Education watchdog, Ofsted, should monitor schools' careers advice to ensure ministers' desire for face-to-face guidance for pupils is realised, despite budget cuts, a government adviser has reported.
Liberal Democrat MP, Simon Hughes, who holds a non-ministerial role as prime minister David Cameron's ‘advocate' for access to education, also claimed schools should offer careers advice to pupils as young as 10 to improve access to higher education among youngsters from poorer backgrounds.Mr Hughes published his final report to Mr Cameron on 21 July, after he was asked to suggest ways of ensuring more pupils from poorer backgrounds went to university following controversial increases in tuition fees.
