OPEN MENU Home > Curriculum > Faculties > Quality in Careers Standard Award Quality in Careers Standard Award Harrogate Grammar School are delighted to have again been awarded the prestigious Quality in Careers Standard Award for its Careers Education Information and Guidance programme in February 2021, following on from achieving the award in 2017. The Quality in Careers Standard Award is a nationally recognised award and is one of the highest accolades a school can receive for excellence in this area of school life. Harrogate Grammar School had to complete a number of reassessment stages and submit another portfolio of evidence to receive the full award for a further three years and was complimented again on the excellent submission and many examples of excellent practice across the school’s career programme demonstrating its commitment to providing outstanding impartial, independent careers education, information, advice and guidance for all young people. The external assessors commented on the excellent knowledge, help and support provided for students to enable them make informed decisions about their future and how well the school works with all students to continue improving their awareness of opportunities as well as raising their aspirations and ensuring that all students achieve their full potential. The school’s ability to also adapt the delivery of its careers programme during school closures through the pandemic was complimented with the assessors saying that, “it was a pleasure to see the excellent work you are doing at HGS, to continue supporting students and fully meeting all the accreditation criteria, incorporating the Gatsby benchmarks.” Harrogate Grammar School offers a wide range of careers education related activities such as the annual careers fair, careers themed super learning days, a variety of careers and options events presentations, a careers curriculum delivered by form tutors for all year groups along with additional careers themed packages of support for sixth form students and work experience programmes for students in Years 11 and 12. In addition, students have access to an external fully qualified careers adviser, which was also complimented in the final report. Pictured are Jane Hinkins, Harrogate Grammar School’s Personal Development Coordinator, and Ann Tunstall, Harrogate Grammar School’s external Careers Adviser, who led the project to secure the Quality in Careers Standard Award with a number of Harrogate Grammar School students who participated in the award process. Careers and Personal Development faculty Personal Development – The Big Picture Careers Education and Guidance Start – online careers programme Quality in Careers Standard Award Independent Careers Advice Careers Fair Careers Presentations Careers Websites and Further Information for students HGS and the Careers & Enterprise Co. Work Experience Careers Education Provider Access Policy (Baker clause) National Careers Week 2021 01423 531127 mail@hgs.rklt.co.uk Harrogate Grammar School, Arthurs Avenue, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG2 0DZ Get directions Harrogate Grammar School is part of Red Kite Learning Trust, a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales with company number 7523507, registered office address: Harrogate Grammar School, Arthurs Avenue, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG2 0DZ Online payments Parent Portals Spaces Parent view Pupil premium Contact us Accessibility Privacy & cookies Terms & conditions Copyright © 2021 Harrogate Grammar School | Lovingly crafted by Mixd