Education For Work

ABERDEEN CITY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT and
GRAMPIAN CAREERS
An important inservice event
EDUCATION FOR WORK,
CAREERS AND THE CURRICULUM
21 February 2001 (inservice day)
Summerhill Education Centre Conference Room
9.00am to 4.00pm

"Education for work has been identified as a priority for all Scotland’s young people. It is one of the key purposes of the curriculum in all Scottish schools, along with a very small number of other important themes, with which it overlaps, such as personal, social and health education and education for citizenship."
(Education for Work in Schools; HM Inspectors of Schools, 2000)

context for the course

This one-day course is being offered because education for work is one of the key national priorities, and is important for all young people. It will increasingly be one of the areas through which the success of schools will be judged.

A separate half-day seminar for headteachers has been held by Aberdeen City Education Department and Grampian Education Business Partnership on 29 January 2001. This course is intended to complement that seminar.

what is it for?

The purposes of this one-day course are to assist participants in

	identifying the elements of an effective education for work programme
	determining ways of improving their own programmes of education for work
	becoming more familiar with national guidelines and resources for education for work
	developing further ways of working in partnership with others to develop education for work

who should participate?

This event is open to anyone who is involved in education for work. Although it is geared more to young people of secondary school age, staff from primary schools are very welcome to participate. It is expected that the course would be particularly important for the following people

	Careers Advisers
	Guidance Teachers in secondary schools (at least two per school should attend to gain maximum benefit – although even more would be very welcome)
	other teachers who see that education for work is relevant to the whole curriculum
	those with a management responsibility for Guidance/PSE/education for work

9.00

Introduction

9.15

EDUCATION FOR WORK

A keynote address by Sheila Semple, Centre for Guidance, Personal and Social Development and Careers, University of Strathclyde, followed by discussion.

10.30

Coffee

10.45

Five short inputs on education for work from

	Jane Dodgson, Grampian Education Business Partnership (The role of the EBP)
	Moira Whyte, Grampian Careers (inclusiveness)
	Sandy McPhee and Denise Clayton, Work Experience Unit (the importance of experience of work)
	Jim Pennington, Grampian Careers (Transitions)
	Terry Ashton, Adviser (Careers Education, PSE and methodology)

11.30

WHAT MAKES EDUCATION FOR WORK EFFECTIVE?

A group discussion to identify elements of good practice, including the use they would make of resources within the wider community in delivering the programme. The presenters will be available to groups for consultation during the discussion.

12.20

Lunch

1.20

DATA PROTECTION AND EDUCATION FOR WORK

Lyndy Roberts of Aberdeen City Legal Department will address some of the issues concerning the relationship between Aberdeen City Council and other agencies, and issues such as transfer of information, references, information regarding progress of pupils etc.

TRANSFER OF INFORMATION

Kate Graham of Grampian Careers will put forward some thoughts and practical ideas on ways of doing this effectively

These presentations will each be followed by questions/discussion

2.30

GRAMPIAN CAREERS WEBSITE: WHAT CAN IT OFFER?

Grampian Careers web team will describe how the website can play a part in careers guidance and careers education.

3.00

ACTION FOR THE FUTURE

School groups will be asked to prepare a realistic action plan for developing education for work in their own settings.

3.45

SUMMARY OF THE DAY

Jim Pennington and Terry Ashton

4.00

FINISH