Helping your school to meet the Gatsby Benchmarks & simplify Compass+
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Tracking and evidencing Gatsby Benchmarks
The Morrisby suite has been designed from the ground-up to help you meet and exceed the Gatsby Benchmarks. This highly engaging and student-centred system enables you to anchor your careers program in evidence and generate data for Compass+ and other reporting requirements.
Gatsby Benchmarks for Careers Guidance
1
A stable careers programme
Every school should have an embedded programme of careers education and guidance that is known and understood by pupils, parents and carers, staff, governors, employers and other agencies.
2
Learning from labour market information
All pupils, parents and carers, teachers and staff who support pupils should have access to good-quality, up-to-date information about future pathways, study options and labour market opportunities.
3
Addressing every pupil’s needs
Pupils have different careers guidance needs at different stages. Careers programmes should help pupils navigate their concerns about any barriers to career progression. In addition, opportunities should be tailored to the needs of each pupil.
4
Linking curriculum learning to careers
All teachers should link curriculum learning with careers. Subject teachers should highlight the progression routes for their subject and the relevance of the knowledgeand skills developed in their subject for a wide range of career pathways. .
5
Encounters with employers & employees
Every pupil should have multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are valued in the workplace.
6
Experience of workplaces
Every pupil should have first-hand experiences of workplaces to help their exploration of career opportunities and expand their networks.
7
Encounters with further & higher education
All pupils should understand the full range of learning opportunities that are available to them, including academic, technical and vocational routes. This should incorporate learning in schools, colleges, independent training providers (ITPs), universities and in the workplace.
8
Personal guidance
Every pupil should have opportunities for guidance meetings with a careers adviser, provided they are trained to an appropriate level. These meetings should be available for all pupils whenever significant study or career choices are being made.
How Morrisby Helps Schools to Meet the Gatsby Benchmarks
Gatsby Benchmark 1:
A stable careers programme
- Suitable for age 11-18+, available 24/7 with a 'login for life'
- Over 150 ready-made lesson plans mapped to Gatsby Benchmarks as well as CDI, Skills Builder and PSHE frameworks
- Detailed analysis of student progress
- Link to school MIS system such as SIMS, Arbor, iSAMS and Bromcom
Gatsby Benchmark 2:
Learning from career and labour market information
- 900+ regularly updated careers profiles
- Up-to-date LMI
- Career entry requirements and pathways
- Subject profiles across levels 2-6
- Course and apprenticeship listings
Gatsby Benchmark 3:
Addressing every pupil's needs
- Aspirations and interests questionnaires
- Underlying strengths and potential identified through aptitude assessments
- Tailored, independent career and subject suggestions for every student
- Interview template to record advice and guidance given to each student
- “Learner Passport” to track participation in events and activities
- Add student needs such as EAL and PP from MIS systems
Gatsby Benchmark 4:
Linking curriculum learning to careers
- Lesson plans that can be used cross-curriculum, and in tutor time
- Subject profiles, with “related careers”
- Add your own activities using the Compass+ vocabulary to record subject areas
- Connects to the Skills Builder framework
Gatsby Benchmark 5:
Encounters with employers and employees
- Record interactions with employers, and student feedback
- Upload evidence (certificates, photos)
- Log Skills Builder skills
- Employability lesson plans
- Guidance on CV writing
Gatsby Benchmark 6:
Experiences of workplaces
- Work experience suite to manage your WE programme, track your students, and search for opportunities
- Log and record work experience activities
- Work experience lesson plans
- Career profiles give examples of day-to-day activities
- Videos detailing experiences of job roles
Gatsby Benchmark 7:
Encounters with further and higher education
- UK university and college profiles plus top 500 institutions worldwide
- Course search tool to compile a shortlist
- LInks to UCAS and European course information
- Oxbridge comparison tool
- Open days tool to record visits
Gatsby Benchmark 8:
Personal guidance
- Self-understanding through assessments and questionnaires
- Personalised subject and career suggestions
- Record careers interviews and outcomes
- Training and CPD course for staff to deliver Morrisby sessions and feedback
Dame Allan’s School has been using Morrisby to meet the Gatsby Benchmarks and have been delighted with its success for students across KS4 and KS5.
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