Why do school leavers not find work here?
a walkthrough with stand-ins — a demonstration, not a finding · 18 certified links · outlined boxes are the roots · tap a claim to read it in full
Showing every action the room judged: it acts directly on 1 of the 6 root causes. It does not act directly on 5.
The apprenticeship application closes before the exam results → There are eleven apprenticeships in this town and four hundred leaversYoung people leave and do not come back → Nobody teaches how to be interviewedThe jobs here do not need what school taught → Young people leave and do not come backNobody in a position to hire ever visits a classroom → The jobs here do not need what school taughtThe college is in the next town and the last bus is at six → The bus to the college costs four pounds a dayThe bus to the college costs four pounds a day → A part-time job pays now and a course pays in four yearsA teacher is measured on results, not on what happens after → We have no idea where last year's leavers wentAttendance is the problem behind most of the others → The college is in the next town and the last bus is at sixAttendance is the problem behind most of the others → A placement week is arranged by whoever knows someoneThe technical route is described to parents as the fallback → Young people leave and do not come backA placement week is arranged by whoever knows someone → We have no idea where last year's leavers wentA part-time job pays now and a course pays in four years → A teacher is measured on results, not on what happens afterThere are eleven apprenticeships in this town and four hundred leavers → Careers advice is one afternoon in the final yearCareers advice is one afternoon in the final year → Nobody in a position to hire ever visits a classroomThe apprenticeship application closes before the exam resultsThe apprenticeshipapplication closes beforethe exam results①②what the shown actions do to this root causeREDUCED BY 2 ACTIONSAttendance is the problem behind most of the othersAttendance is the problembehind most of the otherswhat the shown actions do to this root causeNO ACTION ACTS ON ITDIRECTLYThe technical route is described to parents as the fallbackThe technical route isdescribed to parents as thefallbackA placement week is arranged by whoever knows someoneA placement week isarranged by whoever knowssomeoneThe college is in the next town and the last bus is at sixThe college is in the nexttown and the last bus is atsixwhat the shown actions do to this root causeNO ACTION ACTS ON ITDIRECTLYThere are eleven apprenticeships in this town and four hundred leaversThere are elevenapprenticeships in thistown and four hundredleaverswhat the shown actions do to this root causeNO ACTION ACTS ON ITDIRECTLYThe bus to the college costs four pounds a dayThe bus to the collegecosts four pounds a daywhat the shown actions do to this root causeNO ACTION ACTS ON ITDIRECTLYCareers advice is one afternoon in the final yearCareers advice is oneafternoon in the final yearwhat the shown actions do to this root causeNO ACTION ACTS ON ITDIRECTLYA part-time job pays now and a course pays in four yearsA part-time job pays nowand a course pays in fouryearsNobody in a position to hire ever visits a classroomNobody in a position tohire ever visits aclassroomA teacher is measured on results, not on what happens afterA teacher is measured onresults, not on whathappens afterThe jobs here do not need what school taughtThe jobs here do not needwhat school taughtWe have no idea where last year's leavers wentWe have no idea where lastyear's leavers wentYoung people leave and do not come backYoung people leave and donot come backNobody teaches how to be interviewedNobody teaches how to beinterviewed
WHAT WAS PREDICTED TO FOLLOW
Each number on the map marks a root cause that action reduces.
① Two employers on the governing body
we expect: the school can see what happened to the people it taught
measured by: % of leavers whose destination is known at one year
due 25 Sep 2027
guesses: the room: 60 (median of 15, spread 35 to 85)
② A workshop back in the building
no prediction about this action yet
③ Track where every leaver is at one, three and five years
no prediction about this action yet
A map from True Causes: a group’s judgement, not a measurement.