Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Fourth Report - Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance
Education Committee
HC 54
Published 29 June 2023
Recommendations
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Deferred
Para 148
Pupils outside mainstream education lack CEIAG access due to delayed register.
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response 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 and planned guidance review.
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Conclusions (6)
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Conclusion
Deferred
Para 30
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 …
Government Response 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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Conclusion
Deferred
Para 100
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 …
Government Response 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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Conclusion
Deferred
Para 127
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.
Government Response 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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Conclusion
Deferred
Para 136
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 …
Government Response 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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Conclusion
Deferred
Para 149
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 …
Government Response 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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Conclusion
Deferred
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 …
Government Response 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 on non-statutory registers.