Your path to Gatsby excellent starts with F4S
In England, careers guidance has in the past been patchy, not always reaching those most in need. Against this background, the Gatsby Foundation created a framework of eight guidelines that define the best careers provision for schools and colleges.
“94% of Careers Leaders believe that the Gatsby Benchmarks have helped to improve career guidance” Careers and Enterprise Company, Careers Lead Report.
To ensure our student-employer encounters have a long-lasting impact. F4S has designed our service based on these eight benchmarks.
- A stable careers programme:
Our digital platform enables time-poor education to create a structured careers programme quickly and simply. We provide educators with clear guidance on the types of events they can book and, using smart algorithms, make recommendations on which speakers and volunteers will have the most impact. - Learning from career and labour market information:
We enable educators to discover the latest growing companies and industries in their local communities by simply entering their postcode. As such we give students and educators live labour market information in their pocket.
- Addressing the needs of each pupil:
With our advanced filtering system, we put control of the student-employer encounters firmly in the hands of the educator, ensuring they can select the speakers who are best suited to inspire their students. Educators can filter by industry, gender, race, company revenue and growth.
- Linking curriculum learning to careers:
We encourage all educators to bring their subject to life with Student-Employer-Encounters. Our machine learning algorithms remember educators’ preferences and recommend talks based on subject areas.
- Encounters with Employers and Employees:
Our service connects children and young people directly with business leaders from their local communities. Our digital platform recommends a varied programme of career encounters including career talks, speed mentoring, enterprise activities and workplace visits, all of which are available to book instantly through our platform.
- Experiences of workplaces:
F4S enables educators to book workplace visits for their students with ease. Educators can simply request workplace visits and we can contact local, high-growth businesses to host.
- Encounters with further and higher education:
We enable educators to connect with a wide range of employers and employees who can speak to young people about their career paths. By providing a diverse perspective on how they have approached their careers, students will be able to understand the different academic and vocational routes that are available to them. - Personal guidance:
Using our clever digital platform, F4S is able to take into consideration the individual needs of education and students. This means we can guide them towards encounter types and potential speakers to ensure they have the greatest impact.