I seem to have been struggling to update the blog as often as I would like. It doesn’t mean that I’ve been doing nothing, rather that I’ve been super busy. But, hopefully things are calming down a bit I will try and make a bit more of an effort over the next few weeks. I…
Read more#WeAreCareers S5 E1 – Why we need a career guidance guarantee
I had the great privilege of joining Chris Webb and MeetSabiha on #WeAreCareers yesterday. If you haven’t watched this show before, you really should. It is a regular YouTube show which looks at all things careers and features all sorts of interesting guests. You can get it most easily by subscribing to the CDI YouTube…
Read moreChase Terrace Academy – Professional Career Forum (April)
Professional career forum (April) Back in April I was invited to present at the Chase Terrace Academy Professional Career forum. This is exactly the sort of local professional development community of practice that we need in careers. Like many other of these networks it has experienced a boost during the pandemic and has moved online….
Read moreReaching the hard to reach
Reaching the ‘hard to reach’ – A creative conversation A couple of months ago I was invited to take part in one of David Cameron‘s ‘creative conversations’. These are professional development events for Skills Development Scotland. In this session I discussed the involvement of families in supporting the career development of young people with Phil…
Read moreSocial justice and social mobility: Implications for careers education and guidance
This is a presentation that I gave to the CDI in February 2021. I then posted it on the Career Guidance for Social Justice website on the 25th February. I’m reposting it here for completeness on this site and in case you missed it. But it is well worth subscribing to the Career Guidance for…
Read moreSo what’s really going on in the jobs market?
I recently participated in the the Nottingham Trent University Wednesday Employer Webinar. In this I join with other guests to discuss the current state of the student labour market. This is what we had to say… If you like this you might want to subscribe to my YouTube channel for more video content.
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