Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG)
Education Committee
Closed
Inquiry
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 …
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Recommendations
38
Conclusions
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Report
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Oral sessions
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Events
Activity timeline 16 events
21 Sep
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29 Jun
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Report published
14 Mar
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14 Mar
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Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
24 Jan
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Oral evidence
24 Jan
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Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
10 Jan
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Oral evidence
10 Jan
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Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
29 Nov
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Oral evidence
29 Nov
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Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
15 Nov
2022
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15 Nov
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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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Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance
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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Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance
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
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Report - Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guida… | HC 54 | 29 Jun 2023 | 43 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Fourth Report - Careers Education,…
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 …
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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.
Department for Education
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Fourth Report - Careers Education,…
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. …
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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.
Department for Education
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Fourth Report - Careers Education,…
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
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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.
Department for Education
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Fourth Report - Careers Education,…
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 …
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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.
Department for Education
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Fourth Report - Careers Education,…
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 …
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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.
Department for Education
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Fourth Report - Careers Education,…
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 …
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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.
Department for Education
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