Overview
The Careers Collaborative is an initiative that aims to ensure statutory duties around careers education information advice and guidance are met or exceeded. It is hosted and coordinated by Hackney Education but supports schools across London through online delivery.
Members recognise that that high quality careers education and advice will be vital to help students make good progression decisions during and post Covid19. Evidence shows that employers are increasingly likely to look at the skills and understanding of the world of work, developed in school when making recruitment decisions.
Members, which include schools, colleges and partners, receive a range of activities and resources informed by the Gatsby Benchmarks and the requirements of the statutory guidance around careers. The Careers Collaborative offer has been fully maintained and increased throughout 2021-22. As events and workshops moved online we have been able to significantly increase the offer to staff and students. Physical events are being reintroduced. The enhanced offer continues during 2022-23 through our new and enhanced partnerships.
What's included?
- Events: Access to four collaborative events for students
- Workshops and support: To improve student progression and provide CPD for staff supporting them
- Careers Network Meetings: Six per annum
- One to One Support Meetings: Members are offered three individual contact meetings, per annum. These can be used to discuss specific initiatives, address areas of concern or for sharing knowledge
- Resources: Bespoke resources include weekly careers and apprenticeship newsletters, monthly LMI, a calendar and bi-monthly bulletin to support CPD, careers education and careers guidance
- Project Coordinator Support: Central coordination of collaborative activities and events, answers to enquiries and requests for bespoke support
What our customers think
“In my school, I am the Careers Department. It is really good to have somebody to bounce ideas off and find out if others are encountering the same problems and if so how are they solving them. Clarity often arises through discussion.”
Careers Collaborative member
“The Careers Collaborative is an important and essential group for sharing ideas, information and best practice. It's particularly important for lone providers like myself, to get feedback on plans for improving careers provision within school.”
Careers Collaborative member
Why you should choose us
The Careers Collaborative initiative has been running successfully for a number of years. The vast majority of members have remained since its inception.
The support we offer means members are confident that their careers programmes align with current strategic guidance. Plus, our brokerage with key partners allows members to take full advantage of funded local careers initiatives.
Further information
Access to a wide range of opportunities
Central coordination allows the sourcing and communication of high quality resources, and local workshops and events to members resulting in access to a wide range of local fully funded opportunities. Online workshops are often easier to access and the format allows links with speakers and organisations across the country. As a result, activities provided by The Careers Collaborative continue to be effective and have an impact on young people’s destinations. We expect to retain some online activities once Covid restrictions are lifted.
Statutory duties and Gatsby benchmarks
Members are kept informed of policy changes and relevant strategic/guidance documents, via timely e-alerts. Leads in schools and colleges receive advice and support to ensure their careers programmes are prepared for the increased focus on the career readiness of pupils in Ofsted inspections. Careers Advisors receive updates on the best local events and opportunities and bespoke activities, provided for specific groups or progression pathways.
The mapping of activities against Gatsby Benchmarks is supporting members in reaching these standards. Members also receive support in developing the new Careers Leader role outlined in the statutory guidance.
Improving progression
In addition, The Careers Collaborative provides:
- Weekly information on local apprenticeship vacancies and opening dates for the best school leaver programmes. Impact: improved progression opportunities for students in member institutions.
- Updates to DfE guidance around careers and inspections. Impact: Careers Leaders are aware of their duties around careers and are prepared for inspection.
- Regular labour market intelligence updates. Impact: Careers Officers understand the local employment landscape, including emerging trends.
- Inspirational events expose younger students from all backgrounds to a wide range of careers possibilities. Impact: improved decision making at key transition points.
- Workshops to support university applications to ensure that students from all backgrounds make successful applications to high quality institutions – Impact improving numbers going to Russell Group and other high tariff universities.
- The popular A’ level Results Day Programme – Impact: improves the chances of students failing to achieve offer grades of retaining their offer.
Note: We don’t offer careers guidance or work experience although we can sign post you to organisations that can help with this