School careers resources for Gatsby Benchmark 7

Useful downloads and resources to support teaching and learning towards Gatsby Benchmark 7: Encounters With Further and Higher Education.

Choices careers advice magazines and booklets

Choices are a series of careers and advice magazines and booklets that will help you to understand the wide range of career choices and opportunities available to you across Worcestershire and support you to start planning for your future.

See our Choices advice magazines and booklets

School Support

Download: School Activity Support Guide

Download: Post 16 Options Booklet

Download: Entry to Employment provision Worcestershire

Download: Qualifications Explained - Booklet

Download: Exploring University Guide

Download: Universities: Behind the scenes

Gatsby benchmark 7: Encounters with further and higher education

Worcestershire Apprenticeships are a free local team who offer an apprenticeship service to both employers, young people and schools. As part of Benchmark 7, Worcestershire Apprenticeships can support you with a range of activities, including the following:

Supporting careers events
Organising industry visits
Apprenticeship work shops and activities
Supporting with employer contacts
Supporting with college contacts
Supporting with Training Provider contacts

For a full detailed list of all the support Worcestershire Apprenticeships can offer, download the hub offer for schools.

Download: Worcestershire Apprenticeships hub offer for schools

If you would like more information about the range of apprenticeships available, and which Training Provider delivers them, the spotty grid clearly shows this and provides contact details.

Download: Worcestershire Apprenticeships spotty grid

Careers Activities

The below documents provide a range of ready to go activities and work sheets that can be used with KS3 and KS4 students to support the delivery of benchmark 7. The Careers leader overview document clearly explains the purpose of the activity and how to carry it out.

Download: Apprenticeship Quiz Question Sheet
Download: Apprenticeship Quiz Answer Sheet
Download: Careers Activity using Educational Documentary or Videos - Career Leader Overview
Download: Careers Activity using Educational Documentary - KS3 Activity
Download: Careers Activity using Educational Documentary - KS4 Activity
Download: STEM videos - KS3 Activity
Download: STEM videos - KS4 Activity
Download: Research Your Future Guess my Job - Careers Leader Overview
Download: Research Your Future Guess my Job - KS3 Activity
Download: Research Your Future Guess my Job - KS4 Activity
Download: COVID-19 Key Worker - Overview
Download: COVID-19 Key Worker - KS3 Activity
Download: COVID-19 Key Worker - KS4 Activity

Universities

If you are looking for local universities to engage with your careers activities for benchmark 7, the below document outlines the activity support a range of universities offer, including where to find their virtual tour and who the contact for educational engagement is.