Careers education in secondary schools / Department of Education and Science.

  • Department of Education and Science
Date:
1973
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Licence: Open Government Licence

Credit: Careers education in secondary schools / Department of Education and Science. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Material resources 45. The operation of a realistic and effective programme of careers education in a school depends in some measure on the provision of space specifically allocated for it and on other material facilities. ; TABLE 11: ACCOMMODATION Size of school Number of rooms for 0-500 501-800 800+ All schools careers work Nor = 2 No. % No. % No. % 0 1395 76 1175 59 525 46 3095 62 1 403 22 704 35 525 46 1632 33 2 or more 44 2 4t2 6 87 8 243 5 All schools 1842 100 1991 100 1737 100 4970 100 The figures in Table 11 suggest grave inadequacy in basic provision of accommodation. Size of school has obvious relevance but no less than 46% of schools with over 800 pupils state they have no room designated for careers work. A mere 38% of all schools claim one room or more, and of something under 2,000 medium sized schools, only 6% claim two or more spaces for careers work. 46. There is a wide variation in the nature and quality of careers accommodation; it largely depends on the status the school accords to careers education and guidance. Even when this is given high priority rooms have frequently to be shared, to be used as teaching space by other departments or as offices by two or three members of staff. In such circumstances access for pupils for purposes of consultation, reference or browsing through liter- ature is of necessity limited to certain times during the day or week. Schools have been visited where accommodation for careers education is no more than a converted stock room, space at the end of a corridor or an alcove off a passage. 47. Furnishing, equipment and general attractiveness of careers rooms vary widely. Some are spacious and light with comfortable
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