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Careers Advice

Volume 494: debated on Monday 15 June 2009

15. To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps he plans to take to improve careers advice for school pupils; and if he will make a statement. (279173)

Through the Education and Skills Act 2008 statutory duty on schools to deliver careers education impartially and the statutory guidance to be published this autumn, we are placing clear expectations on schools for the provision of high quality information on all 14-19 learning options. We also have a clause governing advice on apprenticeships in the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill and we will set out further measures in our information, advice and guidance strategy later this year.