The first year in which schools have taken responsibility for providing young people with careers advice has, to put it mildly, been a challenge.
Frustrated at the apparent mismatch between young people's skills and the realities of the workplace, John Cridland, director general of the CBI, warned head teachers in June that "careers advice is on life support in many areas".
He added: "It's right that schools should have the freedom to run their own affairs - but the government may have adopted too laissez faire an approach with serious consequences for our young people."
In August, a Barnardo's report declared that young people were being failed by a "ghost" careers guidance service. Over the summer holidays, nearly every day saw another business, education or third sector leader step forward to bemoan the state of careers advice and guidance in England, and the way we prepare our young people for the workplace.
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