Benchmark 8: Personal Guidance

Every pupil should have opportunities for guidance interviews with a careers adviser, who could be internal (a member of school staff) or external, provided they are trained to an appropriate level.

What good looks like:

Every student should have opportunities for guidance interviews with a Careers Adviser, who could be internal (a member of school staff) or external, provided they are trained to an appropriate level*.

These should be available whenever significant study or career choices are being made. They should be expected for all pupils but should be timed to meet their individual needs.

Every student should have at least one such interview by the age of 16, and the opportunity for a further interview by the age of 18.

* The benchmark sets a high standard and states that staff giving one-to-one guidance to students should be qualified to an appropriate level.  The CDI also specifies that to be on their register, advisers must be level 6 or above.  The government recommends that schools source their providers of personal guidance from this register.

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