Intent

At Croxley Danes School we seek to inspire all students to have the highest expectations about the careers they might enter and to prepare them for such careers. Our ultimate goal is to provide students with the qualifications, skills and confidence to achieve life-long well-being in their work.

Vision

Prepare pupils for a changing world, building lifelong skills learnt through dynamic and effective Careers Education.

Entitlement

All students in years 7-11 are entitled to receive a programme of Careers Education Information and Guidance which is:

• Centered around each student and their individual needs
• Independent, impartial and easily accessible via:
  • The Careers section of the school website
  • The Careers Education Noticeboard
  • Assemblies
  • PSHE sessions
  • Focused careers events
  • A pilot Google Classroom for Careers opportunities (beginning with Year 11 in 2021-22)

• Based on the principle of equality of opportunity
• Provided by adults with appropriate up-to-date education and training
• Is structured and forms an integral part of the students’ overall education
• Supports students in taking a proactive approach to their own careers development

Careers provision is regularly reviewed by Mr D Dwight and reported to senior leaders half termly. In addition, half termly meetings are conducted with a Hertfordshire Careers Advisor. The regular updates and reviews will reflect our compliance with the eight Gatsby Benchmarks. 

An official review will be conducted annually with the next review taking place in September 2022 and this will be our interim measure of the impact of our careers provision.

Careers Feedback

We are keen to hear your feedback about how well we have helped you / your child to prepare for their next steps into post 16 and 18 education and training. We would appreciate if you could spare 5 minutes to complete the following questionnaires. We also have a feedback questionnaire for any external visitors who collaborate on our Careers events such as sessions, events and talks.

Student Careers Feedback

Parent Careers Feedback 

External Careers Feedback 

Careers Leader

Mr David Dwight

Careerscds@croxleydanes.herts.sch.uk 

01923 284483

Gatsby Benchmarks

In 2014, Lord Sainsbury’s Gatsby Charitable Foundation published a report by Professor Sir John Holman, Adviser in Education at the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, titled “Good Career Guidance.” The report identified eight benchmarks that are the core dimensions of good careers and enterprise provision in schools:

1. 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

The Gatsby Benchmarks have a key role in:

• Raising young people’s aspirations and promoting access to all career pathways
• Enabling all young people to develop the skills and outlook they need to achieve career well-being, including adaptability and resilience
• Underpinning the Department for Education guidance to schools on meeting their statutory responsibility for careers guidance.

The Careers Strategy at Croxley Danes School is designed to ensure that all 8 Gatsby Benchmarks are met where possible by the end of 2024.