Ofsted is to visit schools to check how leaders ensure that their career guidance is of a high quality, as part of a new review.
These visits to a sample of schools in the spring and summer terms will form part of a year-long study into careers guidance that Ofsted has been asked to carry out by the government.
The inspectorate has said it will review careers guidance in schools, colleges and skills providers, and make recommendations to improve practice.
In its review, the watchdog will also ask how the school curriculum helps learners to make informed choices about their future education, employment and training.
The watchdog has said its thematic review will “inform relevant stakeholders, including policymakers and providers, about the quality of careers education, information, advice and guidance”.
It will also aim to identify strengths and weaknesses in careers provision in schools and make recommendations to improve practice.
Ofsted also said the review will help to identify potential developments in the inspection training and guidance, and help to share good practice and thinking across the inspectorate.
The review’s findings will be published in autumn 2023.
To answer these questions, Ofsted will review existing inspection evidence and carry out research visits to a sample of schools and further education and skills providers in the spring and summer of 2023.
Inspectors will talk to leaders, teachers and students about their experiences and perceptions of careers guidance.
In a survey earlier this year, nearly a third of teachers in state schools said they did not have enough funding to deliver quality careers guidance to their students, compared with 6 per cent of those in private schools.
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