Careers Advice in Schools for 12-16 Year Olds Bill

Key Points

• Creates a duty on schools to provide a comprehensive careers guidance service for 12- to 16-year-olds, delivered in partnership with local employers and other sectors.
• Requires collaboration with local businesses, organisations and other providers to offer information and opportunities such as apprenticeships, work tasters, and pathways to further study.
• Aims to improve early career planning and better align young people’s skills with local job opportunities.
• Sets out that schools should work with employers and other sectors to deliver the guidance, integrating local labour market needs into career advice.

Progress

The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons. If it passes this stage, it would move on to detailed scrutiny in committee.