Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Friday, 23 January 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 28 January 2015 (named day). It was answered by Nick Boles (Conservative) on Wednesday, 28 January 2015 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Schools: Vocational Guidance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2015 to Question 221152, how many staff in schools had the role of careers adviser in the academic year (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14.

Answer

The Department for Education publishes data on the number of staff in schools with the role of careers adviser.

The figures for England, available from 2010, are:

Number staff (headcount), with role of careers adviser in publicly funded schools in England, November in each year
Nov-13	660
Nov-12	570
Nov-11	470
Nov-10	450

Source: School Workforce Census. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 221922
Session: 2014-15
Related items: Schools: Vocational Guidance
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Staff Schools Vocational guidance
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk