Experiences of Work Overview

With the expectation from September 2025 for schools to be adopting the strengthened Gatsby Benchmark 6 as set out in careers guidance and access for education that states ‘Every learner should have first-hand experiences of work to help their exploration of career opportunities and expand their networks’, DEBP can support you to meet this 10 day requirement as laid out by the Careers Enterprise Company (CEC) framework: Equalex for Educators.

Explore our offer and arrange a call to discuss your requirements. As an established Education Business Partnership, we are here to support you, whether you are a mainstream school or specialist setting, our offers are inclusive and we are happy to personalise our approach to meet your needs’.

For more information, please email paula,symonds@debp.org or click here to complete a short expression of interest form.

Gatsby Benchmarks

All our programmes are mapped against the Gatsby Benchmarks. The benchmarks were updated in May 2025 and include updates to each summary and set of measurable criteria. View the Careers guidance and access for education and training providers.