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Report on the impact of cuts on career guidance
Careers advice from local authorities hugely reduced. Now very much the responsibility of schools.
To read the “Uncertain Futures” document, published by the Institute of Career Guidance, click here.
Work Experience
The Department for Education has published ( 16 December 2011) a new myth buster to help schools and colleges deliver high quality work experience. Although not keen on vocational education before age 16, there is need for work experience and careers advice.
The myth buster document: Work experience myth buster (248).
Education – maximising participation of 16-24 year olds
Click here to view the Government report “Building Engagement, Building Futures“. The strategy to maximise participation of 16-24 year olds in education, training and work. A response to the Wolf report and much more. It emphasises the need to promote careers in horticulture before children leave school. The emphasis is then on apprenticeships with backup work experience for those still needing English and Maths. Extension of compulsory education or training until 18 years old.
Autumn Term Videos – Some comments from schools
Below you will find comments taken from the Discovering Our Countryside website that are regarding the Autumn Term Videos.
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Mark Thompson says:
Thank you for your comments and feedback – we will see what we can do about some of your requests….
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delia andrews says:
Excellent videos, content very specific to our needs and appropriate to primary children. Backed up our work on Harvest and our farm visit and was most enjoyable and gave good teaching points and extended knowledge of all pupils.
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Carole Sharp says:
The children loved the close up video footage of the machinery – the timing was super – it linked in well with our discussions about harvest time and the preparation for our own school harvest festival which my 4 year olds were leading for the whole school – the videos helped the children support the links between what we had been talking about across the curriculum- planting of wheat, harvesting of vegetables and making healthy soups, Little red hen action story and singing of songs linked to our Autumnal theme. The children were observed building their own combine harvesters outside!
Further video diaries about planting of Springtime crops- would support our chdn to make further links as we embark upon our main planting season in school-
The video diary has 3 more programs up to Christmas – been filming pigs today.
Then 18 more are planned next year – so watch this space….
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We are all really enjoying finding out about the countryside and we look forward to each new bit
Well explained
liked the detail
like seeing what the machines do
liked the corn bit
found the harvest bit interesting
liked finding out how things are made
no confusing words
like style of dvd
like the music
would like to find out more about the animals
could show a food chain
day in the life of a farmer would be good
maybe need a bit more background information
would like to see inside the machines