ourfutureourchoice | OUR FUTURE, OUR CHOICE BLACKPOOL

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Blackpool recognises the important role every individual, who has contact with our young people, can play in inspiring them to move forward successfully with their lives. The Blackpool Guidance Community encompasses all those in a position to support and guide them on a daily basis. The Blackpool Guidance Community Network is passionate about providing aspirational opportunities to inspire all our young people to recognise and believe in their skills and personal qualities and to help them make positive decisions about their futures. To meet these aims, the Network, with support from local, regional and national partners has developed the annual “Our Future, Our Choice” event as a springboard for the options process and an opportunity for schools and colleges to consider how best to further develop their own guidance programmes.

Core Aims of "Our Future, Our Choice"

• To ensure the young people understand the link between success in school and future careers and the importance of developing key employability skills valued by employers and educational institutions alike

• To provide impartial advice on a range of progression pathways and how to access them and encourage students to consider a number of career options

• To offer guidance on potential employment sectors and their related careers; promoting the importance of personal skills and attributes, alongside formal qualifications, in an increasingly competitive job market

• To encourage the young people to take responsibility for their futures and begin to map where they want to go and how they intend to get there

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Employers have a very important role; They can give messages, information and advice (the young people) about the real world of work.

These young people are the work force of the future and businesses supporting the event are committed to giving something back. They provide advice and guidance knowing they have the chance to talk to over 1,600 people about their organisation – It’s too good of a marketing opportunity to miss!

Mike Taplin

Senior Manager: Early help for Children and Families

This is a unique and fantastic opportunity for young people to get access to different providers and educational organisations all in one roof.

Essentially its an opportunity to either build on what it is they want to do or sow a few seeds on what they might be able to do in the future.

Katy Hall

Blackpool and The Fylde College: Liaison Officer

There are loads of hands on activities that engages students as well as give them the opportunity to ask relevant questions.

Mr Hooper

Highfield Humanities College

I really want a career in IT and attending the event has given me a better chance to be able to get one.

Jordon

Collegiate High School

This year 9 event is interesting is because I didn’t really have a clear understanding of what I wanted to be when I’m older. When you look around and see all the interesting career choices at the event, it gives me a better idea of what I want to be when I’m older. Like what job to pick.

Liam

St Mary’s Catholic College

The year 9 event is really good for young people. We’ve had all the year 9 students from all the Schools. It’s fantastic for them! It’s fun and there are interactive activities going on. There are lots of things to see and do to help them make their mind up about what they want to do in the future.

Helen Thornley

Blackpool Sixth Form

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