Benchmark 1: a stable careers programme

Every school and college should have an embedded programme of career education and guidance that is known and understood by pupils, parents, teachers and employers.

What good looks like:

• Every school and college should have an embedded programme of career education and guidance that is known and understood by students, parents, teachers, governors, employers and other agencies. 
• Every school and college should have a stable, structured careers programme that has the explicit backing of the senior management team and has an identified and appropriately trained person responsible for it. 
• The careers programme should be published on the school’s or college’s website in a way that enables students, parents, school/college staff and employers to access and understand it. 
• The programme should be regularly evaluated with feedback from students, parents, school/college staff and employers as part of the evaluation process. 
• Providers of technical (including higher technical) education, vocational education and apprenticeships should be given the opportunity to engage with students and their parents so that all routes at 16 and 18 are fully understood and so that students can make informed decisions at key transition points 

Careers & Enterprise Company Gatsby Benchmark 1 resources

Local Resources

• Ofsted spotlight session presentation
• Governor Network Dec 2021 presentation
• Governor Careers Training March 2022 presentation