The Careers Education Development Team is a small team of two curriculum advisers with administrative support working across the six unitary authorities in Berkshire. The main purpose of the Team is to support Schools, FE Colleges, PRUs etc. to provide a planned programme of quality careers education through the years 7-13 in accordance with legislative requirements and DCSF/QCA guidance including:

• The National Quality Standards for IAG (2007) and IAG Strategy - Quality,Choice and Aspiration (Oct 2009)
• Impartial Careers Eduation: Statutory Guidance (Oct 2009)
• Careers Education Framework 7-19 (DCSF Jan 2010)
• CEG in England: A National Framework 11-19 (DfES 2003)
• Programmes of Study for PSHEE Economic Wellbeing and Financial Capability (QCA 2007)
• Careers, Work-related learning and Enterprise 11-19 - A framework to support economic Wellbeing (QCA 2008)

There are currently two part time Careers Education Development Advisers:
David Passey (Mobile 07747476751 e-mail davidpassey@connexions-berkshire.org.uk ) working across Berkshire, but primarily in Bracknell, The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and Slough.
Phil Murphy (Mobile 07747476756 e-mail phillipmurphy@connexions-berkshire.org.uk ) working across Berkshire, but primarily in Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham.

To find out more about how the CEDT can support your school or college, together with details of what an effective careers and personal development programme could involve, click on any of the following links on the side panel:

• CEDT Offer of Support
• National Support and Guidance for CEIAG (Careers Education Information Advice and Guidance)
• A Guide for Anyone New to Leading and/or Managing CEIAG
• Curriculum materials to support the use of Berkshire’s Online Prospectus (BOPS)

The CRI Fund for 2010 will consist of all state secondary schools and colleges being provided with the following:

• An ECLIPS licence giving online access to more than 1,200 jobs, careers and lifestyle topic leaflets
• A year's licence for either Fast Tomato OR Kudos OR Prefinio to help young people identify suitable jobs/careers based on their interests, skills and expected qualifications. 

Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) Libraries: A good practice guide for schools

A guide to help schools plan and organise their IAG/Careers libraries is available to download at the end of this page.

Choices publications

Which way now? and It's your choice, together with the Parent & Carers supplement and the Practitioners guide will only be available in pdf and Word format for the 2010/11 editions.  They will be available to download from Teachernet mid way through the autumn term. 

The publisher, Babcock are currently investigating whether it would be possible to offer a costed 'printing service' for schools and others. If your organisation would be interested in purchasing these publications then please let Babcock know via careers.publications@babcock.co.uk with an estimate of the number you would require. They estimate the price would be around 75 pence per copy. 

Schools and Colleges Update

Connexions Berkshire produce a termly newsletter for teachers. To view the current Summer 2010 edition, along with previous issues, please click on the attachments below.

Connexions Berkshire e-newsletter

If you would like to receive our quarterly e-newsletter email SUBSCRIBE to info@connexions-berkshire.org.uk .