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TECHNICAL APPENDIX

A. Topic Guide 1

Careers Scotland Enhanced Resource Pilot

Questionnaire for Young People

Gender:

Age:

School year:

1. How were you invited to receive support from (Name of adviser)?

2. What was explained about why this support was offered to you?

3. Why did you agree to receiving the support?

4. What did you think about being invited to take part?

5. How often do you see the Careers Scotland Adviser?

6. How has the Careers Scotland Adviser worked with you e.g. what sort of work/activities have you been involved in?

7. Was this what you expected at the start?

8. If not, then how was it different? (Better than expected/worse than expected)

9. What have you found to be most useful or helpful in working with the Careers Scotland Adviser or the activities you have been involved in?

10. What have you found to be least useful or helpful in working with the Careers Scotland Adviser or the activities you have been involved in?

11. What additional support has been provided by teachers or other members of the school staff or how have they been involved in the work you have been doing with the Careers Scotland Adviser?

12. Have you discussed the work/activities you been doing with the Careers Scotland Adviser with:

a. Your parent/s or carer/s?

b. Your friends

c. Other young people

13. What does/do your:

a. Parent/s or carer/s think about it

b. Your friends think about it

c. Other young people think about it?

14. If no - what are the reasons for not discussing it with them?

15. What was your attitude to school before you started to work with the Careers Scotland Adviser?

16. Has your attitude to school changed as a result of working with the Careers Scotland Adviser?

17. If yes, how has it changed?

18. Have you noticed any other changes about yourself during the time you have been working with the Careers Scotland Adviser and, if yes, what changes (e.g. increased confidence, motivation etc.)?

19. Have other people commented on any changes they've seen in you?

20. What are your future plans? e.g. Employment, Education or Training

ß Do you know what you are going to do to achieve this?

ß Where will you go for information about this?

21. Have these plans changed during this year and, if yes, in what ways?

22. What has brought about that change?

23. What advice have you received about further learning or work opportunities and from whom?

ß How useful was this advice?

24. Is there any support you would have liked that has not been offered and, if yes, what is it?

25. Is there anything you would change about the support you have been offered e.g. earlier, more often etc. and, if yes, what changes would you like to have seen?

26. What sort of support do you think you would benefit from in the future if it was available?

B. Topic Guide 2

Careers Scotland Enhanced Resource Pilot

Questionnaire for School Staff

Name:

School:

Position:

Local model for delivery

1. How has the method of delivery of the ERP changed/developed over the duration of the pilot, and why has it changed/developed e.g. lessons learned from year 1?

2. What has been yours and the school's involvement with the pilot, how has this changed/developed over the duration of the pilot, and why has it changed/developed e.g. lessons learned from year 1?

3. Did local targets/objectives change in year 2 of the pilot?

a. If so, why was this the case e.g. as a result of NEET figures following year 1 pilot, lessons learned from year 1 etc?

b. How have resources been allocated to achieving these targets/objectives?

c. To what extent have targets/objectives been achieved to date?

Working with young people and parent/s or carer/s

4. Has there been any change in year 2 in terms of:

a. How young people were selected? If so, why?

b. How it was communicated to them that they'd been selected? If so, why?

5. Has there been any difference in year 2 in terms of pupils' willingness to engage with the pilot? If so, in what way and why is this the case?

6. What roles do members of the school staff take with the young people participating in the pilot or what additional support do they provide? Has this been different in year 2?

a. Does this vary with the individual young person?

b. Is there anything you would change about this?

7. Have any young people dropped out of the pilot?

a. How has this been handled?

8. How satisfied are you with:

a. The activities/work that takes place with young people

b. How it is decided which tools or activities are appropriate for each young person?

c. The level of resource devoted to the young person e.g. frequency of meetings/activities?

9. To what extent have parent/s or carer/s been involved with the pilot and what form has this involvement taken? How has this differed in year 2?

Working with Careers Scotland Adviser

10. How do you and the Careers Scotland Adviser work together? How has this developed over time? What lessons have you learned?

11. What issues, if any, have arisen, and how have these been resolved, around?

a. Young people

b. Parents

c. Operation of the pilot

12. What communication methods have you and the Adviser adopted? How have these changed over time? What lessons have you learned?

Effectiveness of the pilot locally

13. How would you define success for the pilot in your school?

14. How do you feel about the SLDR figures for the school following the first year of the pilot?

15. Are there any activities/tools/work that you think work particularly well with the pupils?

16. What has been less successful?

a. Why have these been disappointing?

b. Have any activities been withdrawn?

c. Or changed in light of experience?

17. What changes have you noticed in the young people taking part in the pilot this year and what evidence do you have for these?

a. In terms of aspiration

b. Behavioural

c. Attitudinal

18. Have other people noticed any changes in the young people that they have mentioned to you, for example?

a. Parent/s or carer/s

b. Other members of staff

19. What, if anything, has surprised you about the pilot or the young people?

20. What do you think are the best things about the pilot in your school?

21. What would you change and why?

22. What measuring or monitoring activities have been in place? How useful have you found these?

Working more widely

23. To what extent do you work with other school/s and other partners in your area or more widely?

24. What benefits, if any, does this bring?

25. What does being part of a national pilot add?

Reflections on the pilot

26. If your school had not been part of the pilot, how different do you think things would be to the way they are now (in other words, what difference has the pilot made)?

27. What have been the key achievements of the pilot in your school?

28. What have been the key lessons learned?

Future

29. What does the end of the pilot mean for your school i.e. what will be the impact of the pilot coming to an end?

30. Do you have any plans and/or means of sustaining any of the work that the ERP Adviser has been doing?

31. What support would your school need to ensure that the benefits from the pilot are not lost?

C. Topic Guide 3

Careers Scotland Enhanced Resource Pilot

Questionnaire for Careers Scotland Adviser

Name of CS Adviser:

School:

Local model for delivery

32. How has the method of delivery of the ERP changed/developed over the duration of the pilot, and why has it changed/developed e.g. lessons learned from year 1?

33. What has been the school's involvement with the pilot, how has this changed/developed over the duration of the pilot, and why has it changed/developed e.g. lessons learned from year 1?

34. Did local targets/objectives change in year 2 of the pilot?

a. If so, why was this the case e.g. as a result of NEET figures following year 1 pilot, lessons learned from year 1 etc?

b. How have resources been allocated to achieving these targets/objectives?

c. To what extent have targets/objectives been achieved to date?

Working with young people and parent/s or carer/s

35. Has there been any change in year 2 in terms of:

a. How young people were selected? If so, why?

b. How it was communicated to them that they'd been selected? If so, why?

36. Has there been any difference in year 2 in terms of pupils' willingness to engage with the pilot? If so, in what way and why is this the case?

37. What roles do members of the school staff take with the young people participating in the pilot or what additional support do they provide? Has this been different in year 2?

a. Does this vary with the individual young person?

b. Is there anything you would change about this?

38. How often do you meet with the young people?

a. Does this vary with the individual young person?

b. Is this about the right frequency?

39. What activities/work take place with the young people? What works best? What doesn't work so well?

40. To what extent have parent/s or carer/s been involved with the pilot and what form has this involvement taken? How has this differed in year 2? What are the benefits of their involvement and what difficulties have you had.

Working with school staff

41. How do you and the staff within the school work together? How has this developed over time? What lessons have you learned?

42. What issues, if any, have arisen, and how have these been resolved?

a. Young people

b. Parents

c. Operation of the pilot

43. What communication methods have you and the school staff adopted? How have these changed over time? What lessons have you learned?

44. What roles do members of the school staff take with the young people participating in the pilot or what additional support do they provide?

a. Is there anything you would change about this?

Effectiveness of the pilot locally

45. What activities/work take place with the young people? What works best? What have you tried that doesn't work so well?

46. What activities/tools/work have added impact when combined together?

a. Is the sequencing of these important?

47. What has been less successful?

a. Why have these been disappointing?

b. Have any activities been withdrawn?

c. Or changed in light of experience?

48. What changes have you noticed in the young people you have been working with this year and what evidence do you have for these?

a. In terms of aspiration

b. Behavioural

c. Attitudinal

49. What, if anything, has surprised you about the pilot or the young people?

50. What do you think are the best things about the pilot in your school?

51. What would you change and why?

52. What measuring or monitoring activities have been in place? How useful have you found these?

Working more widely

53. To what extent do you work with other school/s and other partners in your area or more widely?

54. What benefits, if any, does this bring?

55. What does being part of a national pilot add?

Reflections on the pilot

56. If the school had not been part of the pilot, how different do you think things would be to the way they are now (in other words, what difference has the pilot made)?

57. What have been the key achievements of the pilot in your school?

58. What have been the key lessons learned?

Future

59. What does the end of the pilot mean for your school i.e. what will be the impact of the pilot coming to an end?

60. Do you think any of the work that you have been doing can be sustained beyond the pilot in any way?

61. What support do you think your school would need to ensure that the benefits from the pilot are not lost?

D. Pupil Survey

E. Parent Survey

F. Comparator and ERP School Demographics

* S4 Attainment: % of S4 roll achieving 5 or more awards at SCQF L4 (Standard Grade General level or equivalent) or better

* NEET: Average % of leavers unemployed 2002-2005

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