IIC Careers Self-Assessment — Gatsby Benchmark Audit

1 Your institution

A few details for the report header, then tell us which key stages you cover so the relevant questions are shown.

Institution name

Date of self-assessment

Completed by (name / role)

Key stages / age phases your school covers

Key Stage 3 (ages 11–14)

Key Stage 4 (ages 14–16)

Key Stage 5 / Sixth Form (ages 16–18)

Select all that apply. Questions and scoring for stages you don't cover are excluded automatically. This tool follows the secondary / post-16 framework; primary provision is assessed against separate IIC criteria.

Investor in Careers — Quality in Careers Standard

Careers Provision Self-Assessment — Summary

This is a self-assessment against the eight Gatsby Benchmarks. It indicates the school's own view of its current position; it is not a Quality in Careers Standard assessment outcome. It may be submitted as evidence for Commitment criterion C1.4, and the gap report below supports the C1.5 action plan. This is an Investor in Careers instrument based on the Gatsby Benchmarks; it is not the Careers & Enterprise Company’s Compass tool.

Where the gaps are

Every item below is currently scoring less than full. These are the priorities for your action plan, strongest gaps first within each benchmark.

How this maps to the Investor in Careers criteria

Each benchmark links to the IIC Delivery criterion you will be assessed against later. Completing this audit also evidences your Commitment stage.

Gatsby Benchmark	IIC criterion	Note
1 — Stable careers programme	D1.1	Written, sequenced, differentiated programme. Website / communication items also support O1.4–O1.5; evaluation items feed the Evaluation stage.
2 — Career & labour-market information	D2.1	Impartial, up-to-date, user-friendly information; pupils and parents supported to use it.
3 — Needs of each young person	D3.x	Tailored support; participation records; destinations data (D3.4) used to improve provision.
4 — Linking curriculum to careers	D4.1	Career-related learning embedded across subjects; staff CPD.
5 — Encounters with employers	D5.1	IIC requires at least one meaningful encounter every year from age 11, planned and reviewed.
6 — Experiences of workplaces	D6.1	Meaningful experience by 16, plus a further experience by 18. Non-negotiable for all schools, including international.
7 — Encounters with FE & HE	D7.1	Full range of post-16/18 routes; at least two HE visits by 18 where relevant.
8 — Personal guidance	D8.1	At least one meeting by 16, opportunity for a further one by 18. Adviser must be Level 6+, UK Register, CDI code, 45-min meetings — regardless of geography.
Whole audit → C1.4 (self-assessment evidence for schools outside England) • Gap report → C1.5 (Commitment-stage action plan).