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This statutory guidance is for:

• governing bodies
• school and college leaders
• career leaders and staff in maintained schools
• academies
• free schools (including alternative provision academies and free schools)
• colleges (that provide secondary education and post-16 education)
• local authorities that maintain pupil referral units

It applies to:

• all students in school from year 7 to year 13
• all students in college up to and including the age of 18
• students aged up to 25 with a current education, health and care plan in place

Statutory guidance is issued by law. You must follow it unless there is a good reason not to.

This guidance is part of the Skills for Jobs White Paper that sets out our vision to transform skills and training.

The Careers and Enterprise Company will provide external support to schools and colleges.