FUTURE TALENTED Spring Term 2019 - Issue 2 | Page 55

Gatsby Benchmarks
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LEADERSHIP
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Challenge
students
Every student should receive
personal guidance on the careers
open to them. But how do you
make it relevant to each student?
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Get the right
people
All students should have at
least one face-to-face
guidance interview with a
careers adviser by the age of
16, with the opportunity for a
further interview by 18. All
careers advisers must hold a
Level 6 Diploma in Career
Guidance and Development.
OTHER WAYS TO ASSIST
Personal guidance can be
complemented in a number
of ways such as providing:
 group sessions on subjects
including apprenticeships,
university routes and
employability skills
advice at parents’ evenings
drop-in sessions at lunch-times
support on exam results day
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Listen, listen,
listen
A guidance interview should
be an opportunity for young
people to discuss their life
aims, skills, expectations and
goals. Start by encouraging
each student to consider
their interests, what they
want to achieve and what
they feel they are good at.
An important part of a
guidance interview is to
challenge students’
assumptions of themselves.
Why do they think certain
careers are out of reach?
Can the skills they have be
used in a variety of
industries? Is further
education the right route
for them?
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Look to local
industry
Many students are unaware
of the vast majority of jobs
available, whether locally or
nationally. Introduce ideas
around local market forces
o r e x am in e n at io n al
shortages – in STEM subjects
or teaching, for example.
Develop strategies
Once students have identified a career or further
education route, signpost information and examples
to help them work out how to achieve their goals,
from websites and university prospectuses to careers
events such as The Big Bang Fair in Birmingham for
young scientists and engineers.
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Build confidence
A key part of personal
guidance interviews is
helping students develop
the confidence and skills
needed to succeed. This
could be helping them with
CV writing, mock interviews,
presentation techniques or
job coaching.
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