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Factors influencing careers advice and work experience

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Research into young people’s aspirations and the careers information they receive has unearthed worrying findings about the factors that influence whether pupils get effective careers advice and work experience. Professor Louise Archer and Emily MacLeod explain

The issue of careers education and work placements is both topical and contested. Until now, much of this debate has focused on how much careers guidance students should receive, when they might benefit from it most, and how it can best be administered.

But a new report from the ASPIRES 2 education research project at King’s College London has found that careers education provision in England is not just patchy, but is patterned by social inequalities in terms of who receives careers education, advice and guidance.

Evidence from our surveys of more than 13,000 year 11 students shows that the likelihood of a young person receiving careers education or participating in work experience depends greatly on their gender and background.

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