The basics
This section includes information and links to help you understand the basics about Careers Education.
For individual help and advice on CEIAG programmes please contact the Careers Education and Information team (CEdIT)
Information on the basics of careers education can be found on the CEGNET website. You can also download ACEG's brief guide: Careers Education and Work-Related Learning (Autumn 2011).
The recent Education Bill changed the legislation related to careers education, information, advice and guidance. From September 2012 schools are responsible for the provision of careers guidance to their students in years 9 to 11. This guidance should be independent and impartial.
Statutory guidance for schools about this requirement is available on the DfE website.
Careers Education will no longer be a statutory requirement from years 7 to 11 but schools are still expected to provide it.
ACEG have recently (April 2012) produced a revised framework for careers and work-related education for key stage 2 to post 16 which will help schools with developing this area of the curriculum.
Related Areas of the Curriculum
Work Related Learning for all at Key Stage 4).
Work related learning is defined as a planned activity that uses the context of work to develop knowledge, understanding and skills useful in work.
Work related learning is as an essential part of the preparation for an adult working life. Making it statutory is seen as a way of promoting the clarity, coherence and quality of provision. A non-statutory framework sets out the potential elements of provision for all students. This framework can be used in a flexible way.
There is an emphasis on learning about work and enterprise alongside ensuring young people have some basic economic understanding.
For more information visit our work related learning and enterprise pages.
You can also download ACEG's brief guide: Careers Education and Work-Related Learning (Autumn 2011).
The Personal Development Curriculum
The personal development curriculum encompasses any area of learning at key stage 4 that promotes students’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and helps prepare them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life. Extra-curricular and enhancement activities also make a major contribution to the personal development curriculum. QCA produced guidance for this area of the curriculum, encouraging cross-curricular mapping and planning to make best use of time for delivery of the key areas within this and to ensure students have a coherent programme that is clear to them.
Qualifications for CEG, PSHEE & Citizenship
ASDAN programmes and qualifications
Aim: To help students develop, assess and accredit key skills, careers & PSHEE work and personal achievements. A variety of programmes are available to suit student needs.
Target Group: options for key stage 3, 4 and post 16
Contact: ASDAN – 0117 9411126
Useful websites for general support and information
The web is a useful source of help, advice and ideas to develop Careers Education and related activity. Try out the following links:
CEGNET
CEGNET is an excellent site covering all aspects of Careers Education. It is run by a group of experts from the Institute of Career Guidance (ICG), the Association of Career Education and Guidance (ACEG) and. It is regularly updated to ensure you have access to national developments, resources and advice.
ACEG
The Association for Careers Education and Guidance (ACEG) is for all people involved in the management and delivery of careers education and guidance for young people in the UK. The website is a source of information on developments in CEG, ideas for the classroom and research.
Bill Law’s career café site
This is Bill Law’s career café site offering a chance to access information on key developments, good practice and debate.
Visit our resources pages for ideas and inspiration to support delivery.
