Select Committee · Education Committee

Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG)

Status: Closed Opened: 25 Jan 2022 Closed: 23 Nov 2023 5 recommendations 38 conclusions 1 report

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 for young people and children, … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fourth Report - Careers Education, Information, Advice and … HC 54 29 Jun 2023 43 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

7 items
8 Conclusion Fourth Report - Careers Education, Info… Deferred

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 the role on their website. It should ensure that the … Read more

Government response AI summary
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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Department for Education
26 Conclusion Fourth Report - Careers Education, Info… Deferred

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 and Enterprise Company to ensure that these requirements are communicated … Read more

Government response AI summary
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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Department for Education
34 Conclusion Fourth Report - Careers Education, Info… Deferred

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 be effective. Read more

Government response AI summary
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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Department for Education
37 Conclusion Fourth Report - Careers Education, Info… Deferred

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 the Spring Budget and recommend that this should be rolled … Read more

Government response AI summary
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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Department for Education
41 Recommendation Fourth Report - Careers Education, Info… Deferred

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 provision, and the much-awaited register of pupils not in school … Read more

Government response AI summary
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 …
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Department for Education
42 Conclusion Fourth Report - Careers Education, Info… Deferred

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 targeted to ensure that young people and their families are … Read more

Government response AI summary
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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Department for Education
43 Conclusion Fourth Report - Careers Education, Info… Deferred

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 target support. The proposed duty on local authorities to provide … Read more

Government response AI summary
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 …
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Department for Education

Oral evidence sessions

7 sessions
Date Witnesses
14 Mar 2023 Roger Cotes · Department for Education, Rt Hon Robert Halfon · Department for Education View ↗
24 Jan 2023 Graeme Napier · Academies Enterprise Trust, John Snell · Welton Primary School, Mr Richard Hamer · BAE Systems, Robert Peston · ITV News View ↗
10 Jan 2023 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 View ↗
29 Nov 2022 Harley, Hayley, Hollie, Holly, James, Maddelin, Mariam View ↗
15 Nov 2022 Oli de Botton · Careers and Enterprise Company, Roger Cotes · Department for Education View ↗
25 Oct 2022 Chris Jeffries · DevClever, Katharine Horler · Careers England, Paul Warner · Association of Employment and Learning Providers, Philip Le Feuvre · NCFE View ↗
6 Sep 2022 Alice Barnard · Edge Foundation, Chris Percy, Independent Quantitative Researcher and Consultant, Dr Rebecca Montacute · Sutton Trust, Professor Tristram Hooley · University of Derby View ↗

Who gave evidence

26 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Roger Cotes · Director of Careers and Further Education Department for Education 2
Alice Barnard · Chief Executive Edge Foundation 1
Anthony Barnes · Professional Adviser: Quality in Careers Standard The Quality in Careers Consortium 1
Chris Jeffries · CEO DevClever 1
Chris Percy, Independent Quantitative Researcher and Consultant 1
Dr Rebecca Montacute · Head of Research and Policy Sutton Trust 1
Graeme Napier · Director of Improvement Academies Enterprise Trust 1
Harley 1
Hayley 1
Hollie 1
Holly 1
James 1
Jo Sykes · Director of CEIAG Co-op Academy Trust 1
Joe Pardoe · Head of CPD Big Education Academy Trust 1
John Snell · Headteacher Welton Primary School 1
Katharine Horler · Chair Careers England 1
Maddelin 1
Mariam 1
Mr Richard Hamer · Education and Skills Director BAE Systems 1
Nick Chambers · Founder and Chief Executive Officer Education and Employers Charity 1
Oli de Botton · Chief Executive Careers and Enterprise Company 1
Paul Warner · Director of Strategy and Business Development Association of Employment and Learning Providers 1
Philip Le Feuvre · Chief Strategy Officer NCFE 1
Professor Tristram Hooley · Professor University of Derby 1
Robert Peston · Founder of Speakers for Schools and Political Edi… ITV News 1
Rt Hon Robert Halfon · Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher E… Department for Education 1