The Children’s Hospital School aim to build a world class careers system that will help young people choose the career that is right for them. To achieve this aim, our careers strategy sets out to develop and improve their careers provision for the children we teach reflecting on the Gatsby Benchmarks. CHS uses Compass+ as an online self-evaluation tool for school to assess how our careers support compares against the Gatsby Benchmarks and the national average. CHS recognise the importance of having careers advice and preparing all students for their next steps. To support students and help them make informed choices about their career paths CHS have a Service Level Agreement with Connexions.
“Highly personalised careers education and strong transition support contribute to low NEET outcomes”.
“Careers guidance is mapped to Gatsby benchmarks, and disadvantaged students’ progress to destinations at comparable rates to their peers”.
(Challenge Partners QA Review – Nov 2025)
Those involved:
James Stafford Assistant Headteacher and Careers Leader
Gemma Martin Learning Mentor and Work Experience Coordinator
Lois Martin Connexions Advisor
Vicky Gutteridge Enterprise Advisor
Keleigh Windram Enterprise Coordinator
