FE/HE institution Cornwall Young Person/Parent Predominant Interest in local industries as see immediate job link Where local industries limited this narrows view point Broadening horizons. Can you hold skype info sessions with non local employers or Alumni working out of the area? FE/HE institution Cornwall Young person If local and accessing HE in Cornwall tends to have been a deliberate choice as want to stay local or have another factor making leaving the area an issue. Limited opportunities for those who wanting to stay in rural/coastal areas Developing understanding of how to make the most of the skills you gain from HE in the area. Can you make links with local entrepreneurs or those working remotely? Showcase local graduate employment opportunities. FE/HE institution Cornwall Young person/parent Some young people with extra factors will dismiss HE altogether rather than consider local. Need to personalise offering to all situations. Understand what might unlock the “barrier”. Work with the cohort that have factors on a more personal level to support greater understanding of the issue and be in a better position to help them unlock that barrier. FE/HE institution Cornwall Young person Realistic link between values/lifestyle choices difficult to comprehend How does a degree contribute to future life? Difficulty for young person to see a future self Better ways of conceptualising the future that takes into account recent developments in our understanding of teenage brain development. Suggest depicting “career” as a tree and talk to young people about the different stages of career. This supports broadening understanding that there will be more than one job role that they could do and that their career “journey” is unlikely to be linear. Choosing a degree FE/HE institution Cornwall Young person/parent/advisor Concern over reputation of institution and style of learning offered Issues around awareness of appropriate need/suitability of individual Increase understanding of potential for growth and support in Suggest supporting a better understanding by individuals of styles of institutions that will most suit them. learning style and need for support and other external circumstances.
supported routes and build independent learning skills as you go. Social Mobility Charity Young Person/HE institution Implications around dropping out at HE during first term/year. What happens to students who do this? At the very best they incur an extra year student loan or they may not re-engage with HE. Options and suitability of course/location of HE not fully thought through in advance Perhaps this could be lessened if better initial decisions were made. Support good research skills and understanding. Generic overviews-what should you be looking for in a course Social Mobility Charity Young People/Parents/Advisors Thinking about HE too late to explore and make informed choice. For young people from privileged backgrounds the conversations around HE will have been going on at home since they were a lot younger. This influences thinking and decisions right the way through. For those without that can come too late. Schools tend to give more focus around support for GCSE choices and less around post 16 choices in Yr 11. This can mean that once in the 6th form when decisions are being made about HE or not HE the direction is options can already be Raise awareness in schools that staring conversations /raising awareness of HE during Yr 10 would support those where it isn’t being discussed at home and help them have it in their mind when making post 16 choices and be less likely to come round to thinking it is for them too late.