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 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

Get ready for amazing experiences at these careers festivals in both London and Birmingham! 

We’re bringing you and your students all the exciting opportunities out there—think Apprenticeships, Further & Higher Education, entry-level jobs, and so much more. This is your chance to connect face-to-face with the coolest employers, colleges, universities, and training providers in England! Dive into an interactive atmosphere where your students future possibilities are just waiting to be discovered. 

Help parents understand their child’s careers education journey, the key decision points and how and when you will be offering them support using these visual journey’s.

What’s the best way to measure effectiveness? 

Although not required for all individual activities, many evaluations measure before and after a programme of activity. 

Supporting delivery of the Gatsby Benchmark and CDI Careers Framework.

Parents can add value to the careers conversations we have in school, special school or college, by continuing these conversations at home. But in order to do this effectively, they need to be: 

• Aware 

• Informed 

• Enthused 

• Empowered 

A flexible PowerPoint presentation to introduce careers and education options to parents from Year 7 onwards.

A flexible PowerPoint presentation and handout to help secure the support of the SLT (and governors) for parental engagement activities. 

A two-part session to train all staff in parental engagement in careers and to get staff to work with parents directly to find out what they need. 

This editable training presentation can be delivered during an INSET or other CPD session to upskill all staff.

Some of these resources may be useful to signpost parents to as part of your engagement activities. 

These sites are recommended by practitioners and are not endorsed by The Careers & Enterprise Company.