Impartial careers education - survey for Year 11 pupils

This survey is to help you gather pupils’ views on your careers provision. It reflects the Principles of Impartial Careers Education set out in the Statutory Guidance on Impartial Careers Education (TSO, October 2009), and the Key Information and skills that underpin them.

You can use the outcomes to improve what you do and to inform SEF judgements about the extent to which your pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being and the effectiveness of the care, guidance and support that you provide.

You can customise the Word version of the survey on the CD-Rom before using it. For example:

  • You may wish to replace the phrase ‘My school’ with the name of your school throughout.
  • In question 2, you may wish to insert the name by which your individual learning plan is known.
  • In question 4, you should insert the names of your local Connexions service, your local 14-19 prospectus, key local information sources and the name by which your transition support team is known.
  • In question 5, you may wish to add examples of other qualifications that pupils can take.
  • The reference to a Common Application Process (CAP) in question 10 applies only to those areas using them. If you are in such an area, you should insert the name by which your CAP is known.
  • In question 13, you should insert the name of the person pupils should speak to if they are unaware of the support you provide when exam results are published.

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The support we give you with your post-16 options

Year 11 Survey

We want to make sure that we give everyone the best possible support when they are choosing their post-16 options. We will use this survey to improve what we do. We do not need your name – your answers are private. Please tick all the answers that fit what you think.

Thank you for taking the time to do the survey.

I am:

  • Male
  • female

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1. My school has taught me how to:

Please tick all the answers that fit what you think

Research opportunities in learning and work1

Identify facts, opinions and sales pitches in careers information and advice2

Aim high for the future3

Spot things that could stop me from doing well and think about how to tackle them4

Make plans for the future 5

Review and update my plans when things change.6

2. My school has helped me to understand:

Please tick all the answers that fit what you think

My strengths and weaknesses1

How I learn and work best2

What I want from my learning, job and career in the future3

How and where to get help when I need it4

What skills and qualifications I will need to do what I want to do5

Why I should use my individual learning plan and keep it up to date.6

3. My school:

Please tick all the answers that fit what you think

Regularly asks us what we think of careers education 1

Uses what we say to improve our careers education 2

Regularly asks us what we think of the information and advice we get3

Uses what we say to improve the information and advice they give us.4

4. I have used:

Please tick all the answers that fit what you think

The Connexions service1

Connexions Direct2

The local 14-19 prospectus3

The Apprenticeships website4

The Business Link website5

The UCAS website6

The Unistats website7

Local information sources8

The transition support team.9

5. I have a good understanding of:

Please tick all the answers that fit what you think

Foundation Learning1

A/AS Level qualifications2

Diplomas3

Apprenticeships4

Other qualifications I can take 5

Jobs with part-time learning/training6

Self employment7

Higher education. 8

6. I know:

Please tick all the answers that fit what you think

What courses I can do at school 1

What I can do later if I complete these courses successfully2

What courses I can do in other schools, at college and with work based learning providers 3

How to apply for an Apprenticeship4

How to get information about community and voluntary opportunities 5

How to get help if I want to work for myself6

How changes in the job market could affect me in the future7

How my choices could affect my future job prospects and pay8

What financial help I could get with my learning 9

How to apply for financial help with my learning10

About my rights and responsibilities at work.11

7. My school has:

Please tick all the answers that fit what you think

Opened my eyes to new opportunities by giving me a taste of some of the
courses and training I can do in the future 1

Opened my eyes to new opportunities by showing me what working life is like2

Opened my eyes to new opportunities by showing me what higher education is like3

Helped me to understand why it is important to get information and advice
from more than one person4

Changed my ideas on what I want to do in the future5

Made me more ambitious for myself6

Helped me to set stretching goals for the future7

Made me want to continue my learning8

Made me excited about the future.9

8. I understand the benefits of:

Please tick all the answers that fit what you think

Continuing my learning1

Having a job2

Being financially independent.3

9. My school has helped me to:

Please tick all the answers that fit what you think

Recognise stereotypes about learning and work1

Challenge stereotypes about learning and work2

Understand how using stereotypes could hold me back in the future3

Understand how making a stereotyped choice could affect what I get paid
in the future4

Find out about courses, jobs and careers that I would never have thought
someone like me could do5

Understand what to do if I choose an option that none of my friends are doing.6

10. My school has helped me to:

Please tick all the answers that fit what you think

Understand how what I learn at school will help me in the future1

Understand where each of my courses could lead in the future2

Understand how I can use the September Guarantee to get a place in learning
after Year 11 and Year 123

Make applications4

Prepare for interviews5

Use the Common Application Process6

Develop the qualities, attitudes and skills I need for work and to live by myself.7

11. I think that the support I got with my post-16 options:

Please tick all the answers that fit what you think

Used learning styles and approaches that suited me1

Used activities that challenged me2

Used activities that made me think again about my career plans and ideas3

Helped me to choose what is right for me4

Prepared me well for what I have chosen to do.5

12. Do you need any more information to help you plan for the future?

No

Yes (please say what)

[insert space for written response]

13. Do you know what support we can give you when you get your exam results?

Yes

No(please speak to x)

14. Is there anything else you’d like to tell us?

[insert space for written response]

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