The Council are producing regular updates which anyone can sign up for:
Sign up for Council e-bulletins
Visit the Council’s website for Covid-19 advice for residents and businesses

Previous Newsletters

Careers and Youth Employment Newsletter 25 June 2020

Careers and Youth Employment Newsletter 18 June 2020

Careers and Youth Employment Newsletter 10 June 2020
(The CEIAG Newsletter extended it's audience and amended its title to reflect the wider remit).

CEIAG Newsletter Special Covid-19 Edition 3 June 2020

Half term - week commencing 25 May - no newsletter

CEIAG Newsletter Special Covid-19 Edition May 20 2020 

CEIAG Newsletter Special Covid-19 Edition May 13 2020

CEIAG Newsletter Special Covid-19 Edition May 6 2020

CEIAG Newsletter Special Covid-19 Edition April 29 2020