What's is the Gatsby Toolkit?
The Toolkit comprises of a suite of exemplar resources to help deliver, track and monitor your Careers provision, with a specific focus on meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks. The 5 areas have been created by experts to help you plan, deliver and report upon your careers provision in relation to the Gatsby Benchmarks.
Our unique tracking spreadsheet identifies in simple terms each student's engagement and helps identify strengths and areas for improvement.
Background Information
Everything you need to know about being a Careers Leader, understanding the Gatsby Benchmarks and meeting statutory & Ofsted requirements.
1. An introduction to being a Careers Leader
2. An introduction to the Gatsby benchmarks
3. An introduction to the Statutory Requirements
4. Ofsted expectations
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Planning and preparation activities
Detailed explanations of the key tasks required to kick start your careers programme. Includes easy-to-use, editable templates.
5. Introducing the Gatsby benchmarks to teachers and managers
6. Writing the school careers plan
7. Writing the careers activity plan calendar
8. Writing the work experience plan
9. Writing the careers website page
10. Writing the provider access statement
11. Scheduling parent communications
12. Auditing careers in the curriculum
13. Engaging local employers
14. Engaging the Local Enterprise Partnership
15. Scheduling careers meetings
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Student Activities
Resources to help you deliver careers assemblies, select careers websites, plan curriculum activity & support students to understand Post-16 options.
16. Attend careers assemblies
17. Access careers assessments
18. Careers in the curriculum
19. Access Post-16 options information
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Admin and management activities
Clear instructions to review and update your essential careers programme plans and documents.
20. Review and update the careers plan
21. Review and update the activity plan calendar
22. Review and update the Provider Access statement
23. Review and update the school careers webpage
24. Review and update careers in curriculum audit
25. Record student activity
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End of year activities
Information and templates to ensure you capture destination data, engage alumni, receive feedback on your careers programme and plan staff CPD activity.
26. Capture student destination data
27. Capture alumni information
28. Capture employer feedback
29. Capture staff feedback
30. Capture student feedback
31. Review CPD requirements
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