Lambeth Career Cluster Project Executive Summary

Realising Success in Lambeth: the labour market relevance of learning

Dr. Michelle Stewart September 2018

Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 2 Contents

Original ESF Specification Deliverables (SD) Evidence Requirements: Lambeth Career Cluster (London ITT29980) ...... 5 Lambeth Career Cluster Project: 17 Schools ...... 6 Lambeth Career Cluster Project Executive Summary ...... 7 Introduction ...... 7 Summary of Progress ...... 7 SD01: Cluster established containing a min of 6 schools or colleges ...... 7 SD02: Production of needs analysis for the cluster ...... 7 SD03 and SDO4: Pilot - Businesses/HEIs commencement and completion of 26 weeks duration of engagement ...... 7 SD05: Careers and employer engagement support for cluster schools and colleges ...... 8 SD06: Work Placement and Internships programme ...... 8 SD07: Production of employer endorsed careers guidance strategy for each cluster school and college ... 9 Continuous Professional Development (CPD) ...... 9 Special Schools ...... 10 Supporting Events – LAAC / Big Careers Day ...... 10 LAAC (Lambeth Apprentices Ambitions Conference) ...... 10 The Lambeth Ambassadors Apprenticeship Programme ...... 10 The Big Careers Day ...... 11 Parental Support ...... 11 Special Projects ...... 12 Gifted and Talented Sessions ...... 12 The BelEve Project - Children Looked After (CLA) ...... 12 The Dream Project ...... 12 Summary and moving forward ...... 13 APPENDICES ...... 14 Appendix A – SD03/04: List of schools and employers engaged in 26 week project ...... 14 Appendix B – SD06: Record of Work Experience(WEX) ...... 18 Appendix C – School Based INSET/CPD sessions in Lambeth ...... 19 Mini Cluster INSET/CPD sessions in Lambeth ...... 20 Appendix D – Summary of LAAC feedback 2017 and 2018 ...... 21 Appendix E – The Big Careers Day Conference 4 July 2018 ...... 23 Appendix F – Workshop Programme, Lambeth College, 4 July 2018 ...... 25

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Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 4 Original ESF Specification Deliverables (SD) Evidence Requirements: Lambeth Career Cluster (London ITT29980) SD01: Cluster established containing a min of 6 schools or colleges - Lambeth Career Clusters – completed (17 schools) Evidence  Within one month of contract signing a Service Level Agreement clearly outlining the aims and objectives and roles and responsibility of Requirements each cluster signed and agreed by provider and each participating school or college SD02: Production of needs analysis for the cluster - completed Evidence  One Master Training Needs Analysis arrived at from individual TNA from each participant school or college – detailing clear milestones and Requirements timeframes for delivery SD03: Pilot commencing: Businesses/HEIs engaged - completed Evidence  Action Plan which the Business or HEI has signed and agreed to deliver Requirements SD04: Pilot completion: Businesses/HEIs completing 26 weeks duration of engagement - ongoing Evidence  Worksmart Action plan updated to show activity delivered and a signed statement to show that they are engaged at 26 weeks Requirements SD05: Careers and employer engagement support for cluster schools and colleges - termly payment - ongoing Evidence Meeting minutes and action log of one termly meeting reviewing progress of SLA with each school/college and also one Career Cluster Requirements network meeting / termly cluster member group meeting to include as a minimum each school and/or business/HEI represented SD06: Work Placement and Internships programme delivered - termly payment – ongoing Evidence  Permission from 300 individuals per cluster that data can be shared with YP programme to refer them for work placements/internships Requirements  For each termly payment at least 50 individuals are to be referred  Details of identified individuals with clear aims and aspirations passed to Youth Talent programme and confirmation of submission SD07: Production of employer endorsed careers guidance strategy for each cluster school and college - completed Evidence  An individual career guidance strategy is required and signed off by each participating school/college and endorsed by at least one Requirements employer claiming SD04 - completed SD08: Production of final report and cluster sustainability plan - 2018 Evidence  Final evaluation report and plan showing sustainability signed off by LEP Requirements

Targeted Projects 1:SEND / 2:CLA / 3:Disadvantaged gifted and talented – HE Progression / 4:BAME underachievers 1. Staff in special schools equipped with relevant skills, knowledge of supported employment CPD requirements and funding applicable to give young people with special needs a broad supported employment offer within the borough of Lambeth. 2. Programme for disadvantaged gifted and talented with the aim of motivating young people and raising aspirations in order to progress into HE. 3. Programme for CLA (children looked after) with the aim of motivating young people and raising aspirations in order to progress to a suitable post-16 pathway. 4. Programme for underachieving BAMEs with the aim of motivating young people and raising aspirations in order to progress to a suitable post-16 pathway.

Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 5 Lambeth Career Cluster Project: 17 Schools

Cluster 1: Cluster 4: Elm Court School (SEND) Evelyn Grace Academy Lansdowne School (SEND) Platanos College Park Campus Academy (Alternative Ed.) Saint Gabriel's College The Michael Tippett College(SEND) South Bank Engineering UTC

Cluster 2: Cluster 5: Archbishop Tenison's School Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School Lilian Baylis Technology School La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School The London Nautical School Lambeth Academy

Cluster 3: Elm Green School St. Martin in the Fields High School for Girls The Norwood School

Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 6 Lambeth Career Cluster Project Executive Summary Introduction This report brings together the achievements of the Lambeth Careers Cluster against the SD0s from the project’s commencement in September 2016 to the initial end point of July 2018, and the key learning points in taking the project forward. The overarching aim of the project involving 17 schools (see p.6) within the borough is ‘to improve the labour market relevance of learning by supporting school and college leaders in their development and implementation of a whole-school approach to delivering high quality careers guidance and a careers curriculum’. The project is funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and contract managed by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) At the commencement of the project a service level agreement and plan were successfully negotiated with London South Bank University and Lambeth College securing their valued support and active participation. SEETEC were commissioned independently by the ESFA to liaise with and engage employers while the services of Lambeth Working were secured by Lambeth to prepare young people for work experience. The latter service was replaced by ‘Spiral Skills’ in autumn 2017

Summary of Progress During the initial phase of the project (September 2016 – July 2017) SDs 01, 02, 03 and 07 were all successfully completed: SD01: Cluster established containing a min of 6 schools or colleges The cluster was successfully established comprising 17 schools. A service level agreement and letters of commitment from SLT and school governors were secured with each of the schools and all have remained committed to the project. SD02: Production of needs analysis for the cluster Having a strategy in place enabled a comprehensive training needs analysis (TNA) for the cluster to be successfully produced. The TNA has been used to inform a programme of continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities for school staff relating to the provision of career learning and development, and in particular, increasing a knowledge and understanding of labour market information (LMI). An update on CPD provision is provided separately. SD03 and SDO4: Pilot - Businesses/HEIs commencement and completion of 26 weeks duration of engagement A good variety of employers and all the schools have successfully engaged in a range of meaningful employment related projects of 26 weeks duration (Appendix A). These have delivered a range of meaningful career related activities extending from employability workshops (C.V. writing, mock interviews), attending career fairs, to occupational and career progression presentations including apprenticeship opportunities. Up to the end of July 2018 there were over 4,000 encounters with employers, some with the same students on a number of occasions over the duration of the project enabling them to broaden their horizons and gain confidence: critical in building relationships with persons outside the school. The projects were usefully evaluated against key OfSTED themes (Career Inspiration, Employability, Curriculum Support, Work

Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 7 Based Learning, Apprenticeships, and Enterprise and Entrepreneurship) with evidence provided by schools, pupils and employers. For example: “Some students have now become open-minded about apprenticeships.” - Student “The students that I interviewed during the programme came in a professional manner and were all worthy of the opportunity.” - Employer “Today I found the interview skills session useful because it shows me that I can have confidence in real life.” - Student It is worth noting that one school in particular, that had experienced earlier difficulties in engaging young people with the employers, took a very positive approach to the challenge which led to its Year 9 students winning the Rail Delivery Group ‘mosaic competition’ based on the title ‘View Out of the Window’ and receiving £1,000 for the Arts Department. Interestingly, an analysis of ‘Curriculum Support’ which recorded meetings between school staff and employers revealed that there was an average of four months between the initial meeting to discuss the 26 week project and the first activity, with activities in some schools taking place within one month and in others seven months later. Agreeing how best employers could be involved within the curriculum took on average two meetings, with some schools recording having met once and others on three occasions. The length of time taken from initial discussions of school-based employer led projects to their implementation is worthy of note when planning a careers curriculum and the allocation of funding. Importantly schools are thinking beyond the Lambeth Cluster project . As one school recorded with regards to a Year10 assembly talk relating to the value of work-based learning: “I know it may not count for the Cluster but it would be good anyway”. SD05: Careers and employer engagement support for cluster schools and colleges Borough wide career cluster meetings and one-to-one performance and progression meetings took place in accordance with the specific deliverable SD05. Of special note however, was feedback from the career leads evidencing the added value they offered, such as opportunity for networking and sharing of best practice. Similarly, the continuing interest of the local authority expressed through the one-to-one meetings left career leaders feeling that they were being listened to and has sustained motivation and commitment. SD06: Work Placement and Internships programme Seetec were commissioned independently by the ESFA to liaise with and engage employers while the services of Lambeth Working were secured by Lambeth to prepare young people for work experience. The latter service was replaced by Spiral Skills in autumn 2017 After experiencing some initial difficulties, the Lambeth Cluster project enabled the development of a good working relationship with Seetec who were responsible for securing work placements. This is evidenced by 194 placements (Appendix B) being secured by Seetec in 2017/18 compared with 31 in the previous academic year. A factor contributing to the increase in the number of placements has been greater flexibility by both schools and employers over dates as to when they can be arranged. Also, enabling the young people to benefit from the variety of work experience opportunities on offer has been aided by the experience and commitment of consultant Jacy Stewart and Brixton based Spiral Skills. Importantly the improvements in the placement process are evidenced by feedback from the schools, for example: “Most students were happy with placements. The way in which placements were managed was brilliant”.

Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 8 Instrumental to this success has been the Spiral Skills work experience log used to help each young person prepare for work experience, record their experience and reflect on the learning they gained. Some employers (e.g. Rio Ferdinand Foundation) enhanced this learning process by encouraging students to complete a reflective diary. Across the range of placements, feedback revealed the importance of opportunities to develop soft skills valued by employers, such as working with others to improve team working skills, and demonstrating the ability to follow instructions and work independently. Not unexpectedly, many found the working day long and elements of the work repetitive, boring even, but many also gained a greater self-awareness, recognising where they needed help and the confidence required to ask for assistance: “I find it difficult to ask for help”. Of significance, were references to increased confidence in speaking to adults and the need expressed by employers for young people to be heard: “I improved with expressing myself to others because I was nervous when I first walked into the office. But now I am more confident.” - student “I didn’t think I had the confidence to answer the phone. But I done it.” – student “x needs not to be afraid to communicate his ideas and thoughts. Needs a boost in confidence to encourage his ideas and a proactive approach.”- employer. Crucially, employers have also contributed to the project meeting its overarching aim - To improve the labour market relevance of learning by supporting school and college leaders in their development and implementation of a whole school approach to delivering high quality careers guidance and a careers curriculum – by emphasising the importance of their studies: “Members of staff telling me I need to be successful in my studies” – student SD07: Production of employer endorsed careers guidance strategy for each cluster school and college Each school has produced an employer endorsed careers guidance strategy against which it has been able to review and develop its careers provision. During the later period of the project (September 2017 – July 2018) work continued on the remaining SDs: SD03, SD04, SD05 and SD06. (SD08 is to be delivered on completion of the project extension in March 2019). Progress against each of the SDs, the Lambeth Ambition Apprenticeship Conference (LAAC), The Big Careers Day Conferences, and the special projects are discussed in the next section before providing a summary of the key learning points in taking the project forward.

Continuous Professional Development (CPD) The increased communication between schools and employers has enabled school staff to gain fresh insight and a deeper understanding of the labour market relevance of learning. To support this further ensure they have opportunity to gain the necessary knowledge and skills to design an appropriate curriculum, following on from the completion of the Training Needs Analysis (SDO2) there has been an ongoing programme of CPD (Appendix C). The 16 school-based sessions have been attended by over 400 staff, with a further 68 attending 13 mini-cluster sessions, some attending more than one session to build a body of expertise central to sustainability. This growing body of CEIAG (career education, information, advice and guidance) capability is evident in the fact that every school has attained level 2 of the Quality in Career Standard Award, with five schools having successfully attained the full level 3: Lilian Baylis Technology School (re-accredited), La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’ School, Norwood School, The London Nautical

Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 9 School and Lansdowne School (SEND). In moving forward it is hoped that a comment made by a QCS assessor could describe other Lambeth Cluster schools: “The school benefits from being in one of the few careers clusters as part of the ESF funded London Councils London Ambitions careers programme”.

Special Schools Lansdowne is one of three special schools within the Lambeth Cluster Project and from the outset the project has sought to adopt an inclusive approach. Important steps have been take to equip staff in special schools with relevant skills, knowledge of supported employment, CPD requirements and funding applicable, to give young people with special needs a broad supported employment offer within the borough of Lambeth. Every effort has been made to build on learning gained through the programme by BASE (British Association for Supported Employment) in which schools participated in the early stages of the project. A key factor in developing good practice has been the investment in the professional training of the Park Campus Academy Career Lead, Marion Schoberth, who has brought new knowledge and understanding to this critical role in the planning and delivery of a high quality careers curriculum for young people with special needs and/or behavioural issues. Moving forward, discussions are ongoing as to how best to disseminate best practice to support young people with special needs in mainstream schools. An example of adapting programmes in response to feedback so as to provide greater inclusivity was demonstrated in the design of the second ‘Big Careers Day’ which took place in July 2018. This and other major events are reviewed next.

Supporting Events – LAAC / Big Careers Day LAAC (Lambeth Apprentices Ambitions Conference) The second LAAC took place on 8 March 2018 at The Kia Oval and was attended by 140 students from 15 schools and 40 employers. The number of completed evaluation sheets matched the previous year (2017: 139 / 2018: 138) with an increase in the percentage of attendees rating the event positively compared to the previous year (2017: 6-10, 74% / 2018: 6-10, 84%). As on the first occasion, attendees found the short presentations by the apprentices useful (79%), although the talk by ITV on apprenticeships available slightly less so (76%). But interestingly, they appreciated slightly more the talk on the different types of apprenticeships (81%) which was specifically included in response to feedback (Appendix D). Although a key concern highlighted in the feedback from employers was a lack of time to talk with the young people when sitting at the tables – which should be reflected on in planning future events – many young people found learning about apprenticeships routes broadened their options and gave them more confidence about their future career opportunities; this is critical to the success of Lambeth’s young people. The Lambeth Ambassadors Apprenticeship Programme To build on the LAAC and contribute to the cluster project more widely a second Lambeth apprenticeship ambassadors programme was run during Spring 2018. The 5-week personal and professional training programme gave a unique opportunity to 15 Lambeth apprentices to develop their employability skills, culminating in speaking at the LAAC. As one apprentice explained, doing a presentation in front of people not known to them was the hardest part, although it ended up being fun! Interestingly, all were united in their message of the benefits of earning while learning, and clearly none were lacking in ambition when talking about their plans for the future: “To be a highly skilled maintenance operator.”

Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 10 “To keep studying to gain higher qualifications.” “Learning to the level of a professional”. To extend the aim of presenting apprenticeships as a career pathway option to students, employers, school teachers and parents the ambassadors also visited the cluster schools through Roadshows. These adopted different formats tailored to needs of schools, e.g. assemblies and workshops. The Big Careers Day The initial Big Careers Day took place on 4 July 2017 at Lambeth College and was attended by 700 young people, and 45 training providers and employers. The feedback was mainly positive although concern was expressed at the lack of opportunity for young people with special needs to be more fully involved. An identified barrier was the complexity of the communication and the need to simplify the language used to describe and explain career transitions and pathways. To address this, in organising the second Big Careers Day (held on 4 July 2018) a specifically tailored conference facilitated by Roots and Shoots, the National Citizen Service and Mencap ran in parallel with a conference for all other mainstream schools. Feedback confirmed the success of this arrangement with over 90% of young people attending the tailored conference recording the sessions as ‘OK’ or ‘Really Good’. On the day a footfall in excess of 750 was recorded, with over 70 employers in attendance ranging from small local businesses to large international conglomerates. The highlights of the mainstream conference were Eamonn Madden, from Inspirational Youth and Shabazz Nelson from Work in Progress Ltd with 87% noting the session about making a first impressions as ‘Good’ to ‘Excellent’, with almost half of these young people (45%) recording the session as ‘10’. In terms of success, although feedback from employers complimented the organisation of the conference and helpfulness of staff, it also usefully highlighted the importance of receiving information prior to events and the value of good signposting on the day: “Amazing staff and great support from organisers.” “Don't know if students knew we were there.” “Exhibition guide could have been provided at the outset.” Likewise, although more than 80% of young people rated the event as ‘Good’ to ‘Excellent’ even describing the event as ‘inspirational’, some concern was raised by employers about perceived low levels of interest among the young people and a lack of questions: “Not much interest from learners.” “Candidates not really engaged or interested.” These findings (Appendix E) are given further consideration in the summary. In addition, a range of workshops were organised on the same day. These were open to students from all 17 schools. Like both conferences, the workshops addressed a range of issues related to young peoples’ transitions. However, although the workshops were recorded as beneficial by almost everyone that attended (87%), numbers were disappointing (47 attendees) reinforcing the need to communicate to young people their value in supporting successful transitions (Appendix F). Parental Support Normally parents/carers want the best for their young people and are highly influential in their career decisions, especially at points of transition. Therefore, to support parents/carers in better understanding the vast array of education and employment options, more than 100 were invited to a special conference

Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 11 held at Lambeth Town Hall on 29 March 2018. A varied programme outlining post-18 options was put together with attendees finding each session useful, with a slight preference for the session delivered by Carolyn Parry which included activities to support the career decision-making process. To support the table- host ambassadors in generating meaningful conversation the organisers (LSBU) provided a useful ‘table- host brief’ that included a number of ‘conversation starters’. Hence, it was unfortunate that an unavoidable delay in starting caused the limited time available to generate conversation to be identified as an issue: “Allow more time for the ambassadors on each table to have more of an impact” However, irrespective of time pressures the feedback overall was very positive with parents knowing more about post-18 pathways, including a greater appreciation of the levels and breadth of apprenticeship routes.

Special Projects Gifted and Talented Sessions The aim of the project was to motivate disadvantaged gifted and talented young people and raise aspirations enable them to recognise progression into HE as a realistic option. It was held at the London School of Economics on 17 and 19 April with a total of 75 year 10 students from 11 cluster schools, including Park Campus Academy (PRU) attending one of the two days. The focus was on social sciences. In general the feedback showed that students had a much better understanding overall of what social sciences are and the breadth of careers to which they relate. Importantly, the event formed an excellent opportunity to expose students to a highly selective university at a relatively early stage in their education. The BelEve Project - Children Looked After (CLA) The aim of the two day programme was to motivate young people in public care and raise aspirations in order to progress to a suitable post-16 pathway. The project was designed and delivered by BelEve and had 4 key learning outcomes:

 prepare a plan of available career options;  support with raising self-awareness of varying skills needed to achieve these goals by getting the young people to visualise what life is like post-GCSEs;  focus equally on academic achievement and other skills such as communication, thereby tapping into their characters and focusing on their passions; and  encourage self-identity and team working through fun and creative activities. It was attended by 9 young people from schools in the cluster. Feedback clearly evidences that the event was highly rated, with the young people attaining a better understanding of post-16 options available to them and feeling more confident about their futures. The Dream Project The Dream Project was a school-based coaching project tailored to support underachieving BAME young people with the aim of motivating them and raising aspirations in order to progress to a suitable post-16 pathway. The coaching was conducted over 5 one-hour sessions that took places across 11 of the 17 schools with a total of 62 young people taking part. The project was logistically challenging with career coaches liaising with each school to agree the days and times of sessions. These were primarily one-to-one with good attendance overall, and each young person was invited to complete a workbook that included a range of reflective activities. The quantitative feedback highlighted the importance young people placed on

Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 12 having information and knowing about the different career pathways available to them after finishing school. However, whereas the quantitative feedback from the young people revealed little in terms of increasing confidence, their qualitative comments clearly evidenced that they found the coaching sessions worthwhile: “Students felt it was positive and that the resources were good.” “T“I have developed my confidence and ability to take responsibility for my actions.” “The Dream project was excellent.” “I have noticed that I have started to revise more and to take education more seriously and be more persistent. This might be useful in the future as it could further my accomplishments” “I think I have improved my self-confidence which can help me settle into new environments easier.”

Summary and moving forward The Lambeth Cluster is a complex multi-strand project with lots to be proud of, especially its young people. Clearly lessons have been learnt since its inception and much has been achieved during a period of significant curriculum change and financial austerity within schools and colleges. However, the evaluation identifies a number of key points that would further improve CEIAG provision. The findings from the LAACs, the Big Career Days and the parents’ conference indicate that both employers and young people would benefit from more preparation prior to each event. For young people there is a need to build their confidence to approach unknown persons and provide assistance with preparing questions. Likewise, employers should not be put off by the reticence of young people to talk with them, recognising it as primarily a matter of confidence. They need to be more active in developing a rapport with the young people and anticipating the kind of information they need. Equally, to support this process, the organisers need to include time for meaningful conversations to take place in which there is the opportunity to ask and respond to questions. In building relationships, having an identified contact person is critical. At the project’s centre, the commitment of the project manager to developing strong trusting relationships with Seetec and Spiral Skills and her enthusiasm has contributed significantly to the success of the project to date, supported by competent, efficient administrative support and rigorous evaluation. Increasing CEIAG expertise developed within the schools owes much to the commitment and flexibility of the training consultants and active engagement from school staff. Likewise, the role of the employer consultant has been pivotal in building relations between the schools and employers. Even so, agreeing how employers could best be involved within the curriculum took on average two meetings with a time lapse of four months between the initial meeting and the first activity and worthy of note when planning a careers curriculum and allocating funding.

Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 13 APPENDICES Appendix A – SD03/04: List of schools and employers engaged in 26 week project

Duration of Year Number of School Employer OfSTED Descriptor Date Activity Description of Activity Group attendees (hours) Archbishop Carillion WBL 14-11-17 11 26 2 Insight into recruitment Tenison's Employability 09-10-17 10 30 3 Workshop Apprenticeship 29-07-17 10 72 6 Workshop - apprenticeships Bishop Repowering London Career Inspiration 01-03-18 12 11 1 STEM Workshop Thomas Grant Career Inspiration 08-03-18 12 12 1 STEM Workshop Employability 02-02-17 11 141 1 Employability session Employability 21-12-17 11 1 0.5 Interview Employability 19-01-18 11 2 1 Interview Employability 24-01-18 11 3 1.5 Interview Employability 25-01-18 11 1 0.5 Interview Elm Court Sainsbury Career Inspiration 18-02-17 12 5 6 Welcome to Sainsburys Career Inspiration 15-02-17 12 5 6 Welcome to Sainsburys Employability 22-02-17 12 5 22 weeks / 1 day a week / 6 depts. Work experience 19-04-17 12 5 1 Progress review Employability 26-04-17 12 5 2 Distinctly Sainsburys Employability 26-04-17 12 5 2 Customer service training Employability 07-06-17 12 5 4 Mock interviews Elm Green Canary Wharf Career Inspiration 15-09-17 13 100 1 Assembly - Budding Brunels Programme Career Inspiration 04-10-17 13 9 18 3 day event Employability 05-03-18 10 20 6 Insight into construction Work experience 18-12-18 13 6 5 days - no evaluation Work experience 05-02-18 12 5 5 days - no evaluation Evelyn Grace Kings College NHS Career Inspiration 18-07-17 10 131 6 Speakers from the world of work Employability 20-04-17 11 180 2 Careers Fair - Green man skills zone

Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 14 Duration of Year Number of School Employer OfSTED Descriptor Date Activity Description of Activity Group attendees (hours) Evelyn Grace Kings College NHS Employability 20-04-17 10 30 0 Careers Fair - Green man skills zone WBL 02-05-17 11 5 6 Work shadowing - no evaluation Moorfields Eye Employability 20-04-18 10-11 200 1 Careers Fair Hospital WBL 27-04-18 10 9 3.5 Work shadowing tour Apprenticeships 27-04-18 10 9 3.5 Work based exercise - ophthalmic nurse La Retraite Rail Delivery Group Career Inspiration 23-02-17 9 153 1.5 Speaker - Assembly - engineering Career Inspiration 16-03-17 9 33 1.5 Yr. 9 + Spanish/Portuguese parents WBL 28-06-17 10-12 437 2 Careers Fair Work experience 03-07-17 12 2 140 10 days x 2 Enterprise 10-03-17 9 14 1 RDG Art Mosaic Competition (Yr9) Enterprise 14-03-17 10 14 1 Presentation ACCA Career Inspiration 20-02-18 9 153 3 Assembly - sector talk Employability 29-03-18 13 3 1 Work based exercise Apprenticeship 29-03-18 13 ? 1 Assembly - sector talk Lambeth Capita Career Inspiration 27-09-17 12 120 1 Assembly - mentoring launch Academy Employability 13-11-18 10-13 20 18 interviews over 5 days WBL 18-12-17 7-12 6 20 18 Dec 2017 - 22 Jan 2018 video Lansdowne Park Plaza Career Inspiration 15-03-17 11-12 31 1 Introduction talk - hospitality Employability 30-06-17 11-12 37 4 Interview skills / taster event Work experience 26-06-17 11-12 6 120 3 x 20 hours each week Lilian Baylis Etc. Venues Career Inspiration 22-03-18 10 32 1 Visiting speakers - hospitality WBL 26-03-17 11 18 4 Site visit Enterprise 18-10-17 11 120 3 Hospitality careers event London Nautical PWC Career Inspiration 13-07-18 10 79 0.5 Assembly talk PWC School Employability 11-09-17 13 7 3.5 PS workshop (30 mins per student)

Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 15 Duration of Year Number of School Employer OfSTED Descriptor Date Activity Description of Activity Group attendees (hours) London Nautical PWC Employability 03-10-17 13 7 3.5 PS workshop (30 mins per student) School Employability 07-11-17 11 15 7.5 CV workshops (30 mins per student) Employability 18-12-17 11 21 10.5 CV workshops (30 mins per student) Employability 17-01-18 11 20 10 CV workshops (30 mins per student) WBL 03-10-17 11 23 14.25 Mock interviews (45 mins per student) WBL 07-11-17 11 15 8.25 Mock interviews (45 mins per student) WBL 18-12-17 11 21 12.75 Mock interviews (45 mins per student) Michael Chartwell Compass Career inspiration 24-05-17 10-11 6 1 Work taster event Tippett Group Work experience 05-06-17 10-11 6 36 1 hr Mon & Wed over 3 weeks

Karma Kola (Fair Career inspiration 19-03-18 10-13 5 0.25 Fair Trade & Social Enterprise Trade) Career inspiration 19-03-18 10-13 5 1 Work taster game (photos) WBL 22-03-18 10-13 4 2 Work taster game Enterprise 07-12-18 10-13 9 3 Winter fair Park Campus Springboard Career Inspiration 18-05-17 10-11 11 1.5 Careers talk - hospitality Career Inspiration 25-05-17 10-11 11 3 Cooking demonstration Employability 31-07-17 10-13 3 105 Work placement over 3 weeks WBL 12-07-18 10 5 2.5 Site tour - Premier Inn Fulham FC Career inspiration 08-12-17 10 17 6 Careers in football Employability 31-01-18 10 7 6 First Aid Employability 07-03-18 11 7 6 First Aid Mentoring 01-03-18 11 2 6 Mentoring WBL 22-02-18 11 1 6 Cookery Enterprise 01-01-18 10 7 36 Enterprise Challenge Platanos Wilmott Dixon Career Inspiration 27-11-17 11 180 1 Careers talk - Assembly College Interiors Employability 21-02-18 10 30 1.5 Technopreneurship

Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 16 Duration of Year Number of School Employer OfSTED Descriptor Date Activity Description of Activity Group attendees (hours) Platanos Wilmott Dixon Employability 28-02-18 10 30 1.5 Technopreneurship College Interiors Employability 07-03-18 10 30 1.5 Technopreneurship Employability 14-03-18 10 30 1.5 Technopreneurship South Bank Skanska Career inspiration 29-06-17 10-12 88 1 Speaker UTC Career inspiration 23-06-17 10-12 8 6 National Women in Engineering day Employability 06-12-17 12 56 12 Ward of the future - 2 days Employability 09-12-17 10-12 88 12 Skills London event - 2 days WBL 20-04-17 12 5 6 Wimbledon / Battersea power station Work experience 18-07-17 12 4 30 5 days Skanska - no evidence Apprenticeships 22-02-17 12 22 1 Apprenticeships / University Apprenticeships 23-02-17 12 22 1 Apprenticeships / University Apprenticeships 01-03-17 12 22 1 Crossrail / engineering Apprenticeships 02-03-17 12 22 1 Skanska / BIM St. James Career inspiration 18-04-18 11 10 4 Sector talk (Construction) Employability 26-03-18 10 3 4 Mock intervews WBL 18-04-18 11 10 4 Site tour WBL 18-04-18 11 10 4 Work shadowig St Martins in The Rio Ferdinand Career inspiration 27-03-18 11 120 1.5 Assembly talk the Field Foundation Employabiity 23-02-18 12 20 1 Employability workshop by BT Skills for work workshop (BT Studios WBL 01-03-18 12 17 6 Stratford) St. Gabriels The BMX Club Career Inspiration 07-03-18 10 104 0.5 Assembly - 1-way up movie WBL 18-04-18 10 15 2 Visit to BMX club Burgess Park Enterprise 25-04-18 10 30 2 Visit to BMX club Burgess Park The Norwood BFI (British Film Career Inspiration 25-01-18 10-13 450 3 Careers Fair School Institute)

Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 17 Duration of Year Number of School Employer OfSTED Descriptor Date Activity Description of Activity Group attendees (hours) The Norwood BFI (British Film Employability 29-03-16 10 160 1 Careers talk - Assembly School Institute) WBL 07-04-18 12-13 10 6 Film lab

Appendix B – SD06: Record of Work Experience(WEX)

SDO6: Work Placements Placements Placements 2016/17 2017/18 Park Campus Academy (SEN) 10 South Bank Engineering UTC 36 Elm Court School (SEN) 5 Elm Court School (SEN) 10 Elm Court School (SEN) 11 Evelyn Grace Academy 10 Saint Gabriel's College 15 Lambeth Academy 6 Lilian Baylis Technology School 18 St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls 13 Lansdowne School (SEN) La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School Platanos College 19 The Norwood School 20 Archbishop Tenison’s School 22 The London Nautical School 17 The Michael Tippett College (SEN) Bishop Thomas Grant School 13 TOTAL 31 194

Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 18 Appendix C – School Based INSET/CPD sessions in Lambeth School Date Delegates Topic Comment Platanos 25/9/17 47 Subject based careers work All staff 3.30-5.00 Park Campus 27/1/17 20 Subject based careers work All staff 2.00-3.30 Lansdowne 18/4/17 50 Quality in Careers + whole school careers strategy All staff 9.30-11 Bishop Thomas 16/4/18 90 LMI and careers in the curriculum All staff Grant 8.30-9.30 South Bank UTC 27/3/17 8 CEIAG programme & strategy In depth with pastoral team (2) + short 2.00-4.30 whole staff session La Retraite 2/3/17 17 Apprenticeships and LMI 6th form staff 3.00-4.45 Lilian Baylis 27/6/17 9 Apprenticeships 6th form, Careers & Pastoral staff 10.45-12.30 St Martin’s 11/5/17 54 Careers within the curriculum + Apprenticeships All staff 3.30-6.00 St Gabriel’s 27/6/17 28 Careers within the curriculum, LMI and IAG for non- All staff 3.30-5.00 specialists London Nautical 3/10/17 40 LMI and Careers Across the Curriculum All staff 3.45-5.00 ATS TBC TBC One hour Cancelled due to Ofsted 7/7/17 (6/7/17 cancelled) Elm Court 6/12/17 40 Whole staff inset All staff 3.00-6.00 Elmgreen 11/12/17 5 Planning and measuring impact of careers work. Heads of KS3 & 4 8.30-12.35 Lambeth 15/5/17 12 LMI + Apprenticeships KS5 tutors Academy 3.45-4.30 Norwood 1/3/17 8 Subject based careers Heads of Faculty & Year 3.15-4.15 Evelyn Grace 12/12/16 - Subject based careers Advised on materials did not attend session Michael Tippett 12/9/17 16 Individual advice and guidance for job coaches All staff College 10.00-12.00

Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 19 Mini Cluster INSET/CPD sessions in Lambeth Venue Date Delegates Topic Comment Bishop Thomas Grant 9/11/16 3 Quality in Careers La Retraite, Bishop Thomas Grant, Lambeth Academy 9.30-4.00 Award International House 15/11/16 3 Quality in Careers London Nautical, Archbishop Tenison, Lilian Baylis 9.30-4.00 Award Evelyn Grace 23/11/16 5 Quality in Careers South Bank UTC, St Gabriel’s, Platanos, Evelyn Grace 9.30-4.00 Award Park Campus 29/11/16 6 Quality in Careers Michael Tippett, Elm Court, Park Campus, Lansdowne 9.30-4 Award St Martin’s 30/11/16 4 Quality in Careers Elm Green, Norwood, St Martin’s 9.30-4.00 Award Elm Court 1/2/17 7 Careers Strategy Park Campus, Lansdowne, Elm Court, Michael Tippett 9.00-12.00 International House 1/2/17 3 Careers Strategy London Nautical, Lilian Baylis, Archbishop Tenison 1.00-4.00 Norwood 9/2/17 2 Careers Strategy Elm Green and Norwood 9.00-12.00 International House 9/2/17 5 Careers Strategy St Gabriel’s, Evelyn Grace, SBUTC and Platanos 1.00-4.00 Lambeth Academy 21/2/17 8 (includes 4 Careers Strategy Lambeth Academy, Bishop Thomas Grant, La Retraite + 4 from Enterprise 9.00-12.00 from EAN) Advisor Network Michael Tippett 3/5/17 6 Michael Tippett, Elm Court, Park Campus, Lansdowne College 9.30-11.30 London South Bank 1/11/17 5 Evaluating Norwood, St Gabriel’s, Lansdowne, Evelyn Grace, Platanos University 9.30-3.00 Careers Work London South Bank 6/11/17 11 Evaluating St Martin’s, La Retraite, Elm Green, Elm Court, Archbishop Tenison, Park University 9.30-3.00 Careers Work Campus, Bishop Thomas Grant, Lambeth Academy, London Nautical

Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 20 Appendix D – Summary of LAAC feedback 2017 and 2018 Lambeth Ambassador Apprenticeship Conference: 9 March 2017 at the Kia Oval (1:30 to 3:30)

Poor Very Good

Questions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total

Q1 - Overall, how would you rate the event? 4 1 3 9 18 20 18 23 19 21 136

Q2 - How useful did you find the introduction video? 4 3 7 11 28 24 18 16 14 10 135

Q3 - How useful did you find the information about the Apprenticeship Ambitions Programme? 3 1 3 7 18 16 20 34 15 17 134

Q4 - How useful did you find the 'Question Time'? 6 3 6 9 22 15 18 25 14 14 132 Q5 - How useful was the talk about apprenticeship levels and standards? 2 3 3 7 18 10 25 20 21 16 125 Q6 - How useful was it to hear from other apprenticeship students? 2 2 0 2 15 10 15 21 19 28 114

Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 21 Lambeth Ambassador Apprenticeship Programme Conference: 8th March 2018 at the Kia Oval (1:30 to 3:30) (1=poor / 10 = very good)

Employers feedback – Questions (N=39) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 N Total

Q1 - Overall, how would you rate the event? 3 3 4 11 9 2 5 37

Q2 - How useful did you find it to answer questions about 2 1 2 6 1 6 3 3 5 29 apprenticeships from the students at your table Q3 - How would you rate the level of interest expressed 3 1 3 2 7 5 4 4 7 1 37 by students at your table towards apprenticeships?

Q4 - How useful did you find the talks on apprenticeships? 1 2 4 3 9 6 5 9 39

Student feedback – Questions (N=101) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 N Total

Q1 - Overall, how would you rate the event? 2 0 3 3 16 8 18 27 6 14 97

Q2 - How useful did you find the information about 1 0 4 6 14 13 14 20 12 12 96 apprenticeships from talking with the hosts at your table? Q3 - How useful did you find the 'What is the 2 2 1 9 13 11 20 18 8 12 96 apprenticeship ambitions programme'? Q4 - How useful did you find the information from MENCAP ‘Supporting students with additional learning 2 0 4 6 16 15 15 21 6 9 94 needs / the 3 ships'? Q5 - How useful was it to hear stories? 2 2 0 4 11 12 12 23 13 13 92 Q6 - How useful did you find the talk on the different types of apprenticeships available - 'Apprenticeship levels 1 0 2 2 12 14 22 17 4 17 91 and standards’. Q7 - How useful did you find the talk by ITV on 'How apprentices have changed the way we work / How do ITV 1 1 4 6 9 11 14 20 11 11 88 support apprenticeships’?

Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 22 Appendix E – The Big Careers Day Conference 4 July 2018

The Big Careers Day Conference 2018 – Feedback from Students (N=61) (1=poor / 10 = very good) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 N=61

Q1: Overall, how would you rate today's event? 0 1 1 0 9 7 21 8 6 8 61

Q2: How useful did you find the welcome from the Lambeth Youth Mayor? 0 0 2 2 10 11 12 12 4 7 60

Q3: How useful did you find the presentation which explained what life is 0 0 0 3 6 6 14 15 13 4 61 really like as an apprentice?

Q4: How useful was it to have a detailed explanation of which employers 0 1 0 2 8 9 13 11 9 8 61 and organisations were at the careers fair?

Q5: How useful was the session delivered by Eamonn and Shabazz about 0 0 0 1 7 4 8 10 7 24 61 making a first impression?

Q6: How useful was the conference booklet and workshop guide you were 0 0 0 5 8 7 7 11 9 10 57 given when you arrived?

The Big Careers Day 2018 - Feedback from SEN Conference (N=33)

Helped me decide The amount of Roots and Shoots National Citizen Service Mencap Life Project what next? information was:

Not Really Not Really Not Really Not Too Not good OK good good OK good good OK good Yes No Sure much enough Good 2 12 16 1 11 15 1 9 21 10 5 8 1 5 24

Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 23 The Big Careers Day Conference 2018 – Feedback from Employers

EMPLOYERS (N=43) 1=poor/5=excellent 1 2 3 (1-3) 4 5 (4+5) N=43

Q1: Quality of venue and facilities 1 1 4 14% 21 16 86% 43

Q2: Quality of food and beverages 1 4 12 40% 15 10 58% 42

Q3: Usefulness of event 0 7 12 44% 11 13 56% 43

Q4: Your view on the organisation 1 2 9 28% 14 17 72% 43

Q5: Interest from learners 3 7 15 58% 14 4 42% 43

Q6: Overall assessment 0 3 9 28% 20 9 67% 41

Lambeth Career Cluster Project – Executive Summary Report (September 2018) 24 Appendix F – Workshop Programme, Lambeth College, 4 July 2018 Workshop Programme: 1. Crystal Clear: Would you like to leave a lasting impression after meeting someone for the first time? This workshop will teach you how to refine your approach, your body language and the words you use. 2. Interview Success! Prepare for your first interview picking up tips and tricks to help make sure you stand out from the crowd! 3. Been there, done that: Come and hear from recent graduates who have been there, done that, got the t-shirt and are now successfully progressing their careers. 4. Who’s looking at you kid? Understand how your online profile can have a positive impact on your career plans. 5. Confused.com! Not sure what your next step should be? Have you got questions which haven’t been answered yet? Come and hear from our experts who will help you work out what your next step should be. 6. Degree Apprenticeships: Do you want to get a university degree without having to pay tuition fees? Come along and find out how a degree apprenticeship works. 7. Apprentices – where to start? Understand more about the apprenticeship journey, from Traineeships through to an Advance Apprenticeship 8. National Citizen Services: Come along to find out more about the fantastic range of paid and volunteer roles with the National Citizen Service. Workshop feedback (N=47) Q9. Has your skills knowledge increased as a result of participating in the workshop? DON'T ATTENDEES YES NO KNOW Crystal Clear 11.40 15 15 0 0 Interview Success 12.00 6 6 0 0 Confused.com 12.15 14 8 4 2 Been there, done That 12.30 2 2 0 0 Degree Apprenticeships 12.40 1 1 0 0 Who's looking at you 13.00 2 2 0 0 Been there, done That 13.30 1 1 0 0 Degree Apprenticeships 13.30 2 2 0 0 Apprenticeships - 4 4 0 0 TOTAL 47 41 4 2

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