Why is there no work here for those finishing school?
a walkthrough with stand-ins — a demonstration, not a finding · 21 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 2 of the 6 root causes. It does not act directly on 4.
I would have stayed for a job that went somewhere → Young people leave and do not come backStaying feels like giving up on something → Young people leave and do not come backThe careers website is a list of jobs, not of how to get one → The only people who told me to stay had already left and come backCareers advice is one afternoon in the final year → Nobody explained what to wear or when to arriveCareers advice is one afternoon in the final year → The careers website is a list of jobs, not of how to get oneCareers advice is one afternoon in the final year → Nobody told me what any of these jobs payNobody told me what any of these jobs pay → Taking a low-paid apprenticeship felt like a luxury I could not affordI did not know that job existed until I met someone doing it → Nobody told me what any of these jobs payEveryone I know who did well left → I would have stayed for a job that went somewhereEveryone I know who did well left → Staying feels like giving up on somethingEveryone I know who did well left → Nobody in a position to hire ever visits a classroomThe application asked for experience I could not have had → Nobody in a position to hire ever visits a classroomThe application asked for experience I could not have had → I did not apply because I assumed I would not get itNobody in a position to hire ever visits a classroom → The jobs here do not need what school taughtThe only people who told me to stay had already left and come back → The careers website is a list of jobs, not of how to get oneMy teachers were proud of me for going and sad for the town → Staying feels like giving up on somethingMy teachers were proud of me for going and sad for the town → The jobs here do not need what school taughtThe jobs here do not need what school taught → Without a car you cannot take most of these jobsI got one week's placement in a place nobody chose for me → The only people who told me to stay had already left and come backCareers 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 ITDIRECTLYI did not know that job existed until I met someone doing itI did not know that jobexisted until I met someonedoing itwhat the shown actions do to this root causeNO ACTION ACTS ON ITDIRECTLYEveryone I know who did well leftEveryone I know who didwell left③what the shown actions do to this root causeREDUCED BY 1 ACTIONThe application asked for experience I could not have hadThe application asked forexperience I could not havehadwhat the shown actions do to this root causeNO ACTION ACTS ON ITDIRECTLYMy teachers were proud of me for going and sad for the townMy teachers were proud ofme for going and sad forthe town③what the shown actions do to this root causeREDUCED BY 1 ACTIONI got one week's placement in a place nobody chose for meI got one week's placementin a place nobody chose formeI did not apply because I assumed I would not get itI did not apply because Iassumed I would not get itStaying feels like giving up on somethingStaying feels like givingup on somethingNobody in a position to hire ever visits a classroomNobody in a position tohire ever visits aclassroomwhat the shown actions do to this root causeNO ACTION ACTS ON ITDIRECTLYThe only people who told me to stay had already left and come backThe only people who told meto stay had already leftand come backpart of a feedback loop⟳The careers website is a list of jobs, not of how to get oneThe careers website is alist of jobs, not of how toget onepart of a feedback loop⟳I would have stayed for a job that went somewhereI would have stayed for ajob that went somewhereNobody told me what any of these jobs payNobody told me what any ofthese jobs payNobody explained what to wear or when to arriveNobody explained what towear or when to arriveThe jobs here do not need what school taughtThe jobs here do not needwhat school taughtYoung people leave and do not come backYoung people leave and donot come backTaking a low-paid apprenticeship felt like a luxury I could not affordTaking a low-paidapprenticeship felt like aluxury I could not affordWithout a car you cannot take most of these jobsWithout a car you cannottake most of these jobs
WHAT WAS PREDICTED TO FOLLOW
Each number on the map marks a root cause that action reduces.
① Publish what every local job pays, by name
we expect: a young person can tell what a job pays before applying
measured by: % of local vacancies advertised with the pay named
✓ what happened: as expected
guesses: the room: 50 (median of 15, spread 25 to 75)
nothing
② Placements chosen by the pupil, not allocated
no prediction about this action yet
③ One adult each leaver can ask, for two years after leaving
no prediction about this action yet
A map from True Causes: a group’s judgement, not a measurement.