The Department of Education and Employment and OFSTED are re-emphasising the important of careers advice and career planning skills as key to the success of tomorrow’s workforce.The careers advice service in schools is to be improved with more formalised training for those teachers responsible for careers advice, and minimum levels of career guidance given to each child.

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The Conservative Party conference gets underway in Bournemouth today, operating for the first time under its reformed constitution.The party says that every member, whether volunteer, MP or professional campaigner, now has an equal say in its direction.

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