Quality, Choice and Aspiration - A strategy for young people's information, advice and guidance

Young people need high quality information, advice and guidance (IAG) to help them find their way in the world and make decisions that will set them on the path to success.

This strategy has been informed and influenced by the report ‘Fair Access to the Professions’ by Alan Milburn and his panel. The plans outlined in this report build on Alan Milburn’s report and take forward the majority of the recommendations relevant to IAG.

It also builds on the Schools White Paper, which stated that it was both a moral and an economic imperative to ensure every young person turns 18 with the knowledge, skills and qualifications to give them the best chance of success in adult life in the 21st century.

Students who started secondary school this September will be the first to stay in learning until 18. High quality IAG will be essential in enabling these young people to make the most of the new opportunities that will be available to them.