Quality in Careers

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We publish our ‘news’ items here. The most recent feature first below. The latest four appear as slides on our Home Page.

Older news items are retained as part of our archive.

DfE provides further Grant Funding to the Consortium for 2020-21
The Chairman of the Consortium Board, Dr Barrie Hopson, today (23rd April 2020) announces a second Department for Education grant
NEWS: Covid-19 “We’re still here to help schools and colleges work towards the Standard”
ANNOUNCEMENT To Schools and Colleges on Covid19 3.4.2020 Now offers an opportunity, perhaps, to look into making the commitment to
24th March: Summary Report on our FREE events for schools & colleges we held this month
In March 2020 we held three free (DfE-funded) events introducing the Standard to schools and colleges not yet engaged with
DfE provides Grant Funding to the Consortium for 2019-20
Chairman, Dr Barrie Hopson, today announces a DfE grant of £80,650 to support the Consortium’s core national work in leading,
The Confederation Of British Industry (CBI) nominates to join the Quality In Careers Consortium Board – March 2019
Dr Barrie Hopson, Chairman of the Consortium Board says “I’m sure that you will join me in warmly welcoming John
Quality in Careers makes positive impact on performance against the Gatsby benchmarks says CEC State of the Nation report 2018
The strongest correlation with a higher Overall Benchmark Score was schools and colleges that had sought and achieved a Quality
DfE Minister formally welcomes revision to the national criteria for the Standard
'The Quality in Careers Standard offers a great opportunity for schools and colleges to demonstrate their commitment to excellence in
CMQA Statement – January 2018
As well as our Consortium’s statement on the DfE Careers Strategy & the Revised Statutory Guidance issued yesterday, here is our Joint Statement as
DfE strongly recommends all schools to work towards the Quality in Careers Standard in January 2018
Revised Statutory Guidance: read more here
DfE Careers Strategy launched 4th December 2017
The DfE has released its plan for raising the quality of careers provision in England - here is the Chairman of