Measurement of Impact

What do we assess?

How do we measure and assess?

Careers Programme

Progress towards the Gatsby Benchmarks.

Students' view about topics such as the careers advice and guidance they receive at the academy, as well as the school leavers' programme.

Teachers' views on Oakbank’s careers programme.

Parents / carers and empoyers' views about Oakbank’s Careers programme.

Compass audit: yearly careers provision review.

 Student voice gathered through individual students and through the student council.

Qualitative data collected termly by PSHE and the Career Lead.

Annual surveys to collect evaluative feedback from parents / carers and employers.

Careers Guidance

1-2-1 careers guidance interviews.

Number of pupils who are receiving 1-2-1 careers guidance interviews

Number of pupils with a Careers Action Plan tailored to their interests and motivations.

Follow up on the Action Plans (focus on vulnerable students).

Employer Engagements

Employer engagements that our pupils have access to throughout their school journey

Data collection on work experience opportunities (number and quality):

• Follow-up with employers
• Follow-up with students

Data collection on number of encounters with employers through curriculum enrichment (e.g. school visits, employers workshops)

Careers Enrichment Programme

Enrichment Days: careers events and initiatives

National Careers Week events and initiatives

Surveys to collect quantitative and qualitative feedback from students, teachers and other stakeholders.

START Survey on National Careers Week completed by students.

Leavers Destinations

Students’ destinations: post-16 education, further and higher education.

Destinations data collected by the Local Authority (Wokingham LA).

Intended destinations collected by teachers in Personal Development time.

Follow-up with students and parents.

Follow-up with Post-16, further and higher education institutions (sixth forms, colleges and universities).