Annual Northamptonshire Conference for Careers Education

Press Release - 17th February 2011

This year’s annual IAGS Conference - ‘Getting to grips with the national strategy for careers education and information, advice and guidance (IAG)’, will be held on Wednesday 9th March at the King’s Park Conference Centre in Northampton.

The conference is aimed at Head Teachers, Principals, Careers Co-ordinators and IAGS Champions in schools and colleges, 14-19 Partnership Directors, agencies that support the delivery of careers education and Connexions Choices Advisers.

Guest speakers include the David Andrews OBE, independent education consultant and trainer, and Dr Deirdre Hughes, independent consultant, and Adrian Bell, Chief Executive of the Connexions Service, plus additional speakers sharing good practice for Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG).

There will also be a resources exhibition and a selection of workshops that participants can attend including: How to evaluate and accredit your programme for careers education and IAG, overcoming barriers to the achievement of Career Mark, Transition Planning and IAG for young people in special schools, and enhancing work experience provision. A selection of resources will also be on display from Prospects, the National Apprenticeship Service and Connexions.

Linda Bristow, Quality and Performance Manager at Connexions, said: “We have been running this popular conference for several years. It is an excellent opportunity for colleagues to get up-to-date with the radical changes proposed by the government to the way young people will get information, advice and guidance about their futures from September 2011.  Services will look very different from September and we will be examining with schools and colleges how this will all work in practice.”

The conference is organised by Connexions Northamptonshire with support from Northamptonshire County Council and the Northamptonshire 14-19 Partnership.  For further information please contact Linda Bristow on 01604 614903.