Select committee: Education Committee
Conclusion 26
Fourth Report - Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance
Published 29 Jun 2023
Paragraph 100
Addressed to Department for Education
Education Committee Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
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 clearly to schools and employers, along with clarity on what is not required.
From: Education Committee, Fourth Report - Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (HC 54), paragraph 100, 29 June 2023
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 21 September 2023 (deadline 29 August 2023).
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.The government says it welcomes the report and "accept[s] fully or in part the majority of the Committee's recommendations", and says that where it does not fully accept one, it has an alternative existing or planned approach.
- On a new strategy, it agrees there is "a strong case" and intends to publish a Strategic Action Plan for Careers in 2024, setting clear measurable outcomes and dates.
- It does not accept additional numerical Gatsby Benchmark targets, saying they risk "encouraging a tick-box approach".
- It is "not persuaded" that it should suggest a proportion of time for Careers Leaders, and "does not agree" with ringfencing funding for careers advisers, saying schools and colleges are best placed to decide their own arrangements.
- It agrees to update the careers statutory guidance in spring 2024 to set an expectation that schools and colleges self-report against the Gatsby Benchmarks annually, while avoiding mandating Compass.