BENCHMARK 1

Every school should have an embedded programme of career education and guidance that is known and understood by pupils, parents, teachers and employers.

FOR SCHOOLS:

• Every school should have a stable, structured careers programme that has the explicit backing of the senior management team, and has an identified and appropriately trained person responsible for it.

• The careers programme should be published on the school’s website in a way that enables pupils, parents, teachers and employers to access and understand it. The programme should be regularly evaluated with feedback from pupils, parents, teachers and employers as part of the evaluation process.