Careers Advice and Guidance
The careers strategy at Alder Community High School is based on The Gatsby Benchmarks. Sir John Holman, a former Headteacher and founder of the National STEM Learning Centre, was asked by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation to undertake an independent, international review of career guidance. He visited six countries, analysed good practice in English schools and did a comprehensive review of current literature. From all of this, Sir John wrote the Good Career Guidance Report. In the report he identifies what 'good' looks like and outlines a framework of eight benchmarks that schools can use to improve their career guidance system.
The eight Gatsby benchmarks of Good Career Guidance
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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.
With more emphasis on meaningful experiences, we are constantly looking to develop our links with employers. We have several opportunities throughout the year for this to happen (please refer to Provider Access Policy). If you are interested in supporting our students and strengthening community links and future employee pipelines, then do not hesitate to contact our careers team Mrs Dawson or Mr Oliver for more information. admin@alderchs.uk
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