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04/02/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/02/2025 02:47

Navigating post-16 careers guidance: supporting learners from lower socioeconomic backgrounds

This review focuses on the careers guidance that students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds receive from further education providers.

Research visits for this review were carried out in the 2024 summer term and included visits to:

  • 3 secondary schools
  • 19 general further education colleges
  • 6 sixth-form colleges

We also carried out interviews with 7 local authorities, 2 focus groups with employers, and a survey of parents from the schools and colleges we visited.

The purpose of this review is set out in the terms of reference.

This report is the third in a series of studies commissioned by the Department for Education () looking at careers guidance. Read the other 2 reviews:

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