The partnership model for career education and guidance in schools and colleges: Rise, decline - and fall?

Abstract

In this article, I outline the rise of the partnership between schools and an external careers service which has underpinned the delivery of careers education and guidance in schools in the UK. I then describe the recent decline of the model in England, under the Connexions Service. Finally, I outline the new arrangements for integrated
youth support services, with particular attention to the Children’s Plan, and the potential within these arrangements for the model to fall – or perhaps leave scope for future regeneration.