New Law for School Careers Advice!

The department of Education, has announced that they will be introducing a new law, which schools must allow access to apprenticeship providers and colleges to create a level playing field in careers guidance. 

This law means that:

• Schools have to promote 'non-academic' routes equally. This is to end what the government call the 'second class' perception of technical and professional education. 
• The term 'vocational education' will be dropped. 
• Apprenticeship providers and staff from colleges will visit schools as part of careers advice starting from early secondary school. 
• Schools will be required by law to collaborate with colleges, university technical colleges and other training providers to ensure that young people are aware of all the routes to higher skills and the workplace. 

This will all be coming into effect at the earliest opportunity and it is expected that there will be no more details when the government will publish their careers strategy. 
The re-branding of non-academic routes will stop learners feeling encouraged down an academic route when it may not be best for them.  

For any more information visit https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-law-will-end-outdated-snobbery-towards-apprenticeships