How we measure and assess the impact of the careers programme
Rawlins works closely with the Leicester and Leicestershire Business and Skills Partnership (LLBSP) Careers Hub. This is an external organisation that supports us to develop and strengthen our careers education strategy across the whole school. Rawlins is a member of LLBSP.
At Rawlins we use the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks and the Careers Development Institute framework as a foundation when planning our careers programme. The effectiveness of our provision is reviewed by LLBSP and the Careers and Enterprise Company using the Compass Plus online evaluation tool. This tool is used by schools and colleges in England to support the analysis and evaluation of careers activity against the eight benchmarks of best practice. It ensures that the development of our careers strategy is ongoing. We will benchmark our schools against the Gatsby Benchmarks once per term.
In line with the recommendations set out in Gatsby Benchmark 1, we plan to review the published information on an annual basis, inviting feedback from key audiences in our stakeholder evaluation group. Rawlins will also be holding an annual Future Skills Questionnaire with the pupils during their transition years so that the programme has a youth voice.
