Schools took over the duty to secure independent careers guidance for their pupils from September 2012.

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The report also suggested some schools are unable to afford to provide the same levels of careers guidance.

BBC: Most schools 'have reduced careers advice'

Chris Lyttle of the Alliance Party said he remained concerned about the quality of careers guidance and the lack of tracking of careers outcomes.

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The findings of the survey have been submitted to the Commons Education Select Committee which is holding an inquiry into careers guidance for young people.

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It gave the example of a school reducing the 65 days of careers guidance support from its local Connexions Service in 2011-12 to 16 days of bought-in support in 2012-13.

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In the overview of Key Stage 3 (ages 12 to 14), the QCA said many schools indicated that the curriculum suffered from "content overload" which made incorporating additional aspects very difficult - for example, citizenship, careers education and guidance and work-related learning.

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"It also underlines the need for a nationally co-ordinated careers service which ensures that young people anywhere in the country are able to access face to face guidance by a qualified careers professional, " said Mr Lightman.

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A. experience and, in some cases, provide guidance for changing careers.

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It warned that the National Careers Service, launched last year, offered guidance by website and phone, but did not provide young people with face-to-face advisers.

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