When plans for an “all-age” careers service were unveiled in 2010, the government pledged that it would meet the needs of young people as well as adults.
Two years on and the careers landscape has changed significantly.
Since September, schools have been responsible for securing careers advice for pupils.
Connexions services have been decimated, while the National Careers Service has got off to a quiet start, seven months on from its launch.
Research published last week by trade association Careers England, whose members deliver careers advice in more than 1,500 secondary schools, attempts to identify how schools are coping with their new duties.
It reveals that there has been a 28 per cent drop in the number of schools contracting careers advice provision direct from Careers England members.
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