Statutory guidance

Careers guidance and access for education and training providers

Statutory guidance for schools on providing careers guidance.

Published 25 March 2015
Last updated 16 October 2018 — see all updates

• From: Department for Education

• Applies to: England

Documents

Careers guidance and access for education and training providers

Ref: DFE-00002-2018 PDF, 741KB, 40 pages

Details

This statutory guidance is for:

• headteachers
• school staff
• local authorities that maintain pupil referral units

Statutory guidance is issued by law; you must follow it unless there is a good reason not to.

It applies to:

• local-authority-maintained schools
• community schools
• foundation or voluntary schools
• community or foundation special schools (other than those established in a hospital)
• academies and free schools
• pupil referral units (PRUs)

This guidance is part of the government’s Careers strategy: making the most of everyone’s skills and talents.

The Careers and Enterprise Company will provide external support to schools.

Published 25 March 2015
Last updated 16 October 2018 + show all updates

1. 16 October 2018 Added updated guidance document.
2. 5 January 2018 Updates to careers statutory guidance for schools, reflecting policy changes announced in the Government's careers strategy published on 4 Dec 2017.
3. 12 April 2017 Updated information about the new single national careers quality award (paragraph 67).
4. 25 March 2015 First published.