3. POSITIVE DESTINATIONS POST-16

A lack of positive destinations Post 16+ is one of the major barriers to opportunity.

Everyone is different so making the right choices as a young adult is key - that’s how we want to make sure that everyone has a positive destination post 16 and after GCSEs. Traditionally, we have pushed our young people down an academic path, to A-Levels and then onto higher education and a degree at university. We are seeing more young people become the first person from their family to get to university. It’s vital that this path isn’t blocked for those with the potential and who want that choice. Important is a strong choice for a non- academic route, latterly through apprenticeships and the growing availability of T-Levels.

Measures:

• Proportion of schools/colleges by region achieving the majority of the 8 Gatsby benchmarks of good career guidance

• A stable careers programme
  Learning from career and labour market information

• Addressing the needs of each pupil

• Linking curriculum learning to careers.

• Encounters with employers and employees

• Experiences of workplaces

• Encounters with further and higher education

• Personal guidance

These measures have been developed by the Purpose Coalition and in consultation with the Office for National Statistics.