The government said trials will begin across Birmingham this month, before the initiative is extended to a further nine pathfinder areas before the end of the current academic year in July 2016. It will then be introduced to all schools by March 2017.
A letter written by Conservative peer Baroness Evans reveals that the initiative, which she said will aim to deliver “independent, high-quality and impartial careers advice”, is not intended to be universally available to all students.
Instead it will be focused on helping young people deemed to be at risk of dropping out of education and not getting a job.
“The support will be demand-led by schools and will be directed at those young people identified as being at risk of becoming Neet (not in employment, education or training), or who are otherwise disadvantaged in the labour market.
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