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

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)

CEIAG Inquiry: Government Response Work of the Careers and Enterprise Company 78 co-ordinators, 1000+ 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

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

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

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?