VOCATIONAL EDUCATION - RESOURCES
Work Related Learning and Enterprise Websites
| Resource | Website | Content |
| Work Related Learning
WRL at Key Stage 4 2003 WRL and the Law 2004 | www.vocationallearning.org.uk/files | These two documents are useful for all those interested in WRL. They are a starting point, indicating other documents to be used. |
| Work related Learning | This website supports staff who have an interest in WRL/CEG/Work experience. | |
| Work Related Learning | This website links subjects to work experience. Teachers’ notes and instructions attached | |
| Improving Work experience | Report highlighting good practice and recommending ways to improve the quality of work experience. | |
| Finance Excellence and Access in the Classroom. The way ahead. | This is the dedicated section of Personal Finance Education Group, a one stop shop. Contains case studies, support materials and briefing papers. | |
| Developing financial capability through mathematics and PHSE | info@pfeg.org or phone 020 7833 2184 | A free CD resource linking mathematics to other areas of the curriculum. |
| Financial Capability | A variety of modules linking financial capability to areas of the curriculum. Students from YR 7-13 catered for. | |
| ENTERPRISE STORIES
DVD or VHS | Email: countryside@twoten.press.net | A free resource by the Countryside commission featuring five successful rural businesses, examining the benefits and pitfalls. Examining the nature of Entrepreneurial activity. |
| Making your mark – Start talking your ideas | This website offers advice and support to help develop the skills of innovation, risk and creativity. |
| Content | |
| Here you will find starting points for the new 11-19 careers framework. A DCSF publication in .pdf format | |
| Good website, use the teaching and learning link for useful resources. There have been two new papers published which will greatly influence the future of CEG, and impact on the 14-19 agenda. They are the Green Paper "Youth Matters" and the "End to End Careers Review". They can be found at Cegnet. | |
| DCSF site. Here you will find schemes of work plus other resources for citizenship. | |
| DCSFweb site. This link provides ideas for using Progress Files from Year 6 to Year 13 and beyond to support all areas of a student’s development in WRL, Careers and Citizenship. | |
| The ASDAN site provides pathways for relevant accreditation. It also provides resources for delivering careers and citizenship for a small cost. | |
| This is an organisation promoting the new Enterprise agenda through “Active Citizenship and Social Enterprise”. To find out more about this approach look at the website | |
| Investors in Careers | One way of developing a focus for Careers in your school is through “Investors in Careers”. This provides a framework for developing a Careers programme that is integrated into the School’s planning. The initial contact for further information is |
Contacts and Information
Kent Works, working in partnership with Individual Learning Company, has been awarded the Learning & Skills Council contract for the delivery of education business links activity across Kent. Kent Works has been established by Kent County Council as part of its support for economic development of Kent.
Kent Works delivers work experience for students, develops work-relating learning experience, secures professional development placements and strengthen relations between local employers and education providers.
Tel: 0845 601 9940 E-mail: info@kentworks.org
link www.kentworks.org
This project is the work of COUNTEC, formerly part of Milton Keynes EBP. The project is funded by GOSE (Government Office for the South East), providing FREE interactive materials to support a wide range of vocational courses, and the statutory Work Related Learning criteria. Follow the link below to explore the materials that have already been produced.
To support the materials SETPOINT in Kent and Medway is responsible for the distribution and training for this project in our area. For further details contact: Toni Clarke
GOSE Enterprise WRL Publication