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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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