CURRENT CONTEXT The government’s new Careers Strategy was published in December 2017 followed by statutory guidance in January 2018. The key deliverables are : Pupils must have access to independent careers guidance from 8 13 – Opportunities for a range of education and training providers to access all pupils in year 8 to year 13 students should have one encounter with an employer per year – Use the Gatsby Benchmarks to improve careers provision Appoint a named person to the role of Careers Leader Publish details of the careers programme for young people and parents CURRENT SITUATION The Careers and Enterprise Company Gatsby Benchmarks Self-Assessment Tool We had a visit from a CEC consultant in March 2018 who took us through their Gatsby Benchmark Self-assessment tool the outcomes are outlined below : – Benchmark The Gateway National Average % Academy % 1 A stable careers programme 88 4 2 Learning from career and labour 100 30 market information 3 Addressing the needs of each pupil 57 9 4 Linking curriculum learning to careers 100 13 5 Encounters with employers and 100 37 employees 6 Experiences of workplaces 100 39 7 Encounters with further and higher 83 8 education 8 Personal guidance 0 46 The main gaps : Benchmark 8 states that that all/the overwhelming majority of pupils have had an “ interview with a professional and impartial careers adviser by the end of year 11” By the CEIAG fraternity suggest a formal 30 -45 minute careers guidance “interview” interview. This does not currently happen for the majority” of students. “overwhelming However, the vast majority of students do get to see The Gateway Academy Careers Adviser on a one-to-one basis, many of them on more than one occasion, though not necessarily for a full one-off 30 45 minute guidance interview” but through – “careers multiple interventions.
CURRENT CONTEXT The government’s new Careers Strategy was published in December 2017 followed by statutory guidance in January 2018. The key deliverables are : Pupils must have access to independent careers guidance from 8 – 13 Opportunities for a range of education and training providers to access all pupils in year 8 to year 13 – students should have one encounter with an employer per year Use the Gatsby Benchmarks to improve careers provision Appoint a named person to the role of Careers Leader Publish details of the careers programme for young people and parents CURRENT SITUATION The Careers and Enterprise Company Gatsby Benchmarks Self-Assessment Tool We had a visit from a CEC consultant in March 2018 who took us through their Gatsby Benchmark Self-assessment tool – the outcomes are outlined below : Benchmark The Gateway Academy % National Average % 1 A stable careers programme 88 4 2 Learning from career and labour market information 100 30 3 Addressing the needs of each pupil 57 9 4 Linking curriculum learning to careers 100 13 5 Encounters with employers and employees 100 37 6 Experiences of workplaces 100 39 7 Encounters with further and higher education 83 8 8 Personal guidance 0 46 The main gaps : Benchmark 8 states that that “ all/the overwhelming majority of pupils have had an interview with a professional and impartial careers adviser by the end of year 11” By “interview” the CEIAG fraternity suggest a formal 30 -45 minute careers guidance interview. This does not currently happen for the “overwhelming majority” of students. However, the vast majority of students do get to see The Gateway Academy Careers Adviser on a one-to-one basis, many of them on more than one occasion, though not necessarily for a full one-off 30 – 45 minute “careers guidance interview” but through multiple interventions.