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Harris Boys’ Academy East Dulwich has just been awarded the Quality in Careers Standard, meaning that our careers programme meets all the gold-standard criteria as outlined in the Gatsby Benchmarks - the eight criteria which show what world-class career guidance should look like.

This is an amazing achievement and is testament to the hard work and dedication of our staff in providing Careers Education that prepares students for life beyond school.  

Every young person needs good career guidance to make informed decisions about their future. Good career guidance is a necessity for social mobility: those young people without significant social capital or home support to draw upon have the most to gain from a strong career guidance system.

The eight Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance are:

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

Achieving the Quality in Careers Standard demonstrates that we are exceeding national requirements for Careers Education in all eight areas and we are providing guidance which enables us to address the career development needs of all our students. We are very proud of this achievement and thank all the staff who have worked so hard to make this possible. 

Click HERE for recent highlights from our recent careers events.

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