Milburn called for careers advice to be switched from Connexions toschools and colleges in an independent report on social mobility,Unleashing Aspiration, submitted to government this summer. The reportstated: "We have barely heard a good word about the careers work of theConnexions service."
But in an interview with CYP Now to be published later this month,Weinstock said his report "showed a complete lack of understanding ofwhere the agenda is". She said: "We have an integrated youth supportservice. A lot of Connexions personal advisers work in schools already'spotting problems early."
She said Milburn's proposal to hive off careers advice to schools andleave Connexions to focus on young people not in education, employmentor training "misses the point". She added: "I thought the rich irony inhis report was the acknowledgement that quite recently Ofsted hasinspected information, advice and guidance (IAG) in 16 areas and in 14they were satisfactory or better."
Register Now to Continue Reading
Thank you for visiting Children & Young People Now and making use of our archive of more than 60,000 expert features, topics hubs, case studies and policy updates. Why not register today and enjoy the following great benefits:
What's Included
-
Free access to 4 subscriber-only articles per month
-
Email newsletter providing advice and guidance across the sector
Already have an account? Sign in here
