The Department for Education plans to publish a comprehensive careers strategy in the coming weeks.

The Under Secretary of State for Childcare and Education, Sam Gyimah, has outlined the government’s vision for careers education.  This aims to result, by 2020, in a system where young people have access to the information they need to make informed decisions on their education, training and employment options.  This includes:

• Clear guidance at the end of primary school, and at ages 14, 16 and 18
• An expectation that careers guidance “should be an integral part of what good schools do”
• A clear understanding of routes into technical and professional education and apprenticeships
• More employer engagement and work experience opportunities.