National Survey of School Leaders and Careers Professionals

This short survey of school leaders and careers professionals aims to see what support, if any, is being given to schools to help them provide careers advice and guidance for young people. With yet more emphasis from Ofsted and others on the importance of careers advice for young people, what support is available and what do schools need?

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* 1. To what extent do you agree or disagree that careers provision for students in your school is now a high priority?

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Don't know

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Don't know

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* 2. If careers provision for students is now a high priority in your school what are the reasons for this?

	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	Don't know
New statutory guidance from DfE	New statutory guidance from DfE Strongly agree	New statutory guidance from DfE Agree	New statutory guidance from DfE Neither agree nor disagree	New statutory guidance from DfE Disagree	New statutory guidance from DfE Strongly disagree	New statutory guidance from DfE Don't know
Ofsted	Ofsted Strongly agree	Ofsted Agree	Ofsted Neither agree nor disagree	Ofsted Disagree	Ofsted Strongly disagree	Ofsted Don't know
Research showing impacts on young people	Research showing impacts on young people Strongly agree	Research showing impacts on young people Agree	Research showing impacts on young people Neither agree nor disagree	Research showing impacts on young people Disagree	Research showing impacts on young people Strongly disagree	Research showing impacts on young people Don't know
Feedback from young people	Feedback from young people Strongly agree	Feedback from young people Agree	Feedback from young people Neither agree nor disagree	Feedback from young people Disagree	Feedback from young people Strongly disagree	Feedback from young people Don't know
Gatsby benchmarks	Gatsby benchmarks Strongly agree	Gatsby benchmarks Agree	Gatsby benchmarks Neither agree nor disagree	Gatsby benchmarks Disagree	Gatsby benchmarks Strongly disagree	Gatsby benchmarks Don't know
Need to prepare students for fast changing world of work	Need to prepare students for fast changing world of work Strongly agree	Need to prepare students for fast changing world of work Agree	Need to prepare students for fast changing world of work Neither agree nor disagree	Need to prepare students for fast changing world of work Disagree	Need to prepare students for fast changing world of work Strongly disagree	Need to prepare students for fast changing world of work Don't know

Comments:

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* 3. To what extent do you agree or disagree that careers provision for young people in schools across England has improved over the last 5 years?

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Don't know

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Don't know

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* 4. Does your school employ a professionally trained and qualified careers adviser to provide independent careers guidance?

Yes

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* 5. If you answered NO, can you please share the main reason for this?

Lack of funding to employ someone

Have struggled to find a suitable careers adviser

The school has a Careers Leader who covers this role

This isn’t essential

Don’t know

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* 6. If you answered YES, can you please indicate the approximate numbers of hours per week your professionally trained and qualified careers adviser works?

1 - 2 hours per week

3 - 5 hours per week

6-8 hours per week

9 - 16 hours per week

17 - 24 hours per week

25 - 40 hours per week

Don't know

If other please specify:

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* 7. How much direct funding is available in your school to allow you to meet your statutory duties for careers provision?

Adequate funding

Some imited funding

Insufficient funding

No funding

Don’t know

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* 8. If you have secured additional funding approximately how much has this amounted to per annum?

Less than £2k

Between £2k - £5k

Between £5k -£10k

Between £10k - £20k

Between £20k - £50k

Between £50k - £100k

Don't know

Other (please specify)

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* 9. If your school has struggled to make the progress you think is needed for young people’s careers support what are the main reasons for this?

	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	Don't know
Lack of funding for careers provision	Lack of funding for careers provision Strongly agree	Lack of funding for careers provision Agree	Lack of funding for careers provision Neither agree nor disagree	Lack of funding for careers provision Disagree	Lack of funding for careers provision Strongly disagree	Lack of funding for careers provision Don't know
Competing demands	Competing demands Strongly agree	Competing demands Agree	Competing demands Neither agree nor disagree	Competing demands Disagree	Competing demands Strongly disagree	Competing demands Don't know
Lack of access to free training and support	Lack of access to free training and support Strongly agree	Lack of access to free training and support Agree	Lack of access to free training and support Neither agree nor disagree	Lack of access to free training and support Disagree	Lack of access to free training and support Strongly disagree	Lack of access to free training and support Don't know
Lack of funding to employ careers adviser in school	Lack of funding to employ careers adviser in school Strongly agree	Lack of funding to employ careers adviser in school Agree	Lack of funding to employ careers adviser in school Neither agree nor disagree	Lack of funding to employ careers adviser in school Disagree	Lack of funding to employ careers adviser in school Strongly disagree	Lack of funding to employ careers adviser in school Don't know
Lack of access to external support and advice on how you can improve careers provision	Lack of access to external support and advice on how you can improve careers provision Strongly agree	Lack of access to external support and advice on how you can improve careers provision Agree	Lack of access to external support and advice on how you can improve careers provision Neither agree nor disagree	Lack of access to external support and advice on how you can improve careers provision Disagree	Lack of access to external support and advice on how you can improve careers provision Strongly disagree	Lack of access to external support and advice on how you can improve careers provision Don't know
Lack of understanding of the external organisations who can help with careers provision	Lack of understanding of the external organisations who can help with careers provision Strongly agree	Lack of understanding of the external organisations who can help with careers provision Agree	Lack of understanding of the external organisations who can help with careers provision Neither agree nor disagree	Lack of understanding of the external organisations who can help with careers provision Disagree	Lack of understanding of the external organisations who can help with careers provision Strongly disagree	Lack of understanding of the external organisations who can help with careers provision Don't know

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Do you have any other comments you wish to add?

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* 11. Please tell us in which capacity you are completing this survey (please choose one option):

Headteacher/Principal

Senior Teacher/Manager

Other school staff

Careers Professional

Enterprise Co-ordinator/Adviser

Prefer not to say

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* 12. What is the size of your school roll (years 8-13)

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* 13. If you are responding in a professional capacity, please specify where you work

A maintained secondary school

A secondary academy

A maintained special school

A sixth form college

A free school

Other (please tell us)

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* 14. In which region is your school located?

South West

South East

London

East of England

North East

North West

East Midlands

West Midlands

Yorkshire and the Humber

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

The information you have provided to us will be held (in strict adherence to GDPR) by dmh associates, Exeter whose principal partner is Dr Deirdre Hughes OBE. Dr Hughes chaired the National Careers Council set up in 2012 by government to advise on improving careers provision for young people in England. Seven years on, it seems timely to ask school leaders and careers professionals what they think of the current state of play. National Careers Council: https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/the-national-careers-council

The results will only be used for the purposes of research to help present evidence on the reality of schools funding for this area of statutory responsibility across England. The data will be anonymised. Your identity if you choose to disclose this below will be kept confidential and will not be passed on to a third party.
If you wish to discuss this further contact: admn@dmhassociates.org

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* 15. Contact information (optional)

Name

Email Address