At Brownedge St Mary's we are DELIGHTED to announce we have achieved 100% in all of the Gatsby Benchmarks. These are the national principles which identify eight criteria at the heart of the National Careers Strategy for schools to follow to ensure an effective, independent and targeted careers programme. In November, we successfully fulfilled all of the criteria. This is an achievement we are very proud of.
As part of our ongoing commitment to provide up to date, accurate and impartial careers advice and guidance to our students, we held our annual Careers Fair on Wednesday, 10th November. This is something we are delighted about after the impact of COVID-19 and national lockdowns. It is an essential part of our careers guidance and a valuable opportunity for pupils to engage with employers and post-16 education providers. We welcomed a variety of post-16 education and training providers, colleges and employers such as STEMFirst (who represent BAE), Leyland Trucks and Eric Wright Construction. The key aim of this annual event is to make students aware of and support future decision-making processes by giving them the opportunity to find out early about career possibilities. Our students fully engaged with the opportunity to talk to the representatives and many commented on how impressed they were by the thoughtful and mature questions our students asked.
