CYP Now - Schools in deprived areas ‘unable to fund careers advice’

More than a fifth of teachers working in deprived areas say pupils do not have access to specialist careers advice due to a lack of funding and high staff workloads, new research shows.

The Sutton Trust has called on government to develop a careers strategy. Picture: Adobe Stock

A report by the Sutton Trust identifies a gap between careers advice for pupils in deprived areas compared with those from more affluent backgrounds.

It finds that 21 per cent of teachers in the most deprived areas report non-specialists delivered personal guidance in their schools, compared with 14 per cent in more affluent areas.

Almost a third of teachers in state schools said their school does not have enough funding to deliver good quality careers education and guidance, compared with just six per cent in private schools.

Around half of teachers in state schools think there isn’t enough staff time to offer careers advice, compared with just over a third in private schools.

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