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    • Gatsby benchmarks

    The Gatsby Benchmarks are a framework of eight guidelines that define the best careers provision in secondary schools. Everything we do to meet each of the eight guidelines is listed below.

    1. A STABLE CAREERS PROGRAMME

    • Carefully thought out careers calendar.
    • Careers policy
    • Independent guidance
    • Career calendar
    • Careers integrated throughout school including lessons and tutor time activities
    • Strategic lead and management committee oversight

    2. LEARNING FROM CAREER AND LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION

    • Career Connect
    • Labour market information displayed around school and ,  students and discussed as part of CXK one to one interviews

    3. ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF EACH PUPIL

    • Engaging with Kent Choices
    • One-to-one interviews with NWKAPS destinations team
    • One-to-one interviews with CXK
    • Summer transition

    4. LINKING CURRICULUM LEARNING TO CAREERS

    • Curriculum designed with destination focus
    • Links between lessons and destinations
    • Prince’s trust link to work experience and employability skills

    5. ENCOUNTERS WITH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES

    • Work place visits
    • Cultural capital calendar
    • Enterprise and marketing added to curriculum
    • Enterprise events (Bluewater marketing)
    • Enterprise events including producing, marketing and selling with profits going to charity.
    • MacMillan coffee mornings

    6. EXPERIENCES OF WORKPLACES

    • Work experience through MEBP
    • Long-term work experience placements

    7. ENCOUNTERS WITH FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

    8. PERSONAL GUIDANCE

    • CXK support
    • Individual support provided by destinations team
    • Dedicated ‘careers days’ 
    • The Education People support provided to at risk NEETs

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