CMS Careers Strategy sets out details of our current career programme and future plans that are intended to further develop our provision. Miss L Marshall, is leading development of Careers at CMS. You can contact, Miss Marshall:

📞 Contact:  01527 872431   

📧 Email: Careers CMS

The Deputy Headteacher, has been appointed as the senior leader for careers and is working with Miss Marshall as careers lead. 

At Catshill Middle School, we are committed to ensuring that our pupils are offered a broad and balanced curriculum that aims to prepare them for life in modern Britain and successful employment. As part of this commitment, we want all our pupils to understand the full range of opportunities that will be available to them and to develop the transferable skills that will help them succeed in a future job market.

We use the Compass Careers Benchmark tool to help the school to devise a coherent offer for our pupils.

For your information, this short video explains the new Gatsby Benchmark changes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-MwdGTRv6U

The Benchmarks are as follows:

• To raise aspirations and challenge deeply rooted beliefs surrounding future training, employment and stereotypical thinking.
• Pupils have had the opportunities to develop ‘soft skills’, such as teamwork, problem-solving and resilience, that are highly valued by employers and which are transferable between job sectors.
• Pupils have had the opportunity to develop confidence and character through activities such as debating, cultural visits and volunteering.
• Pupils have enjoyed multiple opportunities to engage with a range of employers through assemblies, workshops, visits and mock interviews.
• Pupils, and their parents/carers, are aware of how up-to-date information regarding future careers and further education can be accessed.
• Statutory requirements, including Gatsby Benchmarks, are met.

We are working towards CDI’s Career Development Framework:

Labour Market Information (LMI), in short, refers to any relevant information about the current state of the jobs market. Catshill Middle ensures that its pupils are aware of the key information related to Bromsgrove. 

Worcestershire Apprenticeships - To read more about the success and impact of Worcestershire Apprenticeships, please click here.

Worcestershire Careers, Advice Magazine and Booklets

We review our programme on a termly basis using the Careers and Enterprise Company’s COMPASS+ evaluation tool.

If you would like to give any feedback on our careers programme or be involved with any events, please contact, Miss Marshall:

📞 Contact:  01527 872431   

📧 Email: Careers CMS

• We forge links with local businesses and educational providers via Worcestershire Apprenticeships, who support our various activities and events. In addition, we maintain links to a range of parents, governors and other external organisations who support career-based events.
• We work in partnership with our designated Enterprise Advisor and our local authority Careers and Enterprise Co-ordinator to identify and close gaps in provision; we regularly use the Compass Tool to monitor our progress against the Gatsby Benchmarks and evaluate the impact of our action plan on a termly basis.
• We forge and maintain links with STEM ambassadors to promote STEM careers.

Careers are promoted within both subject teaching, through subject-based display and additional learning opportunities; our discrete Life Skills programme included career focused units across both key stages.