How Career LinkEd Supports Schools in Meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks

Preparing students for their future careers has never been more important — and the Gatsby Benchmarks provide a clear framework for schools to deliver high-quality careers education. But meeting these benchmarks consistently can be a challenge for busy teachers and schools.

That’s where Career LinkEd comes in. We make it easy for teachers to embed meaningful career learning into everyday lessons, supporting schools to achieve and exceed the Gatsby Benchmarks.

What Are the Gatsby Benchmarks?

The Gatsby Benchmarks are a set of eight guidelines that define best practice for careers education. They were first outlined in a report by the Gatsby Foundation and are now central to the UK's careers strategy.

The benchmarks include:

• A stable careers programme
• Learning from career and labour market information
• Addressing the needs of each pupil
• Linking curriculum learning to careers
• Encounters with employers and employees
• Experiences of workplaces
• Encounters with further and higher education
• Personal guidance

You can read a full guide to the Gatsby Benchmarks on the Careers & Enterprise Company website.

How Career LinkEd Supports Benchmark 4: Linking Curriculum Learning to Careers

Benchmark 4 focuses on connecting curriculum subjects to real-world careers, helping students understand the relevance of what they are learning. According to the Gatsby Foundation, this means teachers should highlight the career paths that are possible through their subjects, and relate topics to labour market trends where possible.

Career LinkEd is designed specifically to make Benchmark 4 easy and achievable for every teacher, in every lesson.

With Career LinkEd, teachers simply enter:

• Their subject
• The lesson topic
• The year group

We instantly generate professional, engaging slides that link the subject content directly to relevant careers, industries, and skills. This empowers teachers to bring career education into the classroom without extra planning time or specialist knowledge.

Why This Matters

• Students see the real-world value of what they are learning
• Schools strengthen their careers programme across all year groups
• Teachers meet Gatsby Benchmark 4 easily, lesson after lesson
• Leadership teams can evidence careers education across the curriculum

At Career LinkEd, we believe every subject has a career story to tell. Our mission is to make it easy for schools to deliver outstanding careers education and help every student see a future for themselves.

Get started with Career LinkEd today and bring careers to life in your classroom!