ABSTRACT
This chapter explores what careers education and work experience is being provided to students, from the student perspective. It focuses on the work-related learning and careers information, advice and guidance (CIAG) aspects of career-related learning and draws on a unique dataset to document current teenage perceptions held of CIAG provision and work experience in England. The chapter highlights a need for policy makers and practitioners to re-evaluate current provision and participation in England. As of 2017, securing independent careers advice for all pupils remains a statutory requirement for secondary schools in England while work experience is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. As M. S. Richardson discusses, equality and diversity issues have not always been sufficiently acknowledged within the careers development literature. Careers education and work experience have the potential to be useful tools for promoting social equity and can be helpful for encouraging social mobility.
