Ofsted to review quality of schools' career guidance
The Department for Education has asked Ofsted to conduct a year-long review of careers guidance in mainstream and specialist schools, as well as in further education and skills providers.
Ofsted will them make recommendations to improve practice by identifying strengths and weaknesses in provision.
The review will result in a report, which will be published next autumn.
The review will help to identify potential developments in inspector training and guidance, and help share good practice and thinking across the inspectorate.
Ofsted will investigate how school leaders fulfill their statutory duties to provide independent careers guidance and make sure it is high quality. They will also look at how schools work with employers and careers networks, and how they ensure careers education contributes to local and national skills needs.
Ofsted will also look into how the curriculum helps students make informed choices about their future education, employment and training.
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