Gatsby Benchmark 8: Personal guidance

Every pupil should have opportunities for guidance interviews with a careers adviser, who could be internal (a member of school staff) or external, provided they are trained to an appropriate level. These should be available whenever significant study or career choices are being made. They should be expected for all pupils but should be timed to meet their individual needs.

Here you will find resources to support schools to meet 100% in Gatsby Benchmark 8.

Providing careers guidance

Level 6 training opportunities are available for careers staff. Please contact the Careers Hub at Careers.Hub@eastsussex.gov.uk for more information.
The Career Development Institute’s Guide to Best Practice and Commissioning Independent Career Guidance Services. It includes advice on best practice as well as support on how to commission external support if you need to source an external careers professional.
The Careers and Enterprise Company’s What Works in Personal Guidance has a summary of the key research on best practice in careers guidance.

Supporting learners with special educational needs to succeed

The SEND Community of Practice has designed two Vocational Profiles, unique to East Sussex. Vocational Profiles can be used in both Secondary and Post 16 settings to enable students to identify and develop their skills and capabilities, and to communicate them to others:
- ESCC Vocational Profile_V5 12-16
- ESCC Vocational Profile_V5 16+
Vocational Profiles being utilised to meet the Gatsby Benchmarks is also referenced in the Careers and Enterprise SEND Gatsby Benchmark Toolkit.
An introductory lesson plan to a Vocational Profile to be delivered to young people with resources.

Supporting learners at risk of NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training)

If you are supporting a learn aged 16-18 and either NEET or at risk of becoming NEET, they may be eligible to receive free support through CXK. For more information visit the Youth Employability Service (YES).

Help with Gatsby Benchmark 8

Ask your Careers Hub Coordinator and Enterprise Adviser for further advice and consult the Careers and Enterprise Company's resource directory.

There are also a range of videos available on the East Sussex Careers Hub YouTube playlist.