Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG)

Education Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 25 Jan 2022 Closed: 23 Nov 2023 Parliament page
The Education Committee is holding an inquiry on the effectiveness of the careers advice given to students. The inquiry will be a root and branch review of how well the current system for careers education, information, advice and guidance is working (CEIAG). It will have a particular focus on CEIAG … Read more
5 Recommendations
38 Conclusions
1 Report
7 Oral sessions
7 Events
Activity timeline 16 events
21 Sep
2023
Report published
29 Jun
2023
Report published
14 Mar
2023
Oral evidence
14 Mar
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
24 Jan
2023
Oral evidence
24 Jan
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
10 Jan
2023
Oral evidence
10 Jan
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
29 Nov
2022
Oral evidence
29 Nov
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
15 Nov
2022
Oral evidence
15 Nov
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 7 sessions
14 Mar 2023
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Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG)
Roger Cotes · Department for Education Rt Hon Robert Halfon · Department for Education
24 Jan 2023
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Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance
Graeme Napier · Academies Enterprise Trust John Snell · Welton Primary School Mr Richard Hamer · BAE Systems Robert Peston · ITV News
10 Jan 2023
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Anthony Barnes · The Quality in Careers Consortium Joe Pardoe · Big Education Academy Trust Jo Sykes · Co-op Academy Trust Nick Chambers · Education and Employers Charity
29 Nov 2022
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Harley Hayley Hollie Holly James Maddelin Mariam
15 Nov 2022
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Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (3 of 8)
Oli de Botton · Careers and Enterprise Company Roger Cotes · Department for Education
25 Oct 2022
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Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (2 of 7)
Chris Jeffries · DevClever Katharine Horler · Careers England Paul Warner · Association of Employment and Learning Providers Philip Le Feuvre · NCFE
6 Sep 2022
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Careers Information, Advice and Guidance (1 of 7)
Alice Barnard · Edge Foundation Chris Percy, Independent Quantitative Researcher and Consultant Dr Rebecca Montacute · Sutton Trust Professor Tristram Hooley · University of Derby
Title HC No. Published Items Response
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Recommendations & Conclusions
43 results
1 Conclusion Accepted
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Careers education system lacks clear strategy and shows slow progress on benchmarks
The system of careers education, information, advice and guidance has undergone many changes over the past decade. It appears that the right framework is broadly in place, but there is a lack of a clear overarching strategy and stated outcomes. … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees the framework is broadly right and commits to publishing a Strategic Action Plan for Careers in 2024, which will include measurable outcomes and dates, directly addressing the identified lack of strategy.
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2 Recommendation Accepted
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Publish updated Careers Strategy by end of 2024 with clear outcomes and Gatsby targets
The Department should publish an updated Careers Strategy, developed in consultation with other Departments and relevant stakeholders, by the end of 2024. This should include clear, measurable outcomes and dates by which these should be achieved, including targets for increasing … Read more
Government Response
The government accepts the recommendation and commits to publishing a Strategic Action Plan for Careers in 2024, developed in consultation with stakeholders, which will include clear, measurable outcomes and targets for Gatsby benchmark achievement.
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3 Conclusion Accepted
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Ensure Ofsted upholds strong focus on CEIAG provision and Gatsby benchmarks in inspections
High-quality CEIAG provision is an essential part of pupils’ personal development and should be a core part of the Ofsted framework. The Department must ensure that Ofsted is upholding a strong focus on CEIAG provision when inspecting schools, in particular … Read more
Government Response
The government fully accepts the recommendation, stating that the school inspection handbook was updated in 2021 to ensure Ofsted judges careers provision, including Gatsby Benchmarks, as part of personal development.
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4 Conclusion Acknowledged
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Update statutory guidance to mandate Compass tool reporting for all secondary schools and colleges
The Department should update its statutory guidance to make reporting through the Compass tool compulsory for all secondary schools and colleges, and work with the Careers and Enterprise Company to ensure that they are providing the support and resources needed … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees on the potential of digital solutions and has commissioned the Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC) to review and recommend enhancements for Compass+. It will consider the feasibility of a national work experience platform as a longer-term aspiration, but does not commit to making Compass reporting compulsory.
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5 Conclusion Accepted in Part
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Careers and Enterprise Company achieving positive results but requiring full expansion of Careers Hubs.
The Careers and Enterprise Company appears to have made improvements over the past few years and is achieving positive results, particularly through the expansion of Careers Hubs. 90% of schools and colleges are now part of a Careers Hub: we … Read more
Government Response
The government welcomes progress, stating 90% of schools are already in Careers Hubs and all will be offered the opportunity to join by 2024, with 95% expected to be part of the network. They will consider how to scale up this ambition to 100% as part of the Strategic Action Plan for Careers.
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6 Conclusion Acknowledged
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Careers Leaders struggling with insufficient allocated time and resources in schools and colleges.
Careers Leaders are much needed in schools and colleges, but many are struggling to fulfil their responsibilities effectively due to lack of time amid competing pressures, and almost half have less than a day per week allocated to their role. … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees on the importance of Careers Leaders, highlights existing support and training provided via the CEC, and commits to considering how best to strengthen the role and support them further as part of the Strategic Action Plan for Careers.
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7 Conclusion Accepted in Part
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Mandate Careers and Enterprise Company ensures 100% school participation in Careers Hubs by 2024 with sufficient funding.
The Department should set an objective for the Careers and Enterprise Company to ensure that 100% of schools and colleges are part of Careers Hubs by the end of 2024, and must provide the CEC with the appropriate resources and … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees with the benefits and expects to offer all secondary schools and colleges the opportunity to join a Careers Hub by 2024, aiming for 95% participation. They will consider how to scale up to 100% as part of the Strategic Action Plan for Careers.
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8 Conclusion Deferred
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Update statutory guidance suggesting appropriate time for Careers Leaders and mandate publishing allocations.
The Department should update its statutory guidance to suggest an appropriate proportion of time that Careers Leaders should be given to fulfil their role and should require schools and colleges to publish information on the time they have allocated to … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the recommendation and will consider it carefully as part of the Strategic Action Plan for Careers. They also state they will review the careers statutory guidance in spring 2024 to consider further strengthening.
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9 Conclusion Accepted
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National Careers Service website failing to target or be effectively used by young people.
The National Careers Service website is theoretically available to young people from the age of 13, but in practice is not targeted at or being used by them. Fewer than 10% of 18–19-year-olds had used it in 2018 and none … Read more
Government Response
The government accepts the recommendation for improvements to the National Careers Service website, detailing significant past and ongoing work, including refreshing the brand, creating new content, improving accessibility, and enhancing the digital journey for young people.
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10 Conclusion Accepted in Part
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Adapt National Careers Service website content for under-18s or establish an accessible alternative platform.
The Department should either work with DWP to ensure that the National Careers Service website has content appropriate and accessible to young people under 18 or create an alternative to the National Careers Service website which is accessible to and … Read more
Government Response
The government partially accepts, stating it is investing to develop content, improving website navigation and branding, enhancing the helpline, and committing to providing links to suitable websites for under 18s and creating a one-stop-shop for skills training.
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11 Conclusion Accepted
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Current CEIAG provision is fragmented, causing confusion, gaps, and overlaps.
There is a broad consensus that the current structure of CEIAG provision is fragmented, causes confusion, and creates gaps and overlaps. We do not believe that creating a single, all-age body is necessary at this stage, but agree with Professor … Read more
Government Response
The government accepts the recommendation, agreeing that the careers system is fragmented and needs greater alignment. They commit to developing a single, unified all-age careers system, starting with a new digital platform by autumn 2023, and will engage stakeholders on service delivery.
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12 Recommendation Accepted
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Bring existing CEIAG delivery bodies under a single strategic umbrella, ensuring full alignment.
The Department should follow the recommendation set by Professor Sir John Holman to bring the existing delivery bodies under a single strategic umbrella function, sharing a common strategic framework and coordinating local services. We ask the Minister to update us … Read more
Government Response
The government accepts the recommendation, committing to developing a single, unified all-age careers system, starting with a new digital platform by autumn 2023. Further details and a timeline for reforms will be published in a Strategic Action Plan for Careers in 2024.
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13 Conclusion Accepted
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Inadequate CEIAG funding causing significant disparities and gaps in provision for schools.
The Department’s expenditure on CEIAG provision is around £5,000 per school— falling far short of the estimated £38,000 to £76,000 needed to achieve the Gatsby benchmarks. The expectation on schools and colleges to pay for CEIAG out of their already … Read more
Government Response
The government partially accepts, acknowledging disparities and describing its ongoing investment of over £90 million in careers provision, primarily through the Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) and National Careers Service, and new legislation for statutory guidance. They state school leaders decide budget use and schools can access existing CEC funding for careers activities.
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14 Conclusion Accepted
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Pilot direct funding programme for careers advisers through the Careers and Enterprise Company.
The Department should pilot a programme of funding careers advisers directly through the CEC, rather than requiring schools and colleges to buy in this support from their existing budgets.
Government Response
The government partially accepts, but states it already funds the Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) to provide grants that schools and colleges can use to fund careers activities, including purchasing support from careers advisers. They highlight existing grant schemes and maintain that school leaders are best placed to decide how to use their budgets.
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15 Recommendation Accepted
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Provide one-off funding to schools failing Gatsby benchmarks to improve CEIAG provision.
To target those most in need of improvement, we recommend that the Department should make one-off developmental funding available to schools and colleges who 50 Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance have the lowest record of achieving the Gatsby benchmarks … Read more
Government Response
The government partially accepts, but states that its primary approach already involves the Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) using data to identify and target additional support and resources, including specific funding, to schools and colleges with lower Gatsby Benchmark attainment.
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16 Conclusion Accepted
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Integrate CEIAG provision support into education investment area packages for pilot development.
The Department should include support for CEIAG provision in the package available to education investment areas and priority education investment areas and use this to develop pilots in these areas to explore what works best. (Paragraph 56) CEIAG in primary … Read more
Government Response
The government accepts the recommendation, stating that the Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) has identified 38 Priority Education Investment Areas where additional funding has been prioritised to develop and pilot careers provision, including specific support for primary schools, with ongoing evaluation.
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17 Conclusion Accepted
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Expand scaled-up support for primary school careers education to benefit all children nationally.
Starting careers education early is essential to broadening children’s horizons and showing them the full range of opportunities in the world of work. The Department has so far been taking an approach of relatively small-scale pilot programmes to test approaches, … Read more
Government Response
The government accepts the recommendation, agreeing on the importance of early careers education. They are funding the Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) to pilot careers programmes in 70 primary schools and developing a primary careers education framework, committing to evaluate these pilots and consider scaling up support for primary schools.
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18 Conclusion Accepted
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Evaluate primary school careers programme after one year and scale up nationally if effective.
The Department should evaluate the success of its careers programme for primary schools after its first year, and if it has been shown to have a positive impact, scale it up to cover all areas of England. In doing so … Read more
Government Response
The government accepts the recommendation, confirming the Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) will evaluate the success of its primary school careers pilots and work with a range of providers. They commit to considering how to scale up support and will publish further details and timeframes in a Strategic Action Plan for Careers in 2024.
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19 Conclusion Accepted
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Develop tailored Gatsby benchmarks for primary schools and provide guidance to meet them.
Additionally, the Department should work with the Gatsby Foundation to develop a tailored set of benchmarks for careers education in primary schools and provide guidance and resources through the Careers and Enterprise Company to support schools to meet them. (Paragraph … Read more
Government Response
The government accepts the recommendation, agreeing to work with the Gatsby Foundation and other stakeholders to develop a tailored framework of benchmarks for primary careers education. They will also consider how the Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) can best support primary schools to meet these, with further details to be published in a Strategic Action Plan for Careers in 2024.
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20 Conclusion Accepted
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Despite improvements, teacher training and curriculum links for careers education remain inadequate.
We have heard some strong examples of careers being successfully embedded into the curriculum and the situation is improving, with 70% of schools and colleges fully achieving the relevant Gatsby benchmark, up from 38% in 2018. However, more support and … Read more
Government Response
The government accepts the recommendation and highlights existing initiatives like the Careers & Enterprise Company's resources, the Teacher Encounters programme, and investment in the FE workforce to provide the necessary support and training.
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21 Conclusion Accepted
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Launch consultation on integrating careers education into all levels of teacher training effectively.
The Department should launch a consultation on how best to incorporate careers education into different levels of teacher training, including for primary school teachers, looking at every level including initial teacher training and Early Career Frameworks, National Professional Qualifications and … Read more
Government Response
The government accepts the recommendation, committing to review existing teacher training frameworks (ITT CCF, ECF, NPQs, CPD) and engage with stakeholders to incorporate careers education, with further details to be published in a Strategic Action Plan in 2024.
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22 Conclusion Accepted
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Provide teachers with more opportunities to experience modern workplaces across diverse sectors.
There is a clear need to explore ways in which teachers can gain familiarity with the world of work in sectors relevant to the subjects they teach, in order to be able to pass this knowledge on to their pupils. … Read more
Government Response
The government accepts the recommendation and states it is already addressing it through the Teacher Encounters programme, launched in January 2023, which aims to immerse 1,000 teachers in industry and has already conducted over 800 encounters. Further details will be in the Strategic Action Plan for Careers in 2024.
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23 Conclusion Acknowledged
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Engage CEIAG professionals and employers when developing model curricula for career links.
In the Department’s work to develop model curricula, it must engage with CEIAG professionals and employer representatives to ensure that links to relevant career paths and examples from the world of work are incorporated. (Paragraph 82) Connecting employers with schools Read more
Government Response
The government agrees on the importance of linking learning to the world of work but states this is primarily the responsibility of schools and teachers. It commits to continue supporting teachers through existing programs like Teacher Encounters and developing curriculum resources with employers, rather than explicitly committing to engage in model curricula development.
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24 Conclusion Accepted
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Insufficient access to high-quality work experience for disadvantaged young people persists nationally.
Too many young people are missing out on high-quality work experience placements, particularly the most disadvantaged and those living outside large cities. Increasing access is crucial to opening up opportunities for young people across the country: virtual and hybrid placements … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees and has made experiences of workplaces a strategic priority for Careers Hubs in 2023–24, providing additional funding for three distinct activity strands targeting up to 15,000 disadvantaged young people, 5,000 in growth sectors, and virtual experiences for 7-9 pupils in 600 institutions.
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25 Conclusion Accepted
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Administrative requirements create barriers for schools arranging work experience placements.
We have heard that administrative requirements, particularly concerns around safeguarding, may form a barrier to schools being able to arrange work experience placements. Safeguarding is an essential aspect of every school and college’s work. The opportunity for young people to … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees that administrative burdens and safeguarding concerns should not hinder work experience, and has commissioned the CEC to review existing guidance and resources, with the work due to complete this autumn, after which statutory guidance will be reviewed.
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26 Conclusion Deferred
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Consult on administrative requirements for work experience to reduce burdens on schools.
The Department should consult on the administrative requirements for schools and employers to provide work experience and consider whether any requirements can be removed or lightened without compromising the safety and wellbeing of pupils. It must work with the Careers … Read more
Government Response
The government defers action, stating it will only consider removing or lightening administrative requirements after the review of existing guidance, mentioned in response to recommendation 25, is completed this autumn.
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27 Conclusion Accepted
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Develop a toolkit defining meaningful work experience for Gatsby benchmark objectives.
The goals set out in the Gatsby benchmark of experiences of the workplace provide a useful framework for schools to follow, but schools must ensure that opportunities are of high quality and tailored to pupils’ individual needs and aspirations rather … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees and highlights that the CEC has already developed a new resource hub containing tools and guidance, including an employer handbook and pupil workbook, which sets out what constitutes high-quality work experience. They will also review statutory guidance from Spring 2024 to strengthen content on work experience.
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28 Conclusion Accepted in Part
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Develop a national platform for schools and employers to collaborate on work experience.
The Department should develop a national platform for work experience placements, which includes virtual opportunities, allowing schools and employers to collaborate over finding and organising placements. It should work with the Careers and Enterprise Company to ensure that Careers Hubs … Read more
Government Response
The government partially accepts, commissioning the CEC to review and recommend enhancements to existing digital infrastructure for work experience. A national platform is deemed a longer-term aspiration, whose feasibility will be considered as part of the Strategic Action Plan for Careers.
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29 Conclusion Accepted
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Robust system for monitoring provider access legislation compliance currently absent.
The new provider access legislation is an important step in the right direction to ensure that pupils are hearing about the full range of post-16 options available. We look forward to seeing the impact of these reforms, but we are … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees on the importance of monitoring compliance and outlines several existing mechanisms, including the CEC's Compass tool for recording compliance, Careers Hub support, a provider concern registration platform, ongoing monitoring, and Ofsted inspections which now report non-compliance and will publish a thematic review in autumn 2023.
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30 Conclusion Acknowledged
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Schools are incentivised to bias pupils towards academic routes over vocational pathways.
Simply informing pupils of the options available is not enough to tackle the fundamental bias towards academic routes still seen in many schools. As long as 52 Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance schools are incentivised to steer pupils towards … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the bias towards academic routes and outlines existing Ofsted assessments for careers provision. It also highlights a new initiative with UCAS from autumn 2023 to present apprenticeship opportunities alongside undergraduate courses for greater parity of information.
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31 Conclusion Accepted
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Track compliance with provider access legislation and ensure consistent Ofsted application across schools.
The Department should directly track compliance with the new provider access legislation and ensure that the appropriate action, as set out in the statutory guidance, is taken when schools are failing to comply. We recognise that Ofsted is not awarding … Read more
Government Response
The Department agrees on the importance of monitoring provider access legislation and states it is already working with CEC to record compliance via the Compass tool. Ofsted's handbook was updated in 2021 to account for non-compliance, and a thematic review report is due in autumn 2023.
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32 Conclusion Accepted in Part
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Develop solutions to counter school incentives biasing pupils towards academic routes.
The Department should develop potential solutions to the problem of schools being incentivised to encourage pupils to follow academic routes. As a first step, it must ensure that Ofsted are giving appropriate weight to employment and vocational routes when looking … Read more
Government Response
The government describes existing Ofsted assessments for careers provision and how it promotes unbiased advice. It commits to a new DfE and UCAS partnership from autumn 2023, allowing students to explore apprenticeship opportunities alongside university courses on the UCAS Hub, promoting them as positive destinations, but does not explicitly detail new solutions for school incentives or how Ofsted will specifically weigh destination data.
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33 Conclusion Acknowledged
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Pilot programmes for disadvantaged pupils risk creating a postcode lottery of CEIAG support.
It is essential that disadvantaged pupils and those from minority ethnic backgrounds receive high-quality CEIAG provision and have access to the full range of opportunities available to their peers. While the Department and the CEC’s approach of trialling programmes in … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees on the importance of high-quality CEIAG for disadvantaged pupils and the need to learn from best practice. It states that further details, including measurable outcomes and dates, will be set out in the upcoming Strategic Action Plan for Careers.
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34 Conclusion Deferred
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Evaluate pilot programmes for disadvantaged pupils and timeline national rollout for effective schemes.
The Department must evaluate the impact of its pilot programmes targeting disadvantaged pupils and those from minority ethnic groups and set out a timeline for when it expects the programmes to be rolled out nationally, where they are proven to … Read more
Government Response
The government highlights ongoing evaluations of pilot programmes and states that learning from these will inform future provision. However, it defers setting out a timeline for national rollout of effective programmes, stating this will be detailed in the forthcoming Strategic Action Plan for Careers.
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35 Conclusion Acknowledged
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SEND pupils receive insufficient careers guidance; the SEND Improvement Plan missed an opportunity.
It is clear that pupils with SEND have particular need of high-quality, tailored CEIAG provision, and worrying that these young people are more than twice as likely as their peers to have received no careers guidance at all. It is … Read more
Government Response
The government expresses delight about the Supported Internship pilot to extend the programme to pupils without EHCPs. It details the pilot's scope and timeline (autumn term to March 2025) and commits to carefully considering national rollout after evaluation.
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36 Conclusion Accepted in Part
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Collect and publish data on SENCO careers training, ensuring all are fully trained.
The Department should work with the CEC to collect and publish data on the proportion of SENCOs who have undertaken careers training, and set out the steps it intends to take to ensure that all SENCOs are fully trained and … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees on the importance of SEND careers support, stating it funds the CEC to develop Careers Leader training (including for SENCOs) and will ask CEC to continue working with partners like NASEN to enhance SENCO professional development. However, it does not commit to collecting and publishing data on SENCO careers training or outlining steps to ensure all SENCOs are fully trained.
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37 Conclusion Deferred
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Roll out successful Supported Internships pilot for SEND pupils without EHCPs nationwide.
Four years ago, our predecessor Committee highlighted the gaps in access to Supported Internships for pupils with SEND without an EHCP. We welcome the Department’s Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance 53 pilot to extend the programme as announced in … Read more
Government Response
The government welcomes the Supported Internship pilot, detailing its operation from autumn term until March 2025. It commits to carefully considering the possibility of national rollout after the pilot has been evaluated, based on the findings.
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38 Recommendation Accepted
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Ensure explicit focus on careers advice within Pupil Premium Plus funding criteria for disadvantaged groups.
Pupils in care and young carers are likely to face additional barriers to accessing CEIAG and moving into employment, but there appears to be limited understanding of how these groups access and navigate the CEIAG system, and little targeted support … Read more
Government Response
The government accepts the recommendation, highlighting the recent addition of young carers to the school census and a £10 million investment for 2023-24 and 2024-25 to extend Pupil Premium Plus. This funding will support children in care and care leavers in post-16 education, specifically including improved careers advice and guidance (CEIAG).
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39 Conclusion Accepted in Part
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Scale up Pupil Premium Plus funding nationwide and mandate careers advice provision by local authorities.
The Department must scale up its programme of expanded Pupil Premium Plus funding to cover all areas of the country and ensure that, as a condition of receiving the funding, local authorities are providing young people with access to careers advice.
Government Response
The Department has scaled up Pupil Premium Plus-style funding to £24 million for all local authorities from 2023–24, meeting the first part of the recommendation. However, it states that Virtual School Heads will have discretion over the funding's use and are only 'asked to consider' improving careers advice, rather than making it a mandatory condition.
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40 Conclusion Accepted in Part
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Conduct research into young carers' CEIAG barriers and implement targeted support programmes.
The Department should conduct research into the experience of CEIAG among young carers and the barriers they face. Following this, it should use its learning from its existing pilot programmes for disadvantaged groups to put in place targeted support for … Read more
Government Response
The government has added young carers to the school census to identify support needs, partially addressing the research component. It outlines existing measures like Pupil Premium Plus, increased apprenticeship bursaries, and Civil Service internships to support young carers, but does not explicitly detail new targeted support based on learning from existing pilot programmes.
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41 Recommendation Deferred
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Pupils outside mainstream education lack CEIAG access due to delayed register.
There is a clear need for support enabling pupils outside mainstream education to access careers advice and guidance. The rising number of pupils being educated at home risks more and more young people being locked out of access to CEIAG … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees on the need for statutory registers for children not in school but defers their introduction to the next suitable legislative opportunity. In the interim, it highlights existing support via Careers Hubs, online modules, and the National Careers Service, alongside new data collection and planned guidance review.
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42 Conclusion Deferred
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Develop and advertise CEIAG support for young people outside mainstream education.
The Department must develop a system of support for young people outside of mainstream education to access CEIAG, either through improvements to the National Careers Service or through the Careers and Enterprise Company. This should be clearly advertised and proactively … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees more needs to be done but defers concrete action, stating it will consider evaluation findings from a pilot and discuss with the sector before determining mechanisms, with further detail to come in a Strategic Action Plan for Careers.
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43 Conclusion Deferred
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Deliver register of pupils not in school and implement duty for home-educated pupils' CEIAG support.
The Department must deliver on its commitment to introduce a register of pupils not in school by the end of the year, and should use this to gather more data on the characteristics of these pupils and how best to … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees with the need for statutory registers and a duty for local authorities but states these measures will be taken forward at the next suitable legislative opportunity when parliamentary time allows. They also note ongoing voluntary data collection and work with local authorities on non-statutory registers.
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Government Response AI assessment · 43 of 5 classified
Accepted 22
Accepted in Part 8
Acknowledged 6
Deferred 7
Total 5 recs + 38 conclusions