1. Getting to Grips with Gatsby
Amy Blenkiron and Suzanne Wilks
Higher Education Progression Advisers

2. b) Police Officer (Sergeant and below) c) Welfare Professional
1. Put these jobs in order, from lowest to highest average salary (earned in 2017)
a) Paramedic
b) Police Officer (Sergeant and below)
c) Welfare Professional
d) Environmental Health Professional
£35,136
£40,616
£27,916
£34,348
Policing starting salary: 20-23k. (Prospects)
Average salary for Senior Police Officer: 62k (ONS).
Welfare Professional – e.g. probation officer, youth worker, social worker
Environmental Health Professional – e.g. housing, food safety, waste management, environmental protection

3. Median Average Annual Salary by Occupation in 2017 (£)
National
Yorks & Humber
Paramedic
35,136
32,874
Police Officer
40,616
40,539
Welfare Professional
27,916
26,398
Environmental Health Professional
34,348
26,601*
Policing starting salary: 20-23k. (Prospects)
Average salary for Senior Police Officer: 62k (ONS)
*mean average

4. 2. Put these employers in order from smallest to largest, in terms of numbers of people employed.
a) Network Rail
b) BBC
c) Ministry of Defence
d) NHS England
Top Employers Recruiting in South Yorkshire in 2016
34,000
Employer
No. of vacancies
NHS
4,399
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
408
Sheffield City Council
174
23,000
65,000
1,400,000
Wikipedia
Figure from Sept 2017

5. 3.

6. 4. What are the following jobs more traditionally known as?
Colour Distribution Technician
Media Distribution Officer
Education Centre Nourishment Consultant
Gastronomical Hygiene Technician
Transparency Enhancement Facilitator
Painter & Decorator
Paper Boy / Girl
Dinner Lady / Man
Dish Washer
As either seen on a CV submitted to a British firm or in a UK company’s job ad (OnePoll.com)
Window Cleaner

7. Purpose of Session Explain what Gatsby is and why it’s been introduced
Statutory requirements for careers advice and guidance in schools
Tools and resources you can use to help meet the Gatsby benchmarks
10 ways you can improve your school’s careers provision

8. Why Gatsby?
The Gatsby Benchmarks are a framework of 8 guidelines about what makes the best careers provision in schools and colleges. The Careers Strategy is built around them, and they make a great place to start for planning or improving your programme.
Originally published in 2014
'No magic bullet' - Sir John Holman
Aim for 100% coverage to meet the Benchmark

9. Why Gatsby?
'Good career guidance is the key to social mobility: it is about showing young people - whatever their social and family background - the options open to them, and helping them make the right choices to set them on the right path to rewarding future careers.'
(taken from Good Career Guidance - Reaching the Gatsby Benchmarks)

10. Gatsby Benchmarks - What Are They?
1: A stable careers programme 2: Learning from career and labour market information 3: Addressing the needs of each pupil 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers 5: Encounters with employers and employees 6: Experiences of workplaces 7: Encounters with further and higher education 8: Personal guidance

11. exercise on tables

12. Compass - Careers Benchmarking Tool
The Compass tool allows schools to complete a self assessment activity against each benchmark
Results are saved so you can map your progress
discussion about Compass tool

13. Mapping Activities to Benchmarks
On your table you will have a selection of activities you can run in your school
In your groups discuss which benchmarks each activity could meet

14. Examples of Good Practice
Recording activity
Career programme
Drop down days
Employer engagement

15. Evidence of Meeting Benchmarks
Student name
Year group
Career interest
STEM event 5/10
University assembly
Career interview 11
Engineering x
Health
Unsure
Sport

16. Career Programme Key points to include: Aim of each activity
Target year group
Gatsby benchmark
Time of delivery
Use the programme as a working document and to identify any gaps

17. Career Drop Down Days One year group off timetable for a day
Carousel of different providers providing input
Could include sessions on FE, HE, career options, local LMI, employer insights

18. 10 ‘Quick Wins’ to Improve Careers Provision
(according to the 'Gatsby Benchmark Toolkit‘)
Have a Careers Leader - a named person responsible for careers (not the same as a careers adviser).
Complete 'Compass' to evaluate current provision.
Join the Enterprise Adviser Network and gain access to an Enterprise Coordinator and an Enterprise Adviser (employer)
Update website with information about the careers programme and policy.
Gatsby Benchmark toolkit is on the CEC website.
Careers landscape.. legislation finally been updated.. all schools and colleges are governed by statutory guidance - came out in January, following the strategy in December of last year. Careers often a political football between an employment and education. So much information if anyone wants to do more research there are a few links at the end - we can make presentation available.

19. ‘Quick Wins’ Continued
Start early with careers work ideally in year 7.
Engage all stakeholders including parents and employers.
Develop careers content in all subjects, not just PSHE
Take advantage of labour market resources and make them available to all students and parents.
Provide all students with information on all routes.
Provide experience of workplaces for all students.
Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE)
We are there to support the implementation of Gatsby and careers provision but we are not responsible for it. Any issues/ challenges please see your line manager. We complement existing provision we do not replace it.