Resources for Governors
Careers education has evolved, so the time to start preparing for the future of your careers provision is now. At The Careers & Enterprise Company, we can help your institutions prepare all young people for the fast-changing world of work with our expertise, experience, free tools, resources and ecosystem of support. We can support you in your role to know the right questions to ask to make a difference.
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Online training modules
Our free online learning modules, hosted on our digital hub, help key education stakeholders to better understand the value of careers leadership, the careers education landscape, understand the role and value of a Careers Leader and how subject teachers can contribute to good careers education. Access training modules specific for Governors and Education Leaders here.
Careers Impact internal leadership review
The Careers Impact internal leadership review supports a quality assured, sustainable and strategic approach to careers leadership.
The review forms part of the Careers Impact System, which is a process that drives continuous improvement in careers education. It sets clearly defined standards as to what good looks like in careers leadership and is directly linked to wider school and college improvement.
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Careers guidance and access for education and training providers
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.
Providing an effective careers programme: the role of governing boards
Supporting young people to make informed choices about their future is an important responsibility for schools and their governing boards.
Careers Education: A Guide for secondary and special school governors
This guide helps Governors to support Careers Leaders in maximising the impact of careers provision in line with updated Statutory Guidance, sharing the support and resources available.
Careers Education: A Guide for college governors
This guide helps Governors to support Careers Leaders in maximising the impact of careers provision in line with updated Statutory Guidance, sharing the support and resources available.
Careers Link Governor - Role Description
This resource is an example job description for the role of Carers Link Governor, provided by colleagues at Preston College.
Governor slide deck
Use this presentation to help secondary school and college governors understand their role and responsibilities, how engaging with the Careers Impact System can support careers to be a driver for improvement and encourage them to engage with our accompanying governor guidance.
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Careers guidance and access for education and training providers
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.
Ofsted - Education Inspection Framework Guide
Updated Autumn 2025
This guide is designed to support education leaders and Careers Leaders by highlighting key changes in Ofsted’s approach to inspecting careers education from November 2025.
Understanding the role of the Careers Leader: A Guide for Secondary Schools
The government's Careers Strategy means that all schools and colleges should have a named Careers Leader in place. This guide for secondary schools explains the role and how it can work in your institution.
Educate the Educators
Tees Valley Careers Hub organised industry insight days for teachers, aligned with the region’s key growth sectors, to help them explore how their subject areas connect to real-world careers and industry demands. A suite of supporting resources is available.
Understanding the role of the Careers Leader: A guide for colleges
The government's Careers Strategy means that all schools and colleges should have a named Careers Leader in place by September 2018. This guide for colleges explains what careers leadership in colleges looks like and how it could be led and managed within your college.
Disclaimer: The resources on this page were developed using the previous iteration of the Gatsby Benchmarks and statutory guidance. We are currently updating them to reflect the latest changes, with revised versions coming soon. To learn more about the updated benchmarks, which came into effect in September 2025, please click here.
Education Landscape: A guide for Employers
Free resources for employers, making the education and skills landscape easier to navigate by identifying opportunities to engage with education, and the business benefits these opportunities bring.
Morrisby
Whole-School Careers Guidance 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.
Amazing Apprenticeships Resources
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!
University Guide Brochures from UniTasterDays.com for Parents, Careers Colleagues and Teachers
Featuring expert editorial content from expert practitioners and a finance guide from Martin Lewis!
Governor slide deck
Use this presentation to help secondary school and college governors understand their role and responsibilities, how engaging with the Careers Impact System can support careers to be a driver for improvement and encourage them to engage with our accompanying governor guidance.
Careers Statutory Guidance: At a glance guides for school, college and ITP leaders
This resource provides an overview of the responsibilities of schools and colleges outlined in the publication ‘Careers guidance and access for education and training providers.
Careers Education: A Guide for college governors
This guide helps Governors to support Careers Leaders in maximising the impact of careers provision in line with updated Statutory Guidance, sharing the support and resources available.
Is your school or college part of a Careers Hub?
Careers Hubs bring together schools, colleges, employers, and apprenticeship providers in local areas across England. The goal is to make it easier for schools and colleges to improve how they prepare young people for their next steps.
Careers Hubs drive progress against the Gatsby Benchmarks by enabling schools and colleges and their Careers Leaders to access training and support, and to collaborate in a focussed way, bringing together best practice and local labour market insight.
Hubs offer schools and colleges dedicated support from the local hub team and facilitate partnerships with key employers committed to improving careers across an area.
Careers Hubs are organised as partnerships between The Careers & Enterprise Company and institutions with a stake in local economic growth (Local Enterprise Partnerships, Local and Combined Authorities). Careers Hub teams are located within these partner organisations.
In addition to mainstream schools and colleges, SEND and Alternative Provision schools, apprenticeship and in-work training providers and businesses of every size and sector can join a hub.
Contact us to take your first step in becoming part of this amazing network.