Karen Routledge

School Governor with Responsibility for Careers @Southmoor Academy

Sunderland, GB

Link Governor for Careers and Work-Related Learning areas of responsibilityStrategyThe Link Governor should take a strategic interest in careers education and guidance and encourage employer engagement for careers.The Link Governor for careers should ensure that the school is constantly reviewing its practice to ensure that there is a coordinated approach to careers and implementing the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks across the school.Understanding how similar schools have approached this with success and sharing this knowledge with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to offer insight into best practices.ActionAct as the point of contact on the governing board for the member of staff who has responsibility for careers education and guidance.Explore current opportunities for increased employer engagement and work-related learning, seeking to open up opportunities within your own professional networks and helping other governors do the same.Promote the Quality in Careers standard and work with school leaders towards achieving this.Work with the SLT/designated staff leads to explore the success/impact of the school’s careers provision and employability outcome.Monitoring and reviewMonitoring careers provision through visits, meetings, surveys, and data and reporting findings back to the Full Governing Body in order to help it fulfil its role of supporting and challenging the school as a whole.Ensuring that the Governing Body is advised of and meeting the requirements of the statutory guidance.Monitoring and evaluating any relevant policies (e.g. careers, work-related learning, employability, work experience etc.)Reporting back to the Governing Body on how the school’s careers education and guidance is contributing to the school’s strategic priorities.