Regional Training

Our training and Q&A sessions support you to benchmark, manage, track and report your school’s careers programme. 

Please see below all upcoming training sessions

Wednesday 08 May (4.00 – 4.30pm) - Speakers for Schools - Teams

Join this webinar to find our more about Speakers for Schools free inspirational talks and work experience offer.

Who should attend?

These sessions are designed for all Careers Leaders in mainstream schools; special schools; alternative provision and sixth forms who are new to Compass+ or looking for a refresher.

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Wednesday 15 May (4.00 – 4.40pm) - Work Experience Framework - Teams

Join this webinar to find out more about the free work experience framework resource offered by the North East LEP. This webinar will provide:

  • an overview of the resource and how it can be used in a variety of models
  • a demonstration of how to navigate the resource
  • examples of how the resource has been used in North East schools

Who should attend?

These sessions are designed for all Careers Leaders in mainstream schools; special schools; alternative provision and sixth forms who are new to Compass+ or looking for a refresher.

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Wednesday 05 June (4.00 - 4.30pm) - Provider Portal - Teams

Join this webinar to find out more about the free provider portal, developed by the North East LEP, for use by Careers Leaders. This webinar will provide:

  • An introduction to the portal as a resource, including how it can help you to meet the Provider Access Legislation requirements
  • A demonstration of how to navigate the resource

Who should attend?

These sessions are designed for all Careers Leaders in mainstream schools; special schools; alternative provision and sixth forms who are new to Compass+ or looking for a refresher.

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Thursday 20 June (4.00 – 4.45pm) - Middle School Forum - Teams

Join this webinar for an update on regional and national developments, plus it will provide you with the opportunity to network with your peers.

Who should attend?

This is our dedicated forum designed specifically for Middle School Careers Leaders and SLT.

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Thursday 20 June (8.45am - 12.00pm) - Modern Foreign Languages Teacher Encounter Conference - Seat Unique Riverside, County Durham

Calling all secondary school modern foreign language teachers! Join us for this fantastic opportunity to promote modern foreign language careers in the curriculum by attending our teacher encounter conference.

The morning will showcase languages in the region, you will hear from local employers who value employees who speak more than one language, and you will hear from university students sharing their experiences of studying languages at higher education.

You will engage in a language resources workshop, with a focus on testing ideas about languages and careers resources that teachers and careers advisers think would be useful to promote the take up and progression with languages and help you promote languages as something useful for a wide range of careers.

There will be breakfast and networking from 08.45am with a prompt 9.15am start, refreshments will be provided throughout the morning, conference ending at 12noon for lunch and networking.

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Friday 28 June (8.30am - 3.45pm) - NEA Regional Conference - The Hilton, Newcastle Gateshead

We look forward to welcoming you to our Summer Regional Careers Conference at the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead. The event will be a mixture of keynote speakers, workshops (details will be released shortly) and themed table talk networking sessions, all designed to support you in your role and to enhance your careers education and guidance offer.

In addition, we also have a marketplace of key providers available (a combination of free and paid services) for you to connect with throughout the conference.

In preparation for the themed table talk networking time, we are asking our participants to identify keys areas they would like to discuss and explore with other Careers Leaders. This a chance to share good practice, hints and tips as well as find out how other schools or colleges approach common issues. You can indicate which areas of discussion would be of interest to you in the event registration form.

Who should attend?

This event is suitable for Career Leaders, SLT and other colleagues who work within careers education and guidance or across the broader regional skills agenda.

Timings

Arrival is from 08.30 for registration and refreshments with a prompt start at 09.00. The conference will finish at approximately 15.45.

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