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<p>The Government’s vision is to make sure that every young person leaves school or
college prepared for life in modern Britain. An important element of this is ensuring
that young people get the careers education and guidance they need to succeed in the
workplace. My Rt hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, made available £20
million to support improvements in this area in the Autumn Statement, and my Rt hon.
Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, announced on 10 December the creation
of a new employer-led careers and enterprise company. The new company will support
much greater engagement between employers on the one hand and schools and colleges
on the other, to create inspired and skilled young people ready to engage positively
with the world of work.</p><p>The Department for Education has issued schools with
revised statutory guidance, which underpins their duty to secure independent careers
guidance. The statutory guidance makes it clear that schools should have a strategy
for the careers advice and guidance they provide to young people, which should be
embedded within a clear framework, linked to outcomes for pupils.</p><p>Personal,
social, health and economic (PSHE) education is a subject that can encompass careers
education and employability skills. All schools should teach PSHE, drawing on good
practice. We have outlined this expectation in the introduction to the new national
curriculum and in our communications to schools.</p><p> </p>
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