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Schools left to pick up bill for careers service

Whitehall’s refusal to fund compulsory new careers advice services within England’s schools risks leaving youngsters with poor-quality guidance, critics have claimed.

Whitehall's refusal to fund compulsory new careers advice services within England's schools risks leaving youngsters with poor-quality guidance, critics have claimed.

Education secretary, Michael Gove, has revealed that in 2011/12, no additional cash will be made available to help schools fund a forthcoming legal responsibility to provide careers guidance – set out in the Education Bill.

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