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James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager | 25th February 2015
When are young people
making career
decisions?
AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager
Who am I?
 Education Liaison and Outreach Manager at
Kingston University
 Work with ~11,000 learners each year
 Half of these are school leavers
 Part of the Widening Participation Unit
 Work to ensure that all who can benefit from HE
can gain access to and succeed within
university
 Recruitment cross-over
AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager
Why am I here?
 To look at when young people make
decisions about their future
AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager
Decision timeline
Birth
Enter primary school
Primary/secondary school transition
Start GCSEs
Begin KS5/leave school
GCSEs – YELLOW post its
University – ORANGE post its
Career/Job – GREEN post its
AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager
AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager
When are decisions made
according to the young people?
 Survey of ~800 secondary/Sixth Form/FE pupils in 2013/14
Before today, had you thought
about going to university?
No
Yes
AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager
Yes
No
AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager
What does this say to you?
AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager
Primary school children as
decision makers
 Influence cast early.
 Socio-economic differences in attainment.
AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager
http://www.jrf.org.uk/system/files/poorer-children-education-full.pdf
AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager
Primary school children as
decision makers
 Influence cast early.
 Socio-economic differences in attainment.
 Without an awareness of a career it is
impossible to consider it.
 If that awareness is there from a young
age, much easier to choose it.
AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/299689/bis-14-516-national-strategy-for-access-and-student-success.pdf
AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager
The two most urgent priorities for governments across
the United Kingdom should be:
 Careers education, starting in primary school,
including the development of ‘employability’ skills
and quality employer contact;
 Helping SMEs to invest in apprenticeships and
workplace training, using Chambers of Commerce
and other local bodies to encourage and support
companies’ aspirations.
AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager
So…
 Decisions are considered at a young
age
 Support is needed at a young age
 Target your work at younger age
groups!
AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager
But…
 Data from Sutton Trust Summer Schools:
AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager
When are young people making
career decisions?
 Decision making begins early
 So should our work
AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager
The EY School Leaver
programme
EY as an employer of choice
A career in professional services
A career in business
Where do I go next?
AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager
When are young people making
career decisions?
 Decision making begins early
 So should our work
 Influence can be exerted late on
 Aim to work with cohorts from a young
age over their whole school career for
maximum impact

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School Leaver Forum - Kingston University : When are young people making decisions?

  • 1. James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager | 25th February 2015 When are young people making career decisions?
  • 2. AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager Who am I?  Education Liaison and Outreach Manager at Kingston University  Work with ~11,000 learners each year  Half of these are school leavers  Part of the Widening Participation Unit  Work to ensure that all who can benefit from HE can gain access to and succeed within university  Recruitment cross-over
  • 3. AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager Why am I here?  To look at when young people make decisions about their future
  • 4. AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager Decision timeline Birth Enter primary school Primary/secondary school transition Start GCSEs Begin KS5/leave school GCSEs – YELLOW post its University – ORANGE post its Career/Job – GREEN post its
  • 5. AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager
  • 6. AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager When are decisions made according to the young people?  Survey of ~800 secondary/Sixth Form/FE pupils in 2013/14 Before today, had you thought about going to university? No Yes
  • 7. AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager Yes No
  • 8. AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager What does this say to you?
  • 9. AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager Primary school children as decision makers  Influence cast early.  Socio-economic differences in attainment.
  • 10. AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager http://www.jrf.org.uk/system/files/poorer-children-education-full.pdf
  • 11. AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager Primary school children as decision makers  Influence cast early.  Socio-economic differences in attainment.  Without an awareness of a career it is impossible to consider it.  If that awareness is there from a young age, much easier to choose it.
  • 12. AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/299689/bis-14-516-national-strategy-for-access-and-student-success.pdf
  • 13. AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager The two most urgent priorities for governments across the United Kingdom should be:  Careers education, starting in primary school, including the development of ‘employability’ skills and quality employer contact;  Helping SMEs to invest in apprenticeships and workplace training, using Chambers of Commerce and other local bodies to encourage and support companies’ aspirations.
  • 14. AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager So…  Decisions are considered at a young age  Support is needed at a young age  Target your work at younger age groups!
  • 15. AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager But…  Data from Sutton Trust Summer Schools:
  • 16. AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager When are young people making career decisions?  Decision making begins early  So should our work
  • 17. AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager The EY School Leaver programme EY as an employer of choice A career in professional services A career in business Where do I go next?
  • 18. AGR School Leaver Forum | James Cannon, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager When are young people making career decisions?  Decision making begins early  So should our work  Influence can be exerted late on  Aim to work with cohorts from a young age over their whole school career for maximum impact