Every school and college in England will have a dedicated careers leader by September 2018, according to the government’s new Careers Strategy.

The plan to raise the quality of careers provision promises a single framework, with careers leaders using the Gatsby Benchmarks, and the Careers and Enterprise Company taking on an expanded role.

Other aspects of the Careers Strategy include:

• 20 new careers hubs in the most disadvantaged areas of the country
• Improved interaction between schools and businesses, with a particular focus on science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM)
• Trials of careers activities in primary schools to engage children from an early age in the wide range of available careers 
• Specialist advice for long-term unemployed and those with additional needs
• Ofsted commentary on the provision of careers guidance in college inspection reports
• A strategy to communicate information about T Levels with parents, teachers, students and careers professionals as new technical options become available
• Improved use of destinations and outcomes data  to support careers advice and decisions
• A new National Careers Service website to include all careers information by the end of 2020.