The Gatsby Benchmarks

The Gatsby benchmarks are a set of eight benchmarks of good career guidance developed by Sir John Holman on behalf of the Gatsby Foundation. The benchmarks define what world-class careers provision in education looks like and provide a clear framework for organizing the careers provision at schools and colleges. The benchmarks are:

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

Read more about the benchmarks here: The Gatsby Benchmarks

Benchmark 4: Linking Curriculum Learning to Careers: “All teachers should link curriculum learning with careers. STEM subject teachers should highlight the relevance of STEM subjects for a wide range of future career paths”

To support teaching staff to do this, we have included the following useful websites, which include videos, lesson plans and resources for embedding careers across the curriculum:

Gatsby Benchmark 4 | CEC Resource Directory (careersandenterprise.co.uk)

careers_in_the_curriculum_report_what_works.pdf (careersandenterprise.co.uk)

Careers – BBC Bitesize

LifeSkills | Developing work and life skills (barclayslifeskills.com)

HOME | MYPATH Careers Resources (mypathcareersuk.com)

Future Goals- Videos highlighting careers across different sectors

home – icould– Real life careers videos, advice and information to inspire career decision making

Career sectors and professions for school leavers | TARGET careers

Teaching resources | My World of Work

The WOW Show launches Careers Guides for lockdown – The WOW Show

Science & Maths Websites:

https://nustem.uk/careers-worksheets/

https://nustem.uk/careers-worksheets/#employers

https://nustem.uk/careers-postcards/

https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/career-planning

https://www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk/

https://edu.rsc.org/future-in-chemistry

https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/collection/103798/stem-careers-toolkit

Science Crime Investigation Workshops – http://www.scihigh.co.uk/

https://neonfutures.org.uk/

https://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/he-unboxed/subject/scienceandmaths/

https://www.thewowshow.org/careers-guides/

https://futurumcareers.com/resources

https://www.sepnet.ac.uk/outreach/schools/connect-physics/

https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/collection/103798/stem-careers-toolkit

https://www.allaboutstem.co.uk/resources/

https://findingada.com/resources/resources-for-schools/useful-resources/

https://www.hs2.org.uk/in-your-area/education/

https://www.firstcareers.co.uk/subjects/biology/

https://www.firstcareers.co.uk/subjects/chemistry/

What is chemical engineering? – whynotchemeng – IChemE

Inspiring Tomorrow’s Engineers – Tomorrow’s Engineers (tomorrowsengineers.org.uk)

Search – D&T Association (data.org.uk) STEM Careers

Home – Maths Careers

History Websites:

Researching the lives of outstanding achievers from a wide range of backgrounds to promote discussion of the factors involved in success including aspiration, enterprise and resilience (History)

https://www.history.org.uk/secondary/categories/oa-marketing-history

https://successatschool.org/advicedetails/210/Why-Study-History%3F

https://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/he-unboxed/subject/humanities/history/

https://www.firstcareers.co.uk/subjects/history/

https://www.myworldofwork.co.uk/lesson-inserts

Politics Websites:

https://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/he-unboxed/subject/humanities/politics

RS Websites:

http://aulre.org/heaprsarchive/emp_guide_trs.pdf

https://www.myworldofwork.co.uk/lesson-inserts

Geography Websites:

https://www.geography.org.uk/Teaching-resources