Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG)

Chris Thompstone, IAG Team

developing people, improving young lives

Introducing IAG & the role of the TDA
• The role of Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) is to help young
people make informed decisions related to education, employment and
training opportunities, and about lifestyle issues which may impact on
these choices

• Trainee teachers need to know about IAG because Newly Qualified

Secondary School teachers should be able to:

– Provide IAG on the range of 14-19 pathways

– Contribute to IAG on learning and progression from their specialist subject(s)
– Know how, when and to whom to refer young people for specialist advice on
progression through learning and work

• The TDA has commissioned a number of resources to assist in providing

impartial, accurate and up-to-date IAG
 Enhancing TDA support for IAG in ITT

• IAG briefing for trainees in ITT

– Revision of the original briefing from 2005
– Provides trainees with an introduction to IAG
– Hosted on the TTRB website – www.ttrb.ac.uk

• Specific IAG references within the guidance for the QTS

Standards
– Q15 Guidance updated to reflect IAG additions
– Scope now includes a reference to all trainees ‘ providing IAG on the range of
14-19 options’
– ITT provider case study has also been included within the guidance
– Revisions available from: www.tda.gov.uk/qts
Developing TDA support for school teachers delivering
IAG in the secondary curriculum

• CPD resources for supporting secondary school teachers in providing

IAG
– Information is aimed at teachers who have no specialist background in
providing IAG, focusing on 14-19 pathways for progression

• Career-related subject resources

– Facilitate teachers in highlighting a careers dimension within subject delivery
as part of delivery of careers education within schools

• Careers coordinator-led projects

– Commissioned projects to illustrate current good practice in the careers
coordinator role and initiate further activities to enhance the provision of IAG
in schools
Who to contact to discuss IAG?

TDA’S IAG Team:

James Pender
james.pender@tda.gov.uk

Kathryn Terry
kathryn.terry@tda.gov.uk

Chris Thompstone
chris.thompstone@tda.gov.uk