futurewise new generation. a new generation of careers guidance planning
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Futurewise New Generation
A new generation of careers guidance planning
Why Inspiring Futures?
It has never been more important for young people to be able to stand out from the crowd and access the best opportunities.
We have over 70 years experience in the business of guiding young people in making informed career and education decisions and provide the best quality of careers guidance that meets the needs of schools
The landscape of careers is rapidly changing - Together with Team Focus, a leading educational and occupational psychology organisation, we have worked to create a new generation of online psychometric assessments for the Futurewise programme.
Benefits of Futurewise New Generation to
students, parents and schools
• Engages students in their career planning
• Flexible to suit schools and timetables
• Support for important transition points to age 23
• Engages parents in subject choices and career planning
• Enhance a school’s reputation by working with a trusted partner
• Prepares students – assessments similar to universities and graduate recruiters
Futurewise New Generation uses
Online psychometric assessments
Verbal reasoning
Numerical reasoning
Abstract reasoning
Memory and Attention
Personality styles
Careers interests
Students
Assessments make use of the latest thinking in psychometrics
Assessments
Developed in partnership with Team Focus
• Led by Dr. Roy Childs, a highly-qualified UK psychologist & an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
• Supported the introduction of test standards by the BPS
• Delivered all the BPS approved courses, including Full Level B which is the highest specialist qualification that is available in psychometric assessment.
Team Focus are a leading educational and occupational psychology company who specialise in test and questionnaire design as well as individual assessment and development activities.
This type of profiling is also used by:
51 UK Universities (including Oxford and Cambridge)
The Army and Royal Navy as part of their officer selection assessments
The UKCAT for university medical and dental admissions
Rolls Royce, Marks and Spencer, Mensa, the General Medical Council, the United Nations
Profiling assessments
Students & Parents receive a balanced & comprehensive reportSchools also have access to student results
Report Contents
Big Picture
Overview
You & Work
You & Learning
You & Careers
You & Subject Choice
Guidance Notes & Actions
Report gives holistic feedback on assessment
results
Looks at abilities, interests and personality
Report highlights
potential careers for accurate and informed career
exploration
Students are advised of subject pathways relevant
to their career suggestions
Students receive detailed feedback on their Learning
Style
An impartial guidance interview with a qualified careers adviser ensures students understand
their results and take control of their own career planning choices
Interview
Students have access to their personal web space at
www.myfuturewise.org.uk
All report results are uploaded to My Futurewise, enabling future
research into careers
Completely secure online website
Information, advice and guidance helpline (phone or email) to answer career and higher education related questions.
Available to students, parents and school staff.
PLUS
Discounts on career experience events
Subscription to the online Futurewise Magazine
A Year 12/S5 progress interview
An optional post school interview
Discounts on driving lessons, travel and books
Additional features for schools
Futurewise school admin zone
Futurewise tutorials and lesson plans
Futurewise launch and progress talks
(parent evenings)
Career adviser
support days
Schools
Ability to monitor student progress in real time
School admin zone offers -
Option to adapt test level and duration according
to student need
Contemporary, innovative & easy-to-use system
Flexible scheduling ensures less time spent out of core curriculum lessons
Schools can select the programme that best meets their needs
Schools can set the system to meet specific student needs
Your Futurewise programme can also deliver an Enterprise activity to the whole of YEAR 9/S2
Bring their Futurewise New Generation profiles to life
For schools
For students
For schools
Practical career, enterprise and work-related learning courses for ages 13 – 19
Ask us about Inspiring Futures InterActives
Career and Gap Fairs for schools where students and parents can meet
prospective employers and gap year providers. Ask us about fairs.
The opportunity to meet with leading employers, higher education tutors and
gain valuable employability skills. Ask us about Courses and Events
Don’t just take our word for it...
I thought that the new assessments were really good
and very easy to use.
Student
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Using the Futurewise Profile in our school has been a very
positive experience. Our students remained more engaged and felt empowered in their own career decision making, largely due to the accurate career choices
offered as a result. I would recommend the Futurewise Profile tool to other Heads of Careers.
Lillian CrostonHead, Westholme School
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There is a real flexibility in the system. What really appeals to
me is that I can fit the assessment around school
priorities.
Janet StevensDepute Rector, St Columba’s
School
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