Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 18
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Evaluate primary school careers programme after one year and scale up nationally if effective.
Conclusion
The Department should evaluate the success of its careers programme for primary schools after its first year, and if it has been shown to have a positive impact, scale it up to cover all areas of England. In doing so the Department should consider working with the full range of providers who have demonstrated their ability to provide effective programmes in this space.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government accepts the recommendation, confirming the Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) will evaluate the success of its primary school careers pilots and work with a range of providers. They commit to considering how to scale up support and will publish further details and timeframes in a Strategic Action Plan for Careers in 2024.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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102. Linked to recommendation 10, the DfE-funded careers programme for primary schools is focused on areas of disadvantage. The three-year programme is being rolled out to 55 Education Investment Areas across the country, covered by 23 Careers Hubs who will run the programme locally. A robust evaluation framework is in place for this programme, including data collection from pupils and teachers in 2,250 schools, data from parents and employers. The first interim evaluation, due in 2024, and the final evaluation report, due in summer 2025, will inform future policy. 103. Our approach to delivery is based on engaging with providers whose models have proved effective. The current programme design is based on evidence from a 2019/20 DfE pilot which worked with 15 providers. The programme also engages a range of providers including Teach First, Skills Builder, National Literacy Trust, PSHE Association and Primary Futures.
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