Annual Review 2010-11 Annual Review 2010-11 The Institute of Career Guidance is the leading Schools Members 2010-11 professional body for the career guidance sector Bexley Grammar School • Birmingham LEA • Casterton in the UK. The single most important thing our Business and Enterprise College • Christ the King Centre for members have in common is the desire to be part Learning • Christian Brothers School • Darrick Wood School of a community of practice, and that community • Derby Moor Community Sports College • East Bergholt exists within the ICG. High School • Falmouth School • Five Islands School • Forest School • Galsworthy School • Great Yarmouth High School • With over 3,500 members, the Institute celebrates Guilsborough School • Harris City Academy Crystal Palace • the diversity of its membership, recognising the Holy Cross College • Kirk Hallam Community School & Sports importance of sharing good practice across the College • Leicester Grammar School • Lincoln College • Lincoln sector. The Presidential Team, Board of Directors, Minster School • Littleover Community School • Lode Heath Council, Members and Staff of the Institute School • Maplewell Hall School • Moulton College • Oakgrove actively promote the benefits that careers College • Peter Symonds College • Rainham Mark Grammar • Riseholme College • Royal School for the Deaf • Rushey Mead education, information, advice and guidance bring School • Simon Langton Girl’s Grammar School • Sir Joseph to our society and economy. Working together we Williamsons Mathematical School • St Franchea’s College • St ensure that the ICG is at the forefront of debates Mary’s High School • St. Clare’s, Oxford • St. Joseph’s Catholic on career guidance policy, lobbying hard on College • Sutton High School • The Blue Coat School • The behalf of the profession, championing the values Deepings School • The English School • Thurston Community of the Institute, promoting training and CPD College • Walton Girls’ High School • WELB, Western Education opportunities and ensuring colleagues are kept up & Library Board • Welland Park Community College • West to date with sector news and research. Park School • William Howard School • Windsor Girls School • Woodhouse College • Wymondham High School • Boston If you, or others that you know, have not yet High School • The Nuneaton Academy • Colchester County joined the ICG, please visit our website at www. High School for Girls • Alcester High School • Cornwallis icg-uk.org, where you can join online. A variety Academy • The Morley Academy of membership categories and easy payment schemes are available. Organisational Members 2010-11 All members of the ICG can use the initials MICG 11ten Direct • 4ypuk • Birmingham and Solihull Crossroads after their names. • Birmingham Metropolitan College • Blackburn College •Blackpool & The Flyde College • Bromley College of FE & HE • Broughton Database • BXL Services • Careers4u.tv • Central Group Discount / Bulk Membership Organisations Bedfordshire College • CITB Construction Skills • Connection in 2010-2011 at St. Martin’s • Connexions Dudley • Connexions Thames Babcock International Group Ltd • BSS - University for Industry Valley • Continuing Education Gateway • Coventry University • Birmingham City University • Ansbury • Career Service • Croydon College • Darlington College • Financial Services Northern Ireland • Careers South West • Careers Wales Cardiff Skills Council • GoSkills • Griffin College Dublin • HECSU & Vale • Careers Wales North West • CASCAID Ltd •IGEN Enterprises Ltd • Information, Advice & Guidance • City of Sunderland College • College of North West London Strategy Team • Institute of Chartered Housing • Institute of • Connexions Cornwall & Devon Ltd • Connexions Cumbria Physics • Kensington & Chelsea College •Lambeth College Ltd • Connexions Greater Merseyside • Connexions -Kent • LifeLine Projects • Manchester Metropolitan University • & Medway • Connexions Leicestershire • Connexions North Hertfordshire College • NotGoingToUni Ltd • Open Manchester/ Career Solutions • Career Solutions • Connexions Doors Media Ltd • Plymouth College of Art • Rayat London Staffordshire • Connexions West of England • Derry Youth - College • Red Bridge Solutions Limited • Renovo Employment Community Workshop • Ealing Hammersmith & West London Group Limited • Sandwell College • Smaart Publishing Ltd • College • Gems Northern Ireland Ltd • Guernsey Careers South Downs College • South East Essex College • Southend Service • Herts Careers Services Ltd • Igen Ltd • Isle of Man, Adult Community College • Stephenson College • Tameside Lifeling Learning UK • Lincolnshire County Council • London College • The b-live Foundation CIC • The College of Haringey, East Connexions • Medway Youth Trust • North Warwickshire Enfield and North East London • The Manchester College & Hinkley College • The Open University • Prospects Services • The Morrisby Organisation • The Rugby Football League Ltd • Renovo Employment Group • Service Children’s Limited • Towergate Professional Risks • Transport for London Education • St Loyes Foundation • Stockport College • The • Truro College • US - UK Fulbright Commission • West Inspiring Futures Foundation • Waltham Forest Council Nottinghamshire College Annual Review 2010-11 Contents President’s Report 2010-2011 4 Steve Higginbotham Honorary Treasurer’s Report 6 Michael Howard Qualifications Awarding Body 8 Dr Rodney Cox Membership Services 9 The Register of Practitioners HE Advisers Community Private Practitioner Community Business Development 11 Jan Ellis PR Activities 12 Anne Nicholls Insight Days, Conferences, CPD and 13 Training Events 2011 Committee Reports 14 Ethics and Standards Committee Adult Committee Careers Education Committee Professional Development Committee Research Committee National Careers Awards 2010 17 Institute of Career Guidance Ground Floor, Copthall House, 1 New Road, Stourbridge’ West Midlands DY8 1PH T 01384 376464 F 01384 440830 E [email protected] W www.icg-uk.org Follow us on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/ICGUK Registered in England No 1694040 Annual Review 2010-11 President’s Report 2010-2011 Steve Higginbotham What a year it has been in the life of the Institute and for Career Guidance in general. The last 12 months have seen probably the most intense and Important reviews of careers service provision and professional sustained period of change ever to impact on the Institute and standards and qualifications have also been undertaken in the careers sector. Wales and Scotland. The ICG has responded to consultations by the devolved administrations and has been invited to Externally we have been highly active in our lobbying contribute to advisory groups on careers policy development. campaign, working closely with key partners, to influence the provisions in the Education Bill (England and Wales) that will The Careers Profession Alliance (CPA) has had an increasing fundamentally change the nature of careers service provision influence on the UK agenda as the year has progressed. ICG, for young people in England. as one of the 6 member associations, has been a strong contributor to the work of the CPA, which aims to bring Never before has ICG achieved such extensive media coverage coherence and achieve improvements to the professional (and references in the House of Commons) and worked in such standards and progression frameworks of the Career Guidance a joined up way with partners, which include Careers England, sector, and establish a single voice on behalf of the profession. Unison, ACSL, National Connexions Network, Association of Colleges, ACEG and the 157 Group of FE Colleges. Together we The CPA proposals on the professionalisation of the careers have been united in a common cause to try and prevent the sector and the governance models for taking this work worst excesses of Government policy, which will lead to the forward will, if extinguishing of publicly funded face to face careers services implemented have for young people in England. a major impact on the future of the ICG. We made a comprehensive submission of evidence to the We have engaged Education Bill Committee which was quoted extensively by the in a comprehensive Opposition. We also published ‘Uncertain Futures’ a detailed process of account of the cuts to Connexions / Careers Services across consultation with England. members on The ICG position has reflected our policy lines: the proposals, including meeting • That Government should continue to fund and guarantee with branches and the provision of impartial, independent face to face career committees as well as guidance for young people. an online member’s • Careers guidance should be provided by qualified and survey. registered careers professionals. Over the last year, • Careers guidance providers to schools and colleges should the ICG has been be quality assured to the same standards as the National engaged in a root Careers Service (England). and branch review of its Governance • Ofsted should be required to report on how each school is structures and meeting its new statutory duties (England). processes. 4 Annual Review 2010-11 We have been particularly concerned to improve the Lead by Deirdre Hughes with support from Rodney Cox and democratic processes within the Institute and ensure clarity Alan Lewis we are poised to introduce new ICG approved and coherence on the roles and responsibilities of Council, the modules and courses in partnership with course centres and Board, Committees and Officers. Council has agreed for a