The quality and consistency of careers guidance in schools has long been a matter of concern and the government's new Careers Strategy, Making the most of everyone's skills, launched in December last year, put a new onus on schools to meet set standards.
Since September 2012, schools have had a legal duty to ensure pupils from years 8 to 13 get independent careers advice.
A new legal duty, which came into force in January this year, means schools must ensure pupils can access advice and information from a range of providers on new technical qualifications - known as T-levels and apprenticeships.
Statutory guidance, updated in January, also makes it clear schools will be expected to work towards - and achieve - the "Gatsby benchmarks", a series of eight core standards for careers guidance developed by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation.
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