Careers guidance in schools: what about year 7?
We have all spent the last few years, since the introduction of the Gatsby Benchmarks in 2017, ensuring that our [...]
How to fit careers education into STEAM subjects
STEM is an acronym for four subject areas or specific disciplines, namely, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, that adopts an [...]
Supporting school leavers to find LGBTQ+-friendly employers
Some people may read the title of this article and wonder why it’s necessary to even have it. You might [...]
The emotional content of career guidance
Career guidance has for a number of years been firmly established as a ‘learning’ activity rather than as ‘therapy’. Well [...]
Planning for National Careers Week – It’s not all about you!
As a careers education consultant one of the major frustrations and barriers I encounter when working with career leaders is [...]
Building an Alumni
A long-awaited development to the careers provision at my school, John Hanson Community School in Andover, has been officially building [...]
Someone Like You – The Importance of Career Role Models
Chris Webb explores where our career role models come from, why they matter and how they are sometimes much closer [...]
Students’ wellbeing and the importance of avoiding stress/burnout
Students at school will need to recognise and cope with stress in order to get through their exams, look for [...]
Career guidance for young people with SEND: Some pointers for good practice
Despite what the title might suggest, this article is not aimed solely at careers leaders and careers advisers working in [...]
Ho, ho, ho. Happy Christmas – Give yourself the gift of working with your feeder schools
Christmas is on the horizon, you’ve still got to find a present for Aunt Mable and Uncle Ola and you’re [...]