The consultation asked professionals to evaluate a draft of statutoryguidance on impartial careers advice.
Three quarters of respondents who work in schools said they anticipatedhaving problems with providing impartial careers education. They claimedthe new duty could cause problems with timetabling, because extra timewould need to be scheduled so that teachers could offer a broad range ofadvice.
They also warned that teachers would require considerable continuingprofessional development and additional resources to implement the newduty.
John Bangs, head of education at the National Union of Teachers, saidthe duty to provide impartial careers education had "major investmentimplications" for schools. "Careers advice has previously been carriedout by dedicated careers professionals, but now all teachers insecondary schools are expected to discuss careers options with pupils,"he said.
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