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The Northumberland Quality Standard for Careers Information, Advice and Guidance - a self evaluation framework

This self evaluation framework was commissioned by the Northumberland County Council and developed by Connexions Northumberland (igen Ltd). This electronic tool is designed to support learning providers across the county to assess and develop their careers IAG provision. The framework is extensively cross referenced against key measures such as Ofsted and includes hyperlinks to useful documents and information.

There are 8 elements for learning providers to self assess against:

Element  1 :     Leadership, Management and Commitment

Element  2 :     Accessible and Impartial Information

Element  3 :     Accessible and Impartial Advice and Guidance

Element  4 :     Diversity of Information Advice and Guidance

Element  5 :     Responsiveness of IAG to Individual Needs

Element  6 :     Parents and Carers

Element  7 :     Training and Development

Element  8 :     Review and Evaluation

Use these links to access the SEF document most suitable to your organisation.

SEF Mainstream (738.5Kb)

SEF LDD (733Kb)

SEF middle schools (715.5Kb)

The framework also includes a Good Practice Guide to aid completion. The SEF is also available via the Northumberland County Council website www.northumberland.gov.uk.