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Gatsby Benchmarks


The Gatsby Benchmarks serve as a framework for world-class careers provision and have been adopted as part of the Government's Careers Strategy, statutory guidance for schools and guidance for colleges. The Careers & Enterprise Company (external website) now supports the implementation of the Benchmarks in education with a national network of support, resources and targeted funding.

Updates to the Gatsby benchmarks: November 2024

Recently the Gatsby Foundation set out updates to the Gatsby Benchmarks in its Good Career Guidance: The Next Ten Years report.

Read our response to the updated benchmarks (PDF, 56KB)

Read the full report (PDF, 4.3MB)

FAQs from the Careers and Enterprise company (PDF, 141KB)