Tools for Schools
Steps towards outcomes:
- Settling and adapting confidently to new environments because transitions have been carefully planned and personalised when needed
- Subject option choices – thinking about university and college, picking the right subjects for future career goals
- Exploring different careers
- Understanding requirements for Higher Educatuib
- Structured careers advisory sessions
- Planning for employment: what qualifications do you need, what study programme should you be on, what work experience would be most helpful
- Work experience, starting with tasters and building up to increasing time in the workplace – with support where needed. Staff work proactively to forge links with local employers.
- GCSEs / NVQs / Entry level qualifications
- Vocational options
- Continue to build personal / vocational profile – use in careers sessions
- After school / Saturday jobs / part-time employment
- Understanding supported employment options e.g. access to work
- Starting micro-enterprise
Leaders & Staff:
Ensure that the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks are fully embedded in the school’s careers provision (by end of 2020)
- A Stable Careers Programme – clearly known and understood by children, staff, parents and employers
- Learning from Career and Labour-Market Information – every pupil and their parents have access to good quality information about future study opportunities and labour market opportunities
- Addressing the Needs of each Pupil – tailored personalised support for each pupil. Equality & diversity considerations embedded within the offer.
- Linking Curriculum Learning to Careers – all teachers linking curriculum learning to careers.
- Encounters with Employers and Employees – every pupil has multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are valued in the workplace.
- Experiences of Workplaces – every pupil has first-hand experience of the workplace through work visits, work shadowing and/or work experience.
- Encounters with Further & Higher Education – every pupil understands the full range of learning opportunities available to them, both academic and vocational.
- Personal Guidance – every pupil has opportunities for direct guidance interviews with an appropriately trained careers adviser.