a refreshed humber gold standard jane fisher working on behalf of the humber lep
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A Refreshed Humber Gold Standard
Jane Fisher
Working on behalf of the Humber LEPwww.jfaeducation.co.uk
Humber LEP Aims• Skills Commission
– Recommendation 1: Employment and Skills Board to review and refresh the out-of-date Gold Standard for CEIAG to ensure it meets today’s needs. A public register should be kept of which schools and providers meet the standard to inform parental and learner choice
– Recommendation 2: Compliance with the Gold Standard should be taken as evidence during inspections as part of Ofsted’s Common Inspection Framework for Schools
• Employment and Skills Work Plan
– CEIAG task and finish group set up; one action is to review and refresh the Gold Standard with external capacity and expertise
Project Objectives
• To refresh the Gold Standard• To carry out effective consultation across the
Humber• To pilot the draft standard with 3 or 4 schools
across the area• To run 2 dissemination events
The RefreshIncludes:•Mapping to the national quality standards for Careers Education (Careers England):
1. Leadership, management & delivery of CEIAG2. Staff competency, training & CPD3. Careers Education & WRL Curriculum plus CEIAG4. Securing Independent & Impartial CEIAG5. Working with external partnerships & agencies6. Involving & supporting families & carers7. Monitoring, reviewing, evaluating & developing provision8. Measuring the impact of provision (learning outcomes & progression)
•Reference to Ofsted Framework•Reference to Careers Education and Inspiration in Schools (DfE Statutory Guidance)•Synergy with The Matrix Standard for CEIAG Service Providers
The Gold Standard Modules• Effective Leadership and Management of CEIAG
Effective governance, leadership, organisation, strategic planning, entitlement and promotion of CEIAG
• Evaluating and developing provisionTarget-setting, systematic evaluation monitoring & review of CEIAG within the organisation, the use of data to measure the impact of CEIAG, and its continued improvement
• Competency of the CEIAG StaffAppropriate initial staff training &CPD to secure the competency of all staff involved in any element of CEIAG delivery
• Securing Independent and Impartial Careers Advice and Guidance for Young PeopleSteps taken by the organisation to secure independency of CEIAG and its impartiality, using of a range of partners and protocols
• CEIAG and a Curriculum for Careers Education and Work Related LearningThe teaching and assessment framework &programmes in place to deliver careers education &work-related learning, as well as CEIAG; includes sharing of knowledge with young people, their skills development and identified learner outcomes through a wide range of activities
• Careers Education Information, Advice and Guidance – Individual Access, Resources & FacilitiesEquity of learner access to CEIAG – individually or through the support of professionals, and the resources available to support it
• Working With External PartnersThe involvement of others in the effective delivery of CEIAG to raise aspirations & help young people make decisions about their
career plans
• Involving and Supporting Families (Parents) and Carers (Age Appropriate Involvement – KS3, KS4, KS5)How information about how young people can access CEIAG and the benefits of it are shared with parents/carers, as well as involving them in the CEIAG programme
The Accreditation CycleSTEP 1: Make a commitment to achieve the
Gold StandardSTEP 2: Review current CEIAG practices in
relation to the standard. STEP 3: Complete the Gold Standard Self-
Assessment Form.STEP 4: Collect Evidence to support the
self-assessmentSTEP 5: Request External Assessment visitSTEP 6: External Assessment takes placeSTEP 7: Decision and FeedbackSTEP 8: Develop a Continuous
Improvement Plan, based on feedback
STEP 9: Regularly review of CEIAG provisionSTEP 10: Accreditation review within 3 years
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PilotTest out:•Gold Standard Specifications– Content of the specifications– Evidence required
•A range of supporting tools– Self Assessment template– External Assessment template– Evidence Matrix
•Assessment Methods– Self Assessment process– Gathering & recording evidence– External Assessment process
Pilot Feedback• Standards are ‘fit for purpose’• Specifications/criteria are easy to understand• Evidence was easy to identify & gather - if the institution had
it / carried out the activity (NB: the pilot trialed a range of support materials, so their appeared to be a lot of documentation to fill in)
• Self-assessment process was straight forward• Excellent process for reflection and evaluating where an
institution is wrt CEIAG, and planning its development• Support from Head/Principal is essential to engage all staff in
helping with the self-assessment process (e.g. supporting the identification of evidence)
• Team approach championed by a senior leader is required, as it is a ‘large job’
• External support was valued – level required varied depending on where the institution was with its CEIAG
Next Steps 1Need to Emphasise:•The Process is the key element – it is excellent as a self- assessment tool and self-development tool for the institution, for its quality improvement•Amount of time required for the self-assessment process: this is a hefty award to achieve– Time taken will depend upon how far down the ‘CEIAG
Journey’ an organisation is• May take some institutions an academic year or longer to achieve
•That Assessment Criteria terminology can be used flexibly during the self- & external assessment processes, to enable appropriate assessment that fits the different approaches taken by institutions
Next Steps 2• Amend some terminology to increase relevance to
Special Schools - e.g. their focus on ‘Provision’ opportunities post-19 and a ‘Journey through Life’
• Clarify the presentation and cross-referencing of evidence
• Clarify the use of recording templates• Consider the implementation & infrastructure of:
– External Support available to institutions during the process, incl. who & how – e.g. support packages & potential costs
– External Assessment approach, incl. who, how, validating evidence to ensure secure & robust, consistency of approach
– Gold Standard roll out, incl: training workshops, CEIAG support materials (Toolkit), Humber-wide CEIAG network
• Launch Event – September 2014
Pilot Schools & CollegesEast RidingCottingham High SchoolEast Riding CollegeGoole High SchoolHeadlands School and Community Science CollegeHornsea School and Language College
North LincolnshireBaysgarth SchoolYPEC
Hull14-16 College (Hull College) Ganton Special SchoolMalet Lambert SchoolSirius Academy
North East Lincolnshire Franklin CollegeOasis Academy
Sincere thanks to all colleagues from the above institutions who supported the pilot
