CEIAG Action Plan
Prince William School CEIAG and the Gatsby Benchmarks
| Benchmark performance indicators against Gatsby Benchmarks (GB) | Compass benchmark tool |
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| GB1 Every school should have a stable, structured careers programme that has the explicit backing of the senior management team and has an identified and appropriately trained person responsible for it. |
GB1 June 2023 – 100% |
| GB1 The careers programme should be published on the school’s website in a way that enables pupils, parents, teachers and employers to access and understand it. | |
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GB1 The programme should be regularly evaluated with feedback from pupils, parents, teachers, and employers as part of the evaluation process. |
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GB2 By the age of 14, all pupils should have accessed and used information about career paths and the labour market to inform their own decisions on study options. |
GB2 June 2023 - 100% |
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GB2 Parents should be encouraged to access and use information about labour markets and future study options to support their children. |
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GB3 A school’s careers programme should actively seek to challenge stereotypical thinking and raise aspirations. |
GB3 June 2023 - 90% |
| GB3 School should keep records of the engagement of each student. | |
| GB3 School should collect and maintain accurate data for each pupil on their education, training or employment destinations after they leave school. |
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GB4 All students are aware of how each subject can be beneficial in terms of career progression. |
GB4 June 2023 - 81% |
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GB5 All students should have encounters with employers and employees that result in a better understanding of the workplace and the potential careers paths open to them. |
GB5 June 2023 - 100% |
| GB6 By the age of 16, and then again by the age of 18, every pupil should have had at least one experience of a workplace, additional to any part-time jobs they may have. |
GB6 June 2023 - 100% |
| GB7 By Year 11, every student should have had a meaningful encounter with providers of the full range of learning opportunities, including Sixth Forms, colleges, and apprenticeship providers. |
GB7 June 2023 - 100% |
| GB7 By the age of 18, all pupils who are considering applying for university should have had at least two visits to universities. |
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| GB8 Every student should have at least one careers interview with an independent and impartial qualified careers advisor by the age of 16, and the opportunity for a further interview by the age of 18. |
GB8 June 2023 - 100% |
- A stable careers programme (assemblies, enrichment, tutor time, PSHE, encounters: It will involve roles of other colleagues who will support this programme)
- Learning from career and labour market information (skills, career pathways, progression routes, job demands, financial planning)
- Addressing the needs of each student (raising aspirations, record advice to individual student, maintain records for at least 3 years after they leave school)
- Linking the curriculum to careers (not just PSHE but through all areas of curriculum)
- Encounters with employers and employees (students participate in at least one meaningful encounter with an employer every year from age of 11)
- Experiences of workplaces (We will be delivering this in Year 12 so that students can choose meaningful employment and have a meaningful experience)
- Encounters with Further and Higher education (be aware of all routes open to students. By age of 16 had a meaningful encounter with one provider of a route. By age 18 had at least two visits to universities if applying to university)
- Personal guidance (guidance from a careers adviser. At least one interview by age of 16. Further interview by age 18)