Careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) is a vital function of schools in helping children and young people choose the right learning, training and employment path.
For children succeeding in education and with supportive home environments, CEIAG can help cement ideas for a career or give them the confidence to aspire to high-status professions. However, for those in areas of disadvantage or who struggle academically, having access to high-quality CEIAG can be the difference between securing an employment pathway or being jobless and drifting out of education.
Reforms introduced towards the end of the last decade aimed to bring secondary schools, employers and training providers closer together to make it easier for young people to access local opportunities and get exposure to a wider range of options. Despite disruption to education caused by the pandemic, there is evidence to show this has had some success, but that progress is variable between areas particularly in areas of economic deprivation where there are fewer employers.
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