Information for schools in our nine boroughs
There is lots of information available to help you create an exciting and effective careers programme. In addition to the resources on this page, you can find training and events on our 'Opportunities' page to help you develop and learn more about the wealth of careers options for your students.
Resources for careers leaders
These resources have been produced by various careers organisations and consultants to help you enhance careers education:
- GCSE results day support
- Careers in the curriculum training (pdf)
- CEIAG and Ofsted preparation (pdf)
- Evaluation of a year’s careers programme (video)
- COMPASS and COMPASS+ comparison (video)
- Gatsby Benchmark 1: evaluation, review and parental engagement (pdf)
- Modern work experience FAQs (pdf)
- Careers Enterprise and Company: Digital Academy Training.
- Careers and Enterprise Company: free digital resources for an effective careers programme.
- Discover our CDP training for careers leads and advisers and teacher encounters.
- Discover more resources and templates on our Padlet board.
Gatsby Benchmark toolkits
These toolkits are designed to equip professionals with the information and strategies necessary to guide students towards fulfilling careers.
- Benchmark 1 Toolkit - A stable careers programme
- Benchmark 2 Toolkit - Learning from career and labour market information
- Benchmark 3 Toolkit – Addressing the needs of each young person
- Benchmark 4 Toolkit – Linking curriculum learning to careers
- Benchmark 5 Toolkit – Encounters with employers and employees
- Benchmark 6 Toolkit – Experiences of workplaces
- Benchmark 7 Toolkit – Encounters with further and higher education
- Benchmark 8 Toolkit – Personal guidance
Careers and Enterprise Company - schools toolkit (pdf)
Careers and Enterprise Company - colleges and ITPs toolkit (pdf)
Guides to key local employment sectors
Our employer-led Local Skills Improvement Plan identified five priority sectors where businesses, educators, training partners and key stakeholders are working to close skills gaps.
To support this, we have commissioned resources for students and staff highlighting some of the roles, challenges and opportunities in each sector, plus Hospitality and Catering, in this part of London:
- Construction LMI (pdf)
- Creative and Digital LMI (pdf)
- Health and Social Care LMI (pdf)
- Hospitality and Catering LMI (pdf)
- Manufacturing LMI (pdf)
- Transport and Logistics LMI (pdf)
Working with careers hubs across London, we have produced a series of posters too providing insights into ten job sectors.
Download the posters here:
- Business and finance (pdf)
- Construction (pdf)
- Creative (pdf)
- Digital (pdf)
- Green (pdf)
- Health and Social Care (pdf)
- Hospitality (pdf)
- Manufacturing (pdf)
- Retail (pdf)
- Transport and Storage (pdf)
London Labour Market Information
Local labour market information supports students with career and study planning.
The London LMI platform will support your students on their journey to the world of work, to make their best next step and be employment ready.
The student-friendly content, lesson resources and data insights help schools and colleges to accelerate their journey towards the Gatsby benchmarks.
Careers Impact internal leadership reviews
The internal leadership review is an integral component of the Careers Impact System, a step-by-step and integrated approach to improving and assuring the quality of sustained and strategic careers leadership in your school, special school or college.
Watch the Careers Impact internal leadership review animation (below.)
Addressing youth unemployment issues
In July 2025, we held a Youth Employment Summit to discuss approaches to addressing youth unemployment issues at a sub-regional level across Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, Bromley, Enfield, Greenwich, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest (watch the video below to find out more). Local London will publish an action plan in 2025 based on findings from the day and wider research.
If you are interested in joining the youth integration network, to drive actions forward, please contact our Work Connections team: workconnections@redbridge.gov.uk