Question follow-through · 4378
Schools: Vocational Guidance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review the extent to which schools prepare young people for employment, apprenticeships and vocational education, including through careers advice, work experience opportunities and mental
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 29 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jun 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review the extent to which schools prepare young people for employment, apprenticeships and vocational education, including through careers advice, work experience opportunities and mental
2 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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15 Jun 2026
Answer published
The government is determined to ensure that every young person leaves school well prepared for their future pathways. We are improving careers guidance in schools and colleges, with clearer expectations set out in statutory guidance, including the Gatsby ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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