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EPICURE education THE IMPORTANCE OF PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE WORKPLACE Dr Joseph Spence, head of Dulwich College, discusses the value careers-based workshops can bring to independent schools and their state school partners... Careers education is an important element of a school’s provision, and a service one cannot introduce to pupils too early. Prospective parents, even of 11‐year‐olds, are asking far more questions than they used to about how we are preparing children for the workplace of the future. This is inevitable given all of the rhetoric about the percentage of jobs not yet created into which our pupils will move, and the fact that they will likely have multiple careers, possibly across many countries or continents, over the course of long working lives. Networking events focused on particular professions or industries have proven immensely popular. These bring together former pupils and current and past parents, alongside pupils from both independent and state schools. However, it is also useful to look for ways older pupils can deliver light‐touch advice to their younger peers at partner schools. As co‐director of the Southwark Schools Learning Partnership, I have been delighted in recent years to be able to encourage a hub of careers advisers from a good number of our 16 schools (12 state schools and four independent schools) to share best practice between schools and across the sectors. Last June, a group of Year 10 students from City Heights E‐ ACT Academy in South East London had a careers workshop with our careers adviser at Dulwich College, and a group of the College’s Year 12 students. The workshop introduced the UCAS process with a short ‘true or false’ activity, with students from both schools working in teams to decide on the veracity of various statements. The statements included the number of applicants to university through UCAS, World University Rankings, average graduate salaries and deciding what degree courses some famous people had taken. The Year 10 City Heights students were given a brief overview of the UCAS applications process and the Year 12 students explained what A‐levels they were doing and the different courses and universities they were planning to apply to. The City Heights pupils were introduced to course and career options they had not previously considered, while the Dulwich College pupils said it really helped them to clarify their own plans by having to articulate them for younger pupils. The next activity consisted of a wide‐ranging discussion of the likely nature of jobs in the future that haven’t been created yet. Students were also advised about courses and careers on to which one could move later, e.g. becoming a solicitor or barrister via a post‐graduate law conversion course. The final part of the workshop consisted of a question and answer session, much of which focused on what subjects were needed for certain careers. This also gave the Dulwich students and their careers adviser the opportunity to talk about the importance of engaging in co‐curricular activities that might support a career aspiration, such as volunteering in a hospital or care home for healthcare related careers. There was a time when the only careers advice the head of an independent school needed to offer sixth formers was on how to write a personal statement. Those days are long gone. Whether explicitly or implicitly, the new order is that everything we do with our students has some bearing on preparing them for the fast-changing workplace. The jobs they will go into may be newly minted or newly branded, but the skills and aptitudes they will require to succeed in them are, in fact, those which have always been needed in the world of work: the ability to lead on a project, to work in a team, to communicate clearly and the ability to think outside the box. All this they learn in their representation of the school on its sport field, in the joining of musical and theatrical ensembles, in their community projects and charitable fundraising and in their adventurous activities. We are all careers educators now – but explicit, nuanced careers advice delivered by those who work hard to keep up to speed with changes in the major (and new) professions, is still absolutely essential. 24 EPICURE | Early Spring 2020 EPICURE Early Spring 2020.indd 24 24/01/2020 15:29
EPICURE education GRE T DON’T THINK ALIKE Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow Situated in the heart of Surrey with a wide range of transport options serving the area. School at Work Day Tue 11th February 2020, 11am - 12.15pm Open Morning Sat 14th March 2020, 10.15am - 12pm School At Work Day Wed 6th May 2020, 11am - 12.15pm Open Evening Thurs 11th June 2020, 6.15pm - 8pm For all 2020 open events please visit our website Scholarships available for Year 7, Year 9 and Sixth Form At Box Hill School, we understand all students are individuals and approach learning in different ways. Our holistic approach to education develops our children’s intellectual, social, physical and artistic talents. It encourages them to explore a path of self discovery thus stimulating the unique abilities within each child to achieve success. DAY, WEEKLY & FULL BOARDING Box Hill School | London Road | Mickleham Dorking | +44 (0)1372 373382 boxhillschool.com Geographer Actor Sailor GRACE, AGE 12 Millfield and Millfield Prep’s next Open Day is on Saturday 29 February millfieldschool.com/mymillfield Millfield_Epicure_Dec2019_172x117_Grace.indd 1 12/12/2019 09:52 EPICURE | Early Spring 2020 25 EPICURE Early Spring 2020.indd 25 24/01/2020 15:29
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