Careers Advice and Employability Services

Futures works extensively with local schools and has done under its 'Connexions' banner many years. As a 'not for profit' organisation, we are committed to improving the prospects of local young people and their families. We work with you to ensure your students make the most of their lives and progress successfully through education and training into meaningful employment.

Under the 2011 Education Act, each school must now make its own decisions about what employability and guidance support to buy.

Our comprehensive employability package offers everything you need to improve the progression prospects of your students. We use our local knowledge of the social and economic landscape to tailor packages specifically for your students and offer quality, experience, skills, local expertise and an integrated service.

What we offer:

Destinations, tracking and data: our comprehensive and customised range of data will help you meet the new DfE Destination Measure and includes annual reports, student tracking, NEET and trend analysis.
Guidance and learner support, one to one interviews and action planning, motivational group work, placing support, HE careers clinics, university choices, applications and interview preparation.
The complete employability toolkit: guidance, skills days, work experience placements, database and programmes; labour market information guides and activities, careers fairs and apprenticeship awareness.
Curriculum development and support: curriculum management, programme design, staff training, the nationally recognised Career Mark quality award, tailored progression activities and classroom sessions
Information resources and online progression planning - free websites, careers library and virtual library advice and training, careers library management, online resources (staff and student sessions) and subject support.
Proven local expertise and knowledge from trained and experienced staff competent to NVQ level 4 and higher.
NEET - 'Best in Class' results in England.

Costs:

Discounts of up to 5% are available for early bird, bulk buy and long term purchases.
For our full online prospectus, visit www.FuturesNN.co.uk

Training:

A range of courses and opportunities are available including many careers and employability InSet sessions.
Tailored training to meet your staff needs at our premises, local venues or your school.
From our own experienced and expert careers, employability and web specialists.
For careers, work experience, work-related learning co-ordinators, governors, subject teachers.

How to buy

For initial enquiries call 0300 500 80 80.

For bespoke packages, longer term contracts or in-depth enquiries, contact the service directly:

Gary Longden
tel: 0115 960 1571
email: prospectus@futuresNN.co.uk

Benefits to your school

Improve your results – employability skills and awareness enhance engagement and academic achievement.
Positive progression matters to your students, the DfE and parents.
Attract students with your positive destinations record.
The highly competitive labour market and high youth unemployment mean that employability skills are more essential than ever to students.
Prepare your students for the increasing apprenticeship opportunities.
Meet the DFE's requirements for impartial careers guidance and their new destination measure.
Fully integrated range of employability services from one-to-one support to group sessions, employability days, work experience, websites and staff CPD.

Our pledge

Futures services are underpinned by comprehensive training and Continuous Professional Development. Besides our own nationally recognised Career Mark IAG quality standard, we hold quality awards for Investors in People, MATRIX - IAG Quality Standard and The Award for Education Business Excellence.