Young Londoners are competing for jobs and career openings not just with each other but with people from across the UK and much of the rest of the world. To succeed in London and/or beyond, they need to be well prepared - and they are entitled to expect that support. All young people in London must be given the chance to gain experiences of the world of work and be inspired through their schooling to see possibilities and goals that are worthwhile and relevant to them. The distinctive features of London mean there is a compelling case for London to have its own unique careers offer for young p
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Young Londoners are competing for jobs and career openings not just with each other but with people from across the UK and much of the rest of the world. To succeed in London and/or beyond, they need to be well prepared - and they are entitled to expect that support. All young people in London must be given the chance to gain experiences of the world of work and be inspired through their schooling to see possibilities and goals that are worthwhile and relevant to them. The distinctive features of London mean there is a compelling case for London to have its own unique careers offer for young people.
This report proposes seven key elements for the London Ambitions Careers Offer to transform the landscape of careers and employment support for young people across London. The seven elements are evidence-based and designed to establish a coherent framework to apply for young people regardless of the particular school or college they attend. The elements are: (1) every young Londoner should have access to impartial, independent and personalised careers education, information, advice and face-to-face guidance in their local community; (2) every young Londoner should have completed at least 100 hours experience of the world of work, in some form, by the time they reach the age of 16; (3) every secondary school and college should have in place an explicit publicised careers policy and careers curriculum on young people's experiences of the world of work, links with business, careers provision and destination outcomes; (4) every good institution will have a governor with oversight for ensuring the organisation supports all students to relate their learning to careers and the world of work from an early age; (5) every secondary school and college should have up-to-date, user-friendly labour market intelligence/information (LMI) readily accessible by young people, teachers and parents/carers; (6) the quality of careers provision should be strengthened by developing 'careers clusters' to share resources in improving awareness of London's labour market and supporting school and college leaders in a whole-school approach to plan and deliver careers provision; and (7) the London Ambitions Portal should enable more schools and colleges to easily find high-quality careers provision designed to support the career development of all young Londoners.
Edited excerpts from publication.
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