Great careers advice can make a real difference to the lives of young people, and it starts with school. But how can a secondary school be sure whether it is providing the best careers advice for its students?

The Gatsby Benchmarks are a framework of eight guidelines that define the best careers provision in secondary schools. They are:

• A stable careers programme
• Learning from labour market information
• Addressing the needs of every pupil
• Linking curriculum learning to careers
• Encounters with employers and employees
• Experiences of workplaces
• Encounters with further and higher education
• Personal guidance

For more detail of each of the Gatbsy Benchmarks go to https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/schools-colleges/gatsby-benchmarks