Employer engagement

Xello is an engaging online program that prepares students for post-secondary success in academics, career and life. With Xello, you’ll have everything you need to help your students build the skills and knowledge to create actionable plans for the future, regardless of their chosen pathway.

These free resources have been developed by Accenture (national).

Resources are relevant, realistic training preparing learners for the entire journey of choosing the right career, finding a job and being successful in the workplace:

• Features innovative simulations providing a safe environment for learners to practice for real life situations e.g., a job interview, first day in a new job.
• Choose from 108 bite-sized, interactive and highly effective online learning modules and 26 downloadable activity packs to consolidate learning.

Talentino programmes have been helping to improve career outcomes for young people with a range of learning difficulties in a mixture of settings – special schools, mainstream schools, AP, PRU, SEMH, etc.

They also provide great opportunities for learning more, through their regular newsletters, annual SEND Careers Conference, and by publishing free resources.

Skills Builder Launchpad is online resource platform for you to build your own essential skills through interactive, online modules.

This interactive checklist will support you to think about the Careers provision you have within your SEND setting.

Career-related learning in primary schools includes activities designed to give pupils a wide range of experiences of education, transitions and the world of work.

Whole-School Careers Platform with research tools to help students age 11 upwards discover the world of work and pathways forward. Morrisby contains the most advanced psychometric assessments  and comprehensive tools to make Compass+ and Gatsby tracking easier.

Launch Your Career is a transformational career search and discovery platform, that uses VIRTUAL REALITY to engage and immerse young people on a personalized journey.

To support Careers Leaders with impact evaluation, we have created a guidance document on ‘How to write your own survey questions’. 

For Education Leaders, highlighting priority areas to maximise the impact of careers and the support and resources available.

Interpreting the Gatsby Benchmarks and Compass Completion Guidance (Updated 2021)

The guidance takes Middle School Careers Leaders through how to respond to the sub benchmark questions when completing your self-evaluation on Compass or Compass+.

If you are working to deliver the Gatsby Benchmarks for young people with SEND – in any setting – you will find lots of practical help in this toolkit.