Paving the Way: Careers Guidance in Secondary Schools

Autor/inn/en	Holt-White, Erica; Montacute, Rebecca; Tibbs, Lewis
Institution	Sutton Trust (United Kingdom)
Titel	Paving the Way: Careers Guidance in Secondary Schools
Quelle	(2022), (60 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Career Education; Career Guidance; Secondary Schools; Secondary School Students; Foreign Countries; Benchmarking; Access to Education; Barriers; Technical Education; Apprenticeships; Work Experience Programs; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitslehre; Berufsorientierung; Sekundarschule; Sekundarschüler; Ausland; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Technikunterricht; Apprenticeship; Lehre
Abstract	High quality careers education, information, advice, and guidance is vital to ensure young people can access jobs that suit their talents and aspirations. For those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, this advice is particularly important, as they are less likely to have access to support from family and friends, or to have networks which provide an insight into a wide range of career options. Accessing independent and impartial advice on education, training and career paths is therefore a central plank of social mobility, empowering young people to make informed decisions about their future pathways. In this report, the term careers guidance is used to cover all careers-related activities delivered in schools and colleges, including under the Gatsby benchmarks. Careers guidance is delivered in a variety of forms, from in-class workshops to visits from an employer. That advice, when done well, introduces a variety of potential career paths, and helps to facilitate the transition from secondary education to further education and employment. This report looks in detail at the advice now available to young people, engagement with related opportunities and any barriers to improving provision in schools and colleges, including polling of both secondary school pupils and teachers. The report outlines the current legislation in place for careers guidance in England and summarises the role of key organisations in this space. The data section of this report examines current provision in secondary schools. Primary data has been collected from teachers and secondary school students. Despite improvements, the careers guidance available to young people is not consistent across schools, with disadvantaged schools -- where high quality provision can make the biggest difference -- particularly in need of more support for their careers programme, and with state schools still facing larger barriers to good quality careers provision than those in the private sector. [Case studies for this report were written with contributions from Gemma Collins.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01