Useful links
Gatsby Benchmarks
Schools are held account to meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks. These are a set of 8 benchmarks that research has shown provide students with an excellent careers education. At WHSG we constantly try to meet these and our improvement planning is based around this. Below is a set of useful links, for our school community, that will help students to experience careers education across all of the benchmarks.
1. A stable careers programme
2. Learning from careers and labour market information
Courses to improve employability skills - Find a course | National Careers Service
National Service - Get the Jump: explore your education and training choices
Website to search for university courses - Discover Uni Home | Discover Uni
Labour Market Information - CITB in your local area - CITB
Labour Market Information - LMI For All – LMI For All
3. Addressing the needs of each student
Securing Good Transitions: A resource pack to support the next steps of Key Stage 4 pupils with SEND | Whole School SEND
4. Linking curriculum learning to careers
Click here to find information of how different subjects can help you to follow different careers paths.
STEM careers toolkit | CEC Resource Directory
The Skills Builder Partnership
5. Encounters with employers and employees
Careers notice board here.
Make the most of a careers fair | National Careers Service
Virtual internships | National Careers Service
STEM careers toolkit | CEC Resource Directory
6. Experiences of workplaces
Virtual work experience - why it can help your child stand out
How to help your teen find work experience
7. Encounters with further and higher education
The Parents’ Guide to UCAS personal statements – 2023 edition
Getting a degree - is an apprenticeship or university the right choice for your child?
What's next? | The Parents' Guide to
Find a course | National Careers Service
T Levels for students | T Levels
Higher technical qualifications (HTQs) | National Careers Service
Apprenticeships
Find a traineeship - GOV.UK
Supported internships | National Careers Service
Get the Jump: explore your education and training choices | National Careers Service
List of Colleges in the UK | Association of Colleges
Technical Education Pathways Resource | CEC Resource Directory
Aelp - key facts
Register of apprenticeship training providers - GOV.UK
Study | Institutes of Technology
Home | University Technical Colleges
Find a UTC | University Technical Colleges
Welcome | Studio Schools Trust
Register of apprenticeship training providers - GOV.UK
T Levels | The Next Level Qualification
Amazing Apprenticeships
Post 16 options | National Careers Service
Post 18 options | National Careers Service
Jobcentre Plus support rolled out to schools - GOV.UK
Getting started: How to help your child choose the right apprenticeship
How to help your child apply for an apprenticeship
8. Personal guidance