Critchill School thrilled to have been externally assessed as Fully meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks The School Critchill School is a specialist all-through establishment which provides education for approximately 80 pupils from the age of 4 to 19. The school’s designation is for pupils with ‘Complex and severe learning needs.’ Pupils have a wide range of…
Investor in Careers – Lipson Cooperative Academy The school Lipson Cooperative Academy joined the Ted Wragg multi-academy trust in January 2022, just after achieving Good in their OFSTED inspection of November 2021. Family and kindness is at the heart of everything we do and our ethos is to ensure that all students are “the best…
Get To Know Karen Crosby, Services to Education Manager I joined CSW Group in September 2018 after relocating from South Yorkshire where I had worked as a Careers Coordinator in a secondary school for 11 years. During this time I ran the Careers Department delivering 1:1 personal guidance, arranging careers fairs, parents evenings and other…
The Investors in Careers – Primary School Award As a Licensed Awarding Body for the National Quality in Careers Standard, Investor in Careers has developed the Primary Award to contribute positively to the achievement of the Standard and Gatsby Benchmarks as well as Ofsted requirements for educational institutions and Multi Academy Trusts linked to Primary…
Why should my organisation consider Investor in Careers? Through Investor in Careers, we support learning providers to develop their careers policy, meet Ofsted and national government requirements, and become recognised for excellence in careers education. The Investor in Careers approach is designed to raise the standard of careers advice and guidance provision delivered by schools…
Introduction to Investor in Careers My name is Steph Moore, I am the Services to Education Manager for CSW Group, and I manage Investor in Careers. I always welcome any opportunity to write or talk about Investor in Careers as I am passionate about careers excellent and raising standards wherever possible. I am incredibly proud…
The national quality award for Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) in schools, colleges and work-based learning. The Quality in Careers Standard through CSW Investor in Careers (IiC) will provide a clear framework for the requirements of: The quality in Careers Standard accreditation criteria. The 8 Gatsby Benchmarks for Good Career Guidance. DfE statutory…
A blog by Ed Whitefield, Investor in Careers Lead Consultant, a Licensed Awarding Body for the Quality in Careers Standard. It’s almost impossible to read about careers education without the Gatsby Benchmarks, Compass and increasingly the Quality in Careers Standard cropping up. In this blog I want to look at what’s behind this push, not because…
Bradley was 16 years old and was not in education, employment or training. Bradley knew that he had poor Maths and English qualifications but he wanted to find an apprenticeship within carpentry. He was unsure about how to find the right apprenticeship for him and he was unsure of going to an Further Education…
On Tuesday 17th October, Okehampton College opened its doors to nearly 30 exhibitors all attending the 3rd annual Okehampton College Careers Fair. This was organised by Romy Lavis and Becky Harvey from the CSW Exeter office, as requested by Okehampton College as part of the provision purchased from CSW Group. Exhibitors included local and national…
A national careers strategy and statutory guidance can be key to giving individuals and organisations a clear focus on government policies and priorities. The updated and revised statutory guidance Careers guidance and access for education and training providers January 2018 [1] has been updated to expand on the aim set out in the strategy to…
