Key stage 4

In this resource you can find the link to the Statutory Guidance and the CEC at a glance guides for schools and college leaders and training providers. 

This resource is a 3 Phase Plan for Planning for Impact: Embedding sustainable and strategic careers leadership.

This resource supports Careers Leaders to embed encounters with providers of all routes available to students at key transitions within a progressive and impactful careers programme. The guidance will support meaningful achievement of relevant Gatsby Benchmarks and of Provider Access Legislation. To support a meaningful approach to Benchmark 7 and to Provider Access Legislation (PAL), this resource is underpinned by the following guiding principles: 

• Start early to develop a progressive approach that allows for multiple experiences across all key stages
• Be intent and outcome lead
• Be responsive to learner need, evaluation data and regional/labour market context
• Commit to true advocacy and ensure equity of access to information and understanding
• Challenge misconceptions, stereotypes and assumptions head on 

These resources help Careers Leaders to plan, implement and impact evaluate a progressive and embedded approach to Benchmarks 5 and 6. The resource supports a meaningful approach and is underpinned by the following core guiding principles:  

• Start early to develop a progressive approach that allows for multiple encounters and experiences across all key stages 
• Be intent and outcome led 
• Be responsive to learner need, evaluation data and regional/labour market context  

This resource helps Careers Leaders to embed careers in the curriculum by supporting teaching staff to:  

• highlight the relevance of their subject and pathways to the world of work and careers  
• make links to careers from the curriculum  
• embed curriculum learning in the context of the world of work  

This resource helps Careers Leaders effectively evaluate their careers provision using feedback from learners, parents and carers, subject staff and other staff who support learners (including Careers Advisers) to increase its impact. This resource also supports Careers Leaders to:  

• Collect, maintain and use accurate data for each learner on their aspiration, intended and immediate education, and training or employment destinations to inform personalised support (Benchmark 3) 
• Use longer-term data (including destinations data) as part of their evaluation process (Benchmark 3)  

This guidance provides Careers Leaders with steps to map and enhance their current careers provision that is underpinned by learning outcomes to support learners to make aspirational and informed decisions, make effective and sustained transitions and to develop career readiness skills.

This resource helps Careers Leaders create a strategic careers plan that ensures the careers provision:  

• Has explicit backing of governors, the headteacher and the senior management teams  
• Is linked to the whole school, special school or college development plan

Careers Leader Induction: Free Online Learning

Guided Learning Hours: 2-4 hours

Developed in partnership with Amazing Apprenticeships,  this digital resource is designed for Careers Leaders and teachers to raise awareness of apprenticeships and technical pathways through careers-specific sessions.

Amazing Apprenticeships is a leading organisation in the education sector, working with schools, colleges and employers, tackling misconceptions and promoting the benefits of apprenticeships and technical education.

They work closely with the Department for Education and a wide range of other partners and stakeholder organisations in England and internationally, to ensure that more individuals and businesses can access the benefits of apprenticeships.

Animated film explaining what apprenticeships are and their benefits, watch here! 

This resource suggests a set of learning outcomes that could underpin your universal careers provision.