1. understanding the Gatsby benchmarks

2. Understanding the Gatsby benchmarks outline
What are the Gatsby Benchmarks?
How do you use the Gatsby Benchmarks?
Why should you use the Gatsby Benchmarks?
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3. THE GATSBY BENCHMARKS

4. GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION focus areas

5. WHAT DOES GOOD CAREER GUIDANCE LOOK LIKE?

6. The Netherlands Germany Hong Kong Finland Canada Ireland
We visited six countries where career guidance is considered to be good
The Netherlands
Germany
Hong Kong
Finland
Canada
Ireland
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7. OUR WORK SUGGESTS THAT THERE IS NO SINGLE ‘MAGIC BULLET’ FOR GOOD CAREER GUIDANCE: IT IS ABOUT DOING A NUMBER OF THINGS, IDENTIFIED IN OUR BENCHMARKS, CONSISTENTLY AND WELL.

8. The Eight benchmarks for providing 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
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9. ONE CAN THINK ABOUT CAREER GUIDANCE IN TERMS OF ‘PUSH’ AND ‘PULL’ FACTORS. ‘PUSH’ FACTORS ARE SCHOOL-BASED; ‘PULL’ FACTORS COME FROM EMPLOYERS

10. 1
A STABLE CAREERS PROGRAMME

11. Manage/
Increase Interest
Manage/
Maintain Interest
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Keep Informed

12. 1. A stable careers programme
The Eight benchmarks
1. A stable careers programme
Every school and college should have an embedded programme of career education and guidance that is known and understood by pupils, parents, teachers, governors and employers.
1.1 Every school should have a structured careers programme that has the explicit backing of the senior management team, and has an identified and appropriately trained person of authority responsible for it.
1.2 The careers programme should be published on the school’s website in a way that enables pupils, parents, teachers and employers to understand the school’s offer in this area.
1.3 The programme should be regularly evaluated with feedback from pupils, parents, teachers and employers as part of the evaluation process.
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13. Netherlands: The Schooldekaan
Six countries where career guidance is considered to be good
Netherlands: The Schooldekaan
Supported and valued by school principals as a central part of the school’s mission

14. 5
Encounters with employers and employees

15. 5. Encounters with employers and employees
The Eight benchmarks
5. Encounters with employers and employees
5.1 Every year, from the age of 11, pupils should participate in at least one meaningful encounter with an employer.
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16. 2
Learning from career and labour market information

17. The Eight benchmarks
2. Learning from career and labour market information
2.1 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.
2.2 Parents and carers should be encouraged to access and use
information about labour markets and future study options
to inform their support to their children.
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18. HOW DO YOU USE THE GATSBY BENCHMARKS?

19. The pilot
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21. WHY USE THE GATSBY BENCHMARKS?

22. Progress: Progress after two years
North East Pilot: Starting Points vs End Points
Number of
Benchmarks
Number of Schools / Colleges
achieving Benchmarks Sept 15
achieving Benchmarks Sept 16
Number of Schools / Colleges achieving Benchmarks Sept 17
0 Benchmarks 8
1 Benchmark 2
2 Benchmarks 4
3 Benchmarks
4 Benchmarks
5 Benchmarks
6 Benchmarks
7 Benchmarks
8 Benchmarks

23. Progress: Progress after two years
North East Pilot: Starting Points vs End Points
Number of
Benchmarks
Number of Schools / Colleges
achieving Benchmarks Sept 15
achieving Benchmarks Sept 16
Number of Schools / Colleges achieving Benchmarks Sept 17
0 Benchmarks 8
1 Benchmark 2 6
2 Benchmarks 4
3 Benchmarks
4 Benchmarks 1
5 Benchmarks 3
6 Benchmarks
7 Benchmarks
8 Benchmarks

24. Progress: Progress after two years
North East Pilot: Starting Points vs End Points
Number of
Benchmarks
Number of Schools / Colleges
achieving Benchmarks Sept 15
achieving Benchmarks Sept 16
Number of Schools / Colleges achieving Benchmarks Sept 17
0 Benchmarks 8
1 Benchmark 2 6
2 Benchmarks 4
3 Benchmarks
4 Benchmarks 1
5 Benchmarks 3
6 Benchmarks
7 Benchmarks
8 Benchmarks

25. The North East Local Enterprise Partnership has transformed careers support in local schools and colleges from the worst provision in the country to some of the best.
Social Mobility Commission State of the Nation: 2017 report

26. The Gatsby benchmarks are input measures.
INPUTS AND OUTPUTS
The Gatsby benchmarks are input measures.
What outputs are we ultimately interested in?
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27. impact
“Today Liam completed a week of work experience at Unipres. I have not witnessed this sparkle in him for such a long time. I've listened, intently each evening, to the day’s news and loved it almost as much as my son. His self-esteem and just the way his outlook has changed, is astounding. His self-confidence has rocketed! … Thank you for helping me to allow my son to grow. For giving him these opportunities and believing in him. I am in awe of the changes I see before me.”

28. A young person who has four or more encounters with an employer is 86% less likely to be NEET.
Mann, A. et al. (2017)

29. Elnaz T. Kashefpakdel & Christian Percy (2016)
Analysis of British Cohort Study data shows higher levels of employer contacts, in the form of careers talks with outside speakers, are correlated to better labour market outcomes (as measured by earnings) at age 26.
Elnaz T. Kashefpakdel & Christian Percy (2016)

30. what outputs are you looking for?
There will be regional differences
There will be school and college differences
There will be student level differences
Short term, medium term, long term
Career Readiness, employability, social capital
Attendance
Academic achievement
Intended destination
Qualitative reports
Destination
Economy and productivity

31. Good Career guidance