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At Holly Lodge we believe that good career guidance is about raising aspirations and aiming high. We aim to opendoors for our pupils by providing them with a good careers programme that meets the “8 Gatsby benchmarks”. These benchmarks have been accepted as best practice by schools, colleges and employers across the country.
8 Benchmarks
We evaluate our progress against the “8 Benchmarks” using the “Compass Tool” which is a self-audit tool created by Gatsby and The Careers & Enterprise Company. This helps us to plan for future development as we work towards the “Quality Mark” for Careers.
| Gatsby Benchmarks | Examples of how we meet the benchmark | |
| 1 | Providing a stabe careers programme | Form time Friday careers programme |
| 2 | Providing career a labour market information | Form time careers programme & website |
| 3 | Addressing the needs of each pupil | One to one IAG/WRL opportunities |
| 4 | Linking curriculum learning to careers | Curriculum & careers/STEM |
| 5 | Encounters with employers/employees | Work of work days |
| 6 | Experiences of workplaces | Work experience |
| 7 | Pupil encounters with further and higher education | Careers events/visiting speakers |
| 8 | Providing personal guidance | Connexions |
Headteacher Statement
We aim to introduce you to our school, outline some of the many opportunities it offers and to demonstrate our aim to provide a quality education for every child.
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‘A letter from West Midlands Police following on from the recent incident in Smethwick.
The police have asked if this can be shared with Secondary school parents and students.’
'A Message from Miss C Knight for Year 11’
• All teachers acknowledge all of the hard work you have and continue to put into your studies.
Coffee Morning
We held a coffee morning to help build relationships between staff and parents and show the work that we do...