Recommendation 21

HM Government · verbatim extract Accepted

108. The teacher development frameworks form a ‘golden-thread’ of training and support through a teacher’s entire career and are carefully designed to support teacher development in core areas that make the most difference to the quality of teaching in the classroom and to professional practice. The ‘golden-thread’ should be supplemented by a variety of professional development provided by schools, trusts, subject associations, charities, curriculum hubs, Oak and private training organisations. The CEC is working alongside a number of these organisations to develop specific careers education content. Teaching School Hubs can signpost schools to high-quality training programmes in their area, including helping teachers to understand where they can access further support from other DfE-funded hubs, such as behaviour and subject hubs. Alongside this, we will explore opportunities to support National Professional Qualifications (NPQ) training providers to consider how they use high-quality examples of careers education in delivering the relevant NPQ frameworks. 109. Early work with the CEC to develop high-quality CPD includes the launch of an online teacher development course to support the development of careers awareness amongst subject teachers. The first module focuses on awareness and pathways for subject teachers. The second module, due for release in October 2023, will focus on effective planning for careers in the curriculum. Careers Hubs across the country have been helping to deliver teacher encounters with industry, as set out in more detail in response to recommendation 14. 110. The Department’s approach is supporting curriculum development and helping teachers to build knowledge of different pathways and opportunities related to their subject. For example, Outwood Grange Academies Trust introduced a ‘FutureFIT’ programme to secondary schools. Speakers from industry and higher education, introductory videos and digital resources are all utilised to show how curriculum subjects are used in a large range of different industries and employment roles. Academies Enterprise Trust has worked in partnership with Pfizer to bring the chemistry curriculum to life by exploring the drug development process. 111. Achievement of Gatsby Benchmark 4 (linking curriculum learning to careers) improved across every type of school and college from 2020/21 to 2021/22. 91% of post-16 providers reported most students had curriculum-related learning in maths; 93% in English, both double 2018/19 levels. 79% of special and alternative provision schools reported most students had curriculum-related learning in maths; 80% in English, both up on last year. Mainstream schools also reported increases. We plan to continue with our focus on CPD for teachers, based on clear evidence of impact.