Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG)

The Gatsby Benchmarks

The eight Gatsby benchmarks are a framework for good career guidance developed to support schools in providing students with the best possible careers’ education, information, advice and guidance.

The benchmarks are:

• A stable careers programme
• Learning from career and labour market information
• Addressing the needs of each pupil
• Linking curriculum learning to careers
• Encounters with employers and employees
• Experiences of workplaces
• Encounters with further and higher education
• Personal guidance

As part of our mission to prepare students for life beyond school, we have a very proactive approach to introducing our students to the world of work, training and further education.

We are extremely proud that our students leave us at the end of Year 11 well-prepared for their future, and go on to secure positive destinations and have successful careers.

Local employers, colleges and training providers, visit our school frequently to talk about careers and/or to lead sessions or deliver assemblies for all year groups. We are fortunate enough to have excellent links with a variety of organisations and we utilise these links to the full, in order to provide our students with the best possible practical and impartial advice.

Often, local providers will attend the Y11 parents’ evening.

Pupils are also encouraged to use the careers section in the Careers Office, as we have an extensive collection of prospectuses from our local colleges and all the universities