What are the Gatsby Benchmarks?

In 2014, Lord Sainsbury’s Gatsby Charitable Foundation published a report by Professor Sir John Holman, Adviser in Education at the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, titled “Good Career Guidance.”

The report identified eight benchmarks that are the core dimensions of good careers and enterprise provision in schools. These benchmarks are a central component of the DfE “Careers Strategy” that was published in December 2017 and are what we as a school strive to achieve every day for all students at Monkseaton High.

 

1. A stable careers programme
2. Learning from career and labour market information
3. Addressing the needs of each pupil
4. Linking curriculum learning to careers
5. Encounters with employers and employees
6. Experiences of workplaces
7. Encounters with further and higher education
8. Personal guidance

 

Our Aims at MHS:

• To help students develop the skills and confidence to make realistic and informed decisions about their futures and to manage the transitions from one stage of their education, training and work to the next.

• To ensure that students develop the skills and attitudes necessary for success in adult and working life.

• To make students aware of the range of opportunities which are realistically available to them in higher education and training

• To equip students with the necessary decision-making skills to manage those same transitions.

• To develop in students an awareness of the wide variety of education, training and careers opportunities both locally and nationally.

• To foster links between the school, local businesses and further/higher education establishments.

• To enable students to experience the world of work and develop transferable skills, for example; independence; resilience; personal learning and thinking skills.

• To ensure that wherever possible, all young people leave the school to enter employment, further education or training.

• To maintain a culture of high aspirations.

• To promote equality of opportunity, embrace diversity, challenge stereotypes and ensure all students who require any extra assistance and guidance to reach their potential

 

Provider Access Policy

For any providers wishing to request access please click here to view Monkseaton High School’s access policy document (Ratified by the governing body: October 2024).

 

MHS Destinations

Our careers provision is designed to ensure all students are provided with the the most appropriate CEIAG which they can use to make informed decisions about their future pathways. A key part of our role is ensuring all of our students access the most appropriate destinations after their time with us at MHS, whether that be at post-16 or post-18. Our students progress onto a range of pathways including MHS Sixth Form, other local Sixth Forms/Colleges, Apprenticeships, Universities (UK and USA) and employment. 

Click below for updates on our 2018, 2019 and 2020 Leavers from Connexions;

Leavers 2018

Leavers 2019

Leavers 2020

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Further destinations data can be found on the government school's performance website.

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MHS Alumni

We are always looking to share the successes of our past students and highlight the career pathways they now follow. These stories and profiles can be very inspiring and eye opening for current students. Showing the diversity of the real world and the job prospects available is key in allowing our students to make fully informed choices about their own futures.

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If you have previously attended Monkseaton High School and would like to share your career story please contact Sean Hay at office@monkseaton.org.uk or 0191 297 9700.