Camden Primary Careers Conference 2015
23rd March 2015
British Library Conference Centre
STEPS I TAKE, MARKS I MAKE!
Welcome to the Camden Primary Careers Conference 2015!
This teacher’s guide includes important information and tasks to help
your pupils and you prepare for the conference and beyond.
Please read this information carefully. If you have any questions you
can contact the conference coordinator:
Shazia Chaudhry
[email protected]
020 7974 6468
Camden Primary Careers Conference 2015
23rd March 2015
British Library Conference Centre
Why a Primary Careers Conference?
The Goldsmiths’ Company, Netley Primary School, and Camden Local Authority have
collaborated to create the second Camden Primary Careers Conference.
Camden’s vision
“where every child and
young person has a
chance to succeed and
where nobody gets left
behind”.
This is an exciting and forward thinking event
for 9-10 year olds to be inspired about careers,
think about the future and hear from a diverse
group of people; young and old who have
made a real impact on their surroundings.
The Council aims to “build
employability and entrepreneurship
skills, and particularly at a younger
age range…..collate, share and build
on good practice in careers education
and entrepreneurial activity in
primary schools”
The Equality Taskforce Report 2013
“We are already planning our own careers event.
Thank you for the great inspiration!”
Careers Champion 2014
Camden Primary Careers Conference 2015
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British Library Conference Centre
Conference aims
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Inspiring primary school children to think about their future careers.
Raising aspirations and learning about employability skills.
Promoting diversity and inclusion.
Strengthening links between schools and businesses to maximise opportunities for future collaboration.
Developing pupils’ knowledge and skills around particular careers.
Supporting schools to deliver careers education.
Choosing your Careers Champions
The following groups of children should be a priority:
 FSM/Ever 6
 LAC
 CIN/CP
 SEND
 GRT (Gypsy Roma Traveller)
 Children in Year 5
Camden Primary Careers Conference 2015
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British Library Conference Centre
Key messages
o A working life is a satisfying life.
o There are many different jobs
and careers to choose from
o There are key skills to acquire to
be successful in employment
o There are key values to nurture
to
be
successful
(e.g.
determination,
motivation,
commitment and resilience) in
employment
The Careers Champions will be supported
to share the messages from the conference
with the school and plan their own careers
event
Camden Primary Careers Conference 2015
23rd March 2015
British Library Conference Centre
Keep updated with our
twitter account and
tweet about your
Careers Champions
progress
Pre-conference tasks
1. Discuss the facts and questions in activities 1 and 2 in this
teacher’s pack* with your chosen Careers Champions
2. You will receive booklets for your Champions, encourage the
children to research the key note speakers.
@CPCC2015
#StepsITakeMarksIMake
3. Each Champion should complete the Pre-Conference Survey
using this online link: http://goo.gl/FT3qOq
*You can sign up to a pre-conference school visit where a member of the conference team
will take you and your champions through the conference booklet.
Contact the conference lead to arrange.
On the day
Each school will be allocated two iPads to capture
the day using photographs and video. Review your
footage throughout the day and just keep the best
images and video. Sign up to a post-conference
editing session at the CLC and find out how you can
share the day with your whole school.
Camden Primary Careers Conference 2015
23rd March 2015
British Library Conference Centre
Post conference tasks
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Now it’s time for Careers Champions to share
the messages they gained from the day with
the whole school. You will receive a toolkit to
help support your own careers event.
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The toolkit will include ideas for different events
and activities big and small, contact
information for businesses who can speak at
your event and ideas on how to involve
parents.
“The computer
game designer (14
year old Jordan
Casey) showed me
how much you can
do no matter what
age”
Camden Primary Careers Conference 2015
23rd March 2015
British Library Conference Centre
Activity 1: facts
to discuss with
Careers
Champions
Camden Primary Careers Conference 2015
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British Library Conference Centre
What questions
would you like to
ask?
Camden Primary Careers Conference 2015
23rd March 2015
British Library Conference Centre
Activity 2
Who do I want to be?
Suggested activities
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Investigate different jobs with your class, what skills and values might you need?
What is the definition of the word ‘career’?
Have a discussion on what it means to aspire.
Careers Champions will receive a postcard in their packs. Choose a career or a speaker from the programme to research;
include fantastic facts on the back of the postcard to share at the event.
Careers Champions name card
Complete the name card with a photo or drawing. Think of three things that would start a conversation with other Champions. This
could be a job you know well or are interested in or a hobby or a skill.