The Career Blueprint – The organiser for career thinking. 

The Career Blueprint: A Framework for Inclusive Career Thinking

Overview

The Career Blueprint is a structured planning tool that helps students organise their thinking about career development. It provides a common framework that encourages reflection, inclusion, and self-awareness. It supports an equitable approach to careers education.

How It Supports EDI (Equity, Diversity & Inclusion)

Individual Needs

Each pupil engages with their own thinking; the Blueprint empowers students to explore their career ideas rather than being told what to think.

Equal Starting Point

It gives all learners a “thinking start,” ensuring everyone can reflect meaningfully on their career development.

Representation and Belonging

Through case studies and stories, the Blueprint celebrates difference and brings EDI principles to life.

Inclusion and Respect

By creating a safe space for shared reflection, students and teachers think and feel together, fostering genuine inclusion.

When the EDI foundations are in place, students can move naturally into exploring skills and growth, guided by meaningful self-reflection.

The 11 Elements of Career Thinking

1. Predictors of Happiness

Students reflect on what makes them happy, realising that career satisfaction is complex and personal.

2. Values

They identify their personal values and understand their importance in decision-making.

3. Living Out Our Values 

Students create a plan to align their actions with their values, supporting their wellbeing and purpose.

4. Career Ideas

They explore diverse career pathways, discovering themes and patterns across different jobs.

5. Skills 

Students reflect on the skills required for their chosen paths.

6. Benchmark Confidence

They assess their confidence levels, identify gaps, and set growth goals.

7. Skills Journalling

Students learn to document their skill development and progress.

8. Network

They identify and map their personal and professional networks.

9. Labour Market Information (LMI) 

Students learn how to access and use LMI effectively.

10. Salary Expectations

They explore income expectations, career progression, and strategies for financial well-being.

11. Action Plan 

With support from tutors or Careers Advisers, students co-create a personalised career action plan.

Delivery

The Career Blueprint can either be delivered as part of a 60 – 90 minute workshop in-person, or it can be split into 11 parts and delivered as part of a tutorial under the direction of tutors or the careers team

Cost

• In-person delivery £300 per workshop up to 45 students. 
• Access to online course materials £199 per year. 
• Access to online course materials, branded to your school, for £399 with lifetime use.
• 45 minute CPD session online is available as part of your purchase.