Statutory guidance
Careers guidance and access for education and training providers
Statutory guidance for schools on providing careers guidance.
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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
Last updated 16 October 2018 + show all updates
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Added updated guidance document.
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Updates to careers statutory guidance for schools, reflecting policy changes announced in the Government's careers strategy published on 4 Dec 2017.
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Updated information about the new single national careers quality award (paragraph 67).
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First published.