Question follow-through · 109682
Pupils: Work Experience
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities and employer groups on the availability of work-experience placements for Year 10 pupils; and what steps she is taking to ensure adequate placements in
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 29 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 6 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities and employer groups on the availability of work-experience placements for Year 10 pupils; and what steps she is taking to ensure adequate placements in
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Feb 2026
Answer published
The government set out its vision for reforming work experience in the 2025 careers statutory guidance. Every pupil will have access to 2 weeks’ worth of multiple and varied workplace experiences throughout key stages 3 and 4. According to the Careers &am...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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