Ofsted

Ofsted to carry out review of schools’ careers guidance

Watchdog to recommend improvements in practice by next autumn

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Opinion

Teachers shouldn’t have to be careers advisers

While teachers have an important role to play in inspiring pupils’ future careers, it’s wrongheaded to claim they should...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Feature

Doing great on Gatsby: What schools need to do to meet the eight careers benchmarks

The Careers & Enterprise Company published its first official implementation plan this week, but what does it mean for...

Samantha Lauren King
Samantha Lauren King
News

Careers and Enterprise Company doubles down on employer-mentor diversity

The Careers and Enterprise Company is taking a second shot at recruiting a more diverse range of employer-mentors for...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

New ‘careers leader’ apprenticeship for school staff proposed

Middle leaders in schools could be trained to deliver careers advice through a proposed new apprenticeship. The teacher training...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Greening becomes third government minister to launch ‘careers strategy’

Justine Greening has become the third government minister to announce a long-awaited “careers strategy”, two years after it was...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Poor careers advice due to spending decisions by school leaders, skills minister claims

The skills and apprenticeships minster has warned there is “clearly something wrong” with schools where “not enough” good careers...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

No website can replace good careers guidance

Careers education and guidance is more than just providing information about jobs says Janet Downs. It cannot be offloaded...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor