Vocational Profiles

The Inclusion Community of Practice has designed two Vocational Profiles unique to East Sussex. Vocational Profiles can be used in both Secondary and Post-16 settings to enable students to identify and develop their skills and capabilities, and to communicate them to others.

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There are useful resources to support the use of Vocational Profiles can be found below:

Vocational Profiles being utilised to meet the Gatsby Benchmarks is referenced in the Careers and Enterprise Company SEND Gatsby Benchmark Toolkit.
An introductory lesson plan to a Vocational Profile created by the Oak National Academy to be delivered to young people with resources.
A PowerPoint Presentation on Vocational Profiles by Henni Still, creator of the East Sussex Vocational Profiles.

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Along with the Vocational Profiles, you may be encouraged to have your young people create a one-page profile that the students have ownership of. Their one-page profile should include their name, what people appreciate about them, what is important to them, and how best to support them.

Along with the Vocational Profiles, you may be encouraged to have your young people create their My One Page Profile that the students have ownership of. Their My One Page Profile should include their name, what people appreciate about them, what is important to them, and how best to support them. East Sussex Careers Hub have created 4 templates to reflect the two careers groups and the variety of young people you may work with. They can be downloaded below:

To support you with My One Page Profile, the Careers Hub has created a One Page Profile Website that details the What, the Who, and the Why of My One Page Profiles.