According to Ofsted, three quarters of the schools visited for its recent research into careers guidance were not implementing their duty to provide impartial careers advice effectively (Going in the Right Direction?, Ofsted, September 2013)
The issue of inconsistent careers education, advice, information and guidance (CEAIG) provision across the UK is not a new problem, but as warnings of a growing skills gap persist, it is apparent that something has to change.
Recent reforms have meant that many schools have had to make tough choices about careers advice provision; indeed, we are one of the few schools in our area that has retained a dedicated head of careers and an independent careers advisor. They have designed, implemented and manage the Careers Education, Work-related Learning and Enterprise Programme at the City of London Academy in Southwark.
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