The strongest of our conclusions was that the most significant and effective input that could be made was the consistent and ongoing support of a trusted adult with the skills to broker, advise and challenge.
As I write this, minister John Hayes is announcing the establishment of an all-age guidance service and the removal of the expectation that local authorities will provide a universal careers advice service to young people. I am left wondering what that will mean.
Many of you will know that earlier in my career I was chief executive of a direct delivery Connexions service in the North East. I have always felt it was a privilege to have the opportunity to create a service with the primary aim of engaging with some of the most troubled and disaffected young people to support them to overcome their issues and make the transitions to adult life. Part of that privilege was to recruit and train personal advisers, some of whom came from a careers background but others from youth work, social care and criminal justice.
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