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show or hide details for this item Future of guidance in England? Blog Entry 2 replies 27-January-2005 jenny bimrose
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Three forthcoming government papers will have significance for the future of careers.

14 - 19 White Paper; new Skills White Paper and Youth Green Paper could all change the way careers is delivered......

The front page banner headline in the Times Educational Supplement (28.1.05) announces that career guidance is to be dis-banded - by which they mean the Connexions service.

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Post Connexions in England? Discussion Topic 0 replies 4 Bytes 07-February-2005 jenny bimrose
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For better or worse?

If the content of the TES article (28/01/05) is to be believed, Connexions will cease to be in the near future.  One replacement model proposed involves a split budget with 60% of the current funding allocated to the Children's Trust to develop a 'teenage arm', with the remaining 40% under the control of Local Authorities with schools and colleges having direct budget control.

There are both advantages and disadvantages with such a model, with everything to play for.  I'd be interested to see if anyone feels this might represent a better model than what we have at present.  Equally, what are the main disadvantages?

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ICG response Discussion Topic 0 replies 4 Bytes 31-January-2005 Lucy Marris
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The Institute of Career Guidance have picked up on this story too
You can find out more about their response on the relevant icg website page from this link, the same link also includes a link that allows you to access and download the original article.
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