Shortly after coming to power, the government moved to cut the £200 million a year funding for national network of Connexions and passed legislation making schools responsible for delivering impartial and independent careers advice services to students.
Since then, a number of high profile reports, including from inspectorate Ofsted and the Education Select Committee, have attacked the quality and consistency of careers advice provision.
Now a survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) of its members has revealed that only five per cent think careers advice has improved in their schools, while 46 per cent say things have gotten worse.
The study of 350 teachers and lecturers also found that 78 per cent think there is not enough time in the curriculum to give careers guidance to students and that schools do not have enough funding for careers advice.
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