Careers Guidance: Guaranteed, published by the Association of Colleges (AoC) claims that 11- to 16-year-olds are unhappy with the way careers guidance is delivered in schools.
To address this it recommends that schools extend the amount of time available to pupils to go on work experience placements and provide more information about careers opportunities in the local area.
In addition, the report urges schools to provide more structured advice on education and employment opportunities post-16.
A survey of 2,000 11- to 16-year-olds carried out by the association found that the majority of children (70 per cent) seek advice about future employment from their parents, while only 53 per cent would ask their teacher for advice.
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