1. The context for Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance in 2017
Professor Ann Hodgson

2. Recent criticisms of CEIAG
Ofsted thematic review on CEIAG (2013)
Select Committee report (2013)
Statement in House by Nicky Morgan (2014)
Evidence from Michael Wilshaw to Select Committee (2015)
British Chambers of Commerce (2015)
City and Guilds (2015)
Ofsted thematic review on work experience and work- related learning (2016)
House of Commons Sub-Committee report (2016)

3. CEIAG Inquiry: Government Response
Work of the Careers and Enterprise Company
78 co-ordinators, business volunteers/Enterprise Advisers 700 schools and colleges in 38/39 LEPS linking schools/colleges with employers – focus on ‘cold spots’
Employer mentor investment fund
National Careers Service – all age
Commissioned Labour Market Intelligence for All
Recommends:
Compass Benchmark Tool based on Gatsby Benchmarks
Teach First’s Careers education in the classroom
Work experience for post-16 as part of Post-16 Skills Plan

4. Gatsby Benchmarks 2014 A stable careers programme
Learning from career and labour market information
Addressing the needs of each student
Linking curriculum learning to CEIAG
Meaningful encounters with employers and employees
Experiences of workplaces
Encounters with further and higher education
Personal guidance

5. More recently
Amendment to Technical and Further Education Bill – requires schools to admit providers of technical education and apprenticeships to contact pupils to promote their provision
Industrial Strategy Green Paper makes reference to the much delayed careers strategy
Local strategies – e.g. London Ambitions

6. Question for today
How effective are the measures and policies taken by the government likely to be?
What can we learn from today’s presentations?