In response to feedback from Careers Leaders, we have added some new questions to different versions of the Future Skills Questionnaire that address students' confidence and their curiosity about future options.
A question in the Starting Secondary, Transition from KS3, GCSE Years and Post-16 version of the FSQ, that asks young people about their future job/career interests, has been changed from an open response option (where young people could write free text), to closed responses aligned with NCS ‘Explore Careers’. This is to help Careers Leaders analyse the job/career interests of their students more easily.
New questions added to each questionnaire type:
- Starting Secondary and Transition from KS3 (2 new questions):
- What types of jobs/careers are you interested in at the moment? (Pre-defined answers based on NCS ‘Explore careers’ options)
- Do you feel optimistic when you think about your future career?
- GCSE Years (3 new questions):
- What types of jobs/careers are you interested in at the moment? (Pre-defined answers based on NCS ‘Explore careers’ options) --
- Do you feel confident about your next step after year 11?
- Do you feel optimistic when you think about your future career?
- Post-16 (4 new questions):
- What types of jobs/careers are you interested in at the moment? (Pre-defined answers based on NCS ‘Explore careers’ options)
- Do you feel confident about your next step after school or college?
- Are you satisfied with the choice you made for your post-16 pathway?
- Do you feel optimistic when you think about your future career?
- SEND (1 new question):
- Do you feel positive when you think about your future?
You can view each questionnaire type online and download PDF copies from the following article:
What is the Future Skills Questionnaire?