Agenda item

Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services.

Members received a report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services regarding an evaluation of the London Careers Festival 2020.

Officers gave a brief presentation outlining the key outcomes of the festival which included:

• Over 20,000 bookings were made and, with many bookings being for large numbers of students, it could be estimated that the number of children with bookings reached around 50,000 in total. No cancellations were received.
• 55 webinars took place with over 50 employers involved.
• 181 schools engaged with the festival, with 25% of these being from outside of London.
• Feedback received had been very positive, with many being complimentary of the virtual environment.

The Board congratulated officers on the success of the virtual event and noted that plans were underway for the 2022 festival, with hopes for a hybrid format which would allow three days to be dedicated to engaging in person attendees and a further three days to take place virtually, allowing a wider outreach.

A Member suggested that the feedback forms should be split into separate forms relevant to each stakeholder, to gain more meaningful results. The Chair confirmed that it was recognised that there were some areas for improvement in evaluation techniques but that officers were already working to develop these for the following year.

RESOLVED, that the report and presentation be noted.