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Getting to Grips with Gatsby

Learn about the Gatsby Benchmarks, tools, resources, and strategies for improving careers provision in schools and colleges. Discover why Gatsby is essential for guiding students toward rewarding futures.

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Getting to Grips with Gatsby

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  1. Getting to Grips with Gatsby Amy Blenkiron and Suzanne Wilks Higher Education Progression Advisers

  2. 1. Put these jobs in order, from lowest to highest average salary (earned in 2017) a) Paramedic b) Police Officer (Sergeant and below) c) Welfare Professional d) Environmental Health Professional £35,136 £40,616 £27,916 £34,348

  3. Median Average Annual Salary by Occupation in 2017 (£) *mean average

  4. 2. Put these employers in order from smallest to largest, in terms of numbers of people employed. a) Network Rail b) BBC c) Ministry of Defence d) NHS England Top Employers Recruiting in South Yorkshire in 2016 34,000 23,000 65,000 1,400,000

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  6. 4. What are the following jobs more traditionally known as? Colour Distribution Technician Media Distribution Officer Education Centre Nourishment Consultant Gastronomical Hygiene Technician Transparency Enhancement Facilitator Painter & Decorator Paper Boy / Girl Dinner Lady / Man Dish Washer Window Cleaner

  7. Purpose of Session • Explain what Gatsby is and why it’s been introduced • Statutory requirements for careers advice and guidance in schools • Tools and resources you can use to help meet the Gatsby benchmarks • 10 ways you can improve your school’s careers provision

  8. Why Gatsby? The Gatsby Benchmarks are a framework of 8 guidelines about what makes the best careers provision in schools and colleges. The Careers Strategy is built around them, and they make a great place to start for planning or improving your programme. • Originally published in 2014 • 'No magic bullet' - Sir John Holman • Aim for 100% coverage to meet the Benchmark

  9. Why Gatsby? 'Good career guidance is the key to social mobility: it is about showing young people - whatever their social and family background - the options open to them, and helping them make the right choices to set them on the right path to rewarding future careers.' (taken from Good Career Guidance - Reaching the Gatsby Benchmarks)

  10. Gatsby Benchmarks - What Are They? 1: A stable careers programme 2: Learning from career and labour market information 3: Addressing the needs of each pupil 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers 5: Encounters with employers and employees 6: Experiences of workplaces 7: Encounters with further and higher education 8: Personal guidance

  11. Compass - Careers Benchmarking Tool The Compass tool allows schools to complete a self assessment activity against each benchmark Results are saved so you can map your progress https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/schools-colleges/compass-benchmark-tool

  12. Mapping Activities to Benchmarks • On your table you will have a selection of activities you can run in your school • In your groups discuss which benchmarks each activity could meet

  13. Examples of Good Practice • Recording activity • Career programme • Drop down days • Employer engagement

  14. Evidence of Meeting Benchmarks

  15. Career Programme Key points to include: • Aim of each activity • Target year group • Gatsby benchmark • Time of delivery Use the programme as a working document and to identify any gaps

  16. Career Drop Down Days • One year group off timetable for a day • Carousel of different providers providing input • Could include sessions on FE, HE, career options, local LMI, employer insights

  17. 10 ‘Quick Wins’ to Improve Careers Provision (according to the 'Gatsby Benchmark Toolkit‘) • Have a Careers Leader - a named person responsible for careers (not the same as a careers adviser). • Complete 'Compass' to evaluate current provision. • Join the Enterprise Adviser Network and gain access to an Enterprise Coordinator and an Enterprise Adviser (employer) • Update website with information about the careers programme and policy.

  18. ‘Quick Wins’ Continued • Start early with careers work ideally in year 7. • Engage all stakeholders including parents and employers. • Develop careers content in all subjects, not just PSHE • Take advantage of labour market resources and make them available to all students and parents. • Provide all students with information on all routes. • Provide experience of workplaces for all students.

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