This resource is a comprehensive set of guidance designed to help you:
- Establish a sustainable and strategic approach to careers leadership
- Develop a progressive and responsive careers provision that meets the needs of all learners
- Evaluate your careers provision and plan for impact
Alignment with The Careers Impact System
All resources in this suite are aligned with Themes 1 and 2 from the Careers Impact Maturity Model, which underpins a Careers Impact internal leadership review.
- Careers Impact Maturity Model (schools and special schools)
- Careers Impact Maturity Model (colleges)
- Careers Impact Maturity Model (ITPs)
The maturity model provides a shared language for positioning careers as a driver for improvement in schools, special schools, colleges, and ITPs. It defines all elements of sustainable and strategic careers leadership.
A Careers Impact internal leadership review supports the quality assurance of your careers provision and encourages continuous improvement aligned to your whole institution's priorities.
The resources in this set of guidance provide practical support in developing an impact led approach to careers in your institution. Use this roadmap to help you navigate the following 'how to' guides.
This resource helps Careers Leaders create a strategic careers plan.
This guidance provides Careers Leaders with steps to map and enhance their current careers provision.
This resource helps Careers Leaders effectively evaluate their careers provision.
This resource helps Careers Leaders to embed careers in the curriculum.
This resource helps Careers Leaders to plan, implement and impact evaluate a progressive and embedded approach to Benchmarks 5 and 6. There are two guides available: one focused on encounters with employers and the other on work experiences.
This resource supports Careers Leaders to embed encounters with providers within a progressive and impactful careers programme.