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The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has published Quality, Choice and Aspiration – A strategy for young people’s information, advice and guidance which builds on Alan Milburn’s report ‘Fair Access to the Professions’ and takes forward many of his recommendations which include mentoring.

The strategy plans include:
• the ambition that every young person should have access to a mentor - two new national mentoring champions will help increase mentoring opportunities between schools, businesses and higher education
• to bring information, advice and guidance (IAG) into the 21st century with better online access to careers advice through Facebook, You Tube, blogs and forums and a new dedicated online mentoring scheme from 2010 to enable young people to contact professionals online

Businesses, charities and voluntary organisations are being invited to bid for a share of a £10 million fund that will support innovative approaches to delivering careers education and inspiring young people, particularly those from deprived backgrounds.

Read DCSF press release here

Read full strategy document here