South Midlands Careers Hub 2026 Conference
This page will be updated with slides and resources from the South Midlands Careers Hub Conference 2026, taking place on Tuesday 20th October 2026.
Hear from our two Keynote Speakers:
Amjad Ali, CPD and Inclusion Lead at Chiltern Learning Trust. Amjad is a respected educator, author and advocate for social mobility, and challenges us to remember that talent is everywhere – our role is to ensure every young person has the opportunity to realise it.
Lauren Mistry, Deputy CEO at Youth Employment UK. Lauren is a passionate advocate for youth voice, helping ensure that young people’s talents, perspectives and experiences shape the opportunities and support available to them.
Slides
Session aims:
- Drive continuous improvement in the quality of careers education
- Establish a sustainable and strategic approach to careers leadership
- Link careers to school and college improvement priorities
Session aims:
- Explore tips and tools for using destination data, learner perception and stakeholder voice to inform impact evaluation and planning
Destination Data Evaluation Report Template
Using Destination Data to evaluate your careers programme – reflective questions
Session aims:
- The difference between Labour Market Information & Labour Market Intelligence
- Barriers and Misconceptions
- Why information alone isn’t enough
- How education and employers can bring LMI to life
Session aims:
- Understand the language and structure of schools and colleges
- Feel more confident engaging with education professionals
- Gain insight into the opportunities and challenges facing education today
- Discover practical ways to support and inspire young people
- Leave with ideas, resources and next steps to help you get involved
Session aims:
- To provide schools and employers with a library of ready-made, employer-informed career challenges linked to priority sectors across the region
Session aims:
- Explore how schools can move beyond simply informing parents to actively engaging them as informed careers influencers, using insights from Your Child’s Future (YCF), practical case studies and innovative approaches such as social media engagement.
Session aims:
- Explore how progressive your current careers programme is, hear from peers and create a practical action plan that will strengthen your students’ careers learning journey
Session aims:
- Hear from two of our Careers Leaders who have implemented different approaches to embedding careers across the curriculum.
- Explore how to overcome barriers and secure SLT support.
Session aims:
- Understand how OnTrack+ can be used to identify, target and track careers activities for disadvantaged learners, particularly those at risk of becoming NEET