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Our Careers Programme

All students at MGS undertake a programme of Careers Education from Year 7-13

Our Careers Programme meets the Government’s Statutory Guidance for Careers Provision in schools and uses the internationally recognised Gatsby Benchmarks to develop a careers programme that increases opportunities for students to access everything from experiences of the workplace and personal guidance with a careers adviser, to engagement with employers, colleges, training providers and universities. We use the CDI Career Development Framework to shape learning outcomes within our careers programme. The purpose of the Framework is to clarify the skills, knowledge and attitudes that individuals need to have a ‘positive career’.

Click here to view our Careers Programme for Each Year Group.

Every careers activity that our students undertake in school, including individual careers meetings, is recorded in their Morrisby Careers accounts, providing a comprehensive careers education record for each student.

The range of careers activities delivered at MGS is also detailed in our Careers and Work Related Learning Policy.

Evaluation

We measure the impact of our careers programme in several ways including our destination information; feedback from students, staff, parents and external visitors following careers events; student voice feedback through School Council and similar activities and the Careers Department annual Internal Leadership Review.

All students in each year groups undertake the Future Skills Questionnaire (FSQ) every year which is a tool to measure learners’ career-readiness. FSQ covers key aspects of knowledge, skills and attitudes that are important for successful transitions and identifies areas where our students feel confident and where more input is needed. Additionally a student/parent survey of careers provision takes place at the end of Year 9, 11 and 13.

This information is used to inform the careers programme for the following academic year.

Maidstone Grammar School has held the Quality in Careers Standard national quality award since 2012, successfully gaining re-accreditation in 2015, 2018 and 2023. We will be undergoing reassessment for this award in summer 2026.

Commitment to the Quality in Careers Standard

“I am pleased to confirm that the Governors and staff of Maidstone Grammar School are committed to gaining The Quality in Careers Standard by June 2026.  We have incorporated this goal in our current development plan.

Our aim is to provide an outstanding programme of careers education, information, advice and guidance activities that satisfy national requirements and provide guidance which enables us to address the career development needs of all our students.”

Mark Tomkins (Headteacher)

Ceri Norey (Chair of Governors

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