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Careers Information, Advice, Guidance and Education (CIAGE) in Secondary Schools (July 2012) 01/08/2012
Findings
ERO found four types of approaches to careers education. This section discusses each of these approaches in detail. The approaches are summarised in the table below.
Table 2: Four different approaches to CIAGE
| Whole-School High Quality | 4 schools had innovative school-wide approaches to student futures. Through the integration of CIAGE these students regularly supported students to develop set goals, explore opportunities and make decisions. |
| Conventional Established | 17 schools had careers departments that provided some opportunities for students in CIAGE. These initiatives were driven by the school’s careers department and did not extend across the school’s curriculum departments. |
| Conventional Developing | 19 schools had limited opportunities for students to set goals, develop self awareness, explore opportunities. CIAGE systems and processes were also driven by the school’s careers departments – although these schools had yet to develop the same level of organisation as the schools in the categories above. |
| Low quality | 4 schools had low quality CIAGE systems and processes typically focussed on Year 13 destinations and little else. CIAGE at these schools was typically characterised by leadership difficulties either in the Careers department or in the school’s senior management. |
