We hope you are all settling into the new term, we have shorter update for you this week. Thank you to all of you that attended our Term 2 Kick Off meeting. You can view the slides from this briefing here.
All Careers Leaders should now have received a calendar invite to our first masterclass of the term which will be a 30 minute virtual session with an additional 15 minutes Q&A and discussion. This is taking place on Thursday 30th January and will cover Internal Leadership reviews including how careers can be positioned as a driver for school, special school and college improvement, the benefits for Careers Leaders and an opportunity to hear from local careers leads that have recently undertake an Internal Leadership Review.
If you would like to attend and have not received a calendar invite please email careershub@southmidlands.org.uk
Reminder – Key Dates for the Spring Term
- Wednesday 22nd January – New Career Leader & Industry Partner Careers Hub Introduction (for all new CL & IPs that have not yet attended, an opportunity to join our Hub Leads and learn more about South Midlands careers Hub. Invite will be sent via Teams, email careershub@southmidlands.org.uk if you would like to attend)
- Masterclasses – Calendar invitations will be sent out to all Career Leaders, if you do not receive an invitation and would like to attend please email careershub@southmidlands.org.uk.
- Thursday 30th January – Masterclass – Internal Leadership Review
- Tuesday 25th February – Masterclass – Parental Engagement
- Tuesday 18th March – Masterclass – Making in Meaningful
- Thursday 24th April – Masterclass – Universal vs Targeted Careers Education Programs
- Career Leader Network Meetings
- 05/02/25 West Northants Career Leader Network Meeting
- 06/02/25 North Northants Career Leader Network Meeting
- 06/05/25 Central Bedfordshire Career Leader Network Meeting
- 27/02/25 MK Career Leader Network Meeting
Adding a volunteering opportunity to our Careers Hub Website
It has been great to see the variety of career learning opportunities taking place across the South Midlands! We though it would be helpful to share some feedback and tips on how to make your volunteer requests stand out.
- Increase engagement by adding a photo from a previous event or if not your school/college logo
- Remember to ensure you give enough information and a full description of the activity easily understood by someone outside of education
- Offer flexibility where possible for volunteers that may not be available for the duration of the event
- Volunteers love to feel valued, include how them volunteering will impact students
- Don’t forget to proof read your content
- Add events as far in advance as possible
Show your appreciation by capturing volunteers in a photo and or sharing some student/staff feedback on the impact they have had. We now produce a termly newsletter for our volunteers and this type of content would really help encourage more volunteers. Please share any potential content with your Careers Consultant or email careershub@southmidlands.org.uk