The Proposed Model for Career Guidance in England: Some Lessons from International Examples
This paper, prepared for the Department for Education (DfE) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), aims to:
• review evidence related to the model of career guidance, which the current government is proposing to implement in England - now an Act of Parliament (law);
• identify relevant evidence on career guidance provision from high-performing countries in terms of school performance, as identified in the evidence paper that accompanied the white paper on The Importance of Teaching.
The paper concludes that the international review has indicated strong support for three main features of current government policy for career guidance in England:
• an all-age careers service;
• enhancing the professionalism of career guidance practitioners;
• and the partnership model between schools and an external service.
However, on devolution of responsibility for career guidance to schools, the evidence is more negative. It suggests that for such a policy to be successful, strong policy levers will be needed. These should include - but not necessarily be confined to - measures to assure professional standards, support for school planning and self-evaluation, and in-service training for school heads.
Author(s): A.G. Watts
Other Publishers: Department for Education (DfE) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
Production date: 2011
How to obtain: Download The Proposed Model for Career Guidance in England: Some Lessons from International Examples
Communities: Careers Advice and Guidance
Audiences: Careers practitioners
Format: Web
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