A Policy Love Letter to Ministers and Officials: Bold Ambition, But Please Join the Dots
Dear Ministers and Officials at DWP, DfE, MHCLG and DSIT, First, let me say – and I mean this sincerely – thank you. Yesterday’s announcement…
Gatsby Benchmarks
The Eight Gatsby Benchmarks Of Good Career Guidance
- A stable careers programme
- Learning from career and labour market information
- Addressing the needs of each pupil
- Linking curriculum learning to careers
- Encounters with employers and employees
- Experiences of workplaces
- Encounters with further and higher education
- Personal guidance
Attendance, Engagement and NEET: The Case For Leading With The Gatsby Benchmarks
NEET figures remain stubbornly high, with the UK continuing to underperform relative to its peers in the proportion of young people who are economically inactive, unemployed and not training or…
Reframing Careers Guidance: What the 2025 Changes Mean for ITPs and the Skills Sector
Earlier this month, the government announced that independent training providers would be expected to follow the Gatsby Benchmarks for the first time. It is clear…
The Hard Truth – The NEET Crisis We Can’t Ignore
The numbers speak for themselves—too many young people are slipping through the cracks. The latest ONS data released this week (February 2025) paints a stark…
Employability Charity Career Connect Calls for Gatsby-Style Benchmarks to Boost Careers Support for NEET 16–17-Year-Olds
Employability charity Career Connect is proposing the creation of a set of qualitative benchmarks for careers support for 16-17-year-olds who are NEET[1] – as numbers continue to…
Will the Revised Gatsby Benchmarks Transform Careers Guidance? | FE Soundbite 775
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 775: 7th December 2024 | Will the revised Gatsby Benchmarks transform Careers Guidance? This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal…
CDI Welcomes Revisions to the Gatsby Benchmarks
The revised Gatsby Benchmarks were launched mid November, after over a decade of use in secondary schools and colleges across England. As a key element…
PUPILS FOUR TIMES LESS LIKELY TO RECEIVE SUBSTANTIAL GUIDANCE ON APPRENTICESHIPS THAN UNIVERSITY
Careers education remains patchy despite recent improvements. More than a third of (36%) of secondary school pupils don’t feel confident in taking their next steps…
Five steps improve career guidance: An agenda for the Education Select Committee
The Education Select Committee has recently launched a new inquiry into career education, information, advice and guidance. For everyone working in the field this is…
Skills Bill Amendments – the ‘Baker Clause’ is now legally enforceable
Last night (21 Feb) saw a potentially highly significant amendment to the Skills Bill, particularly for careers advice and guidance routes for students. The Baker…