Expectations of your board
From September 2025, if your school provides secondary education, your board is expected to be "actively engaged" in setting the direction of your school's approach to careers guidance. All members should give your school's careers programme their "explicit backing".
You can find this in the Department for Education's (DfE's) statutory careers guidance, which applies to maintained schools and academies (see under 'Benchmark 1: a stable careers programme').
You should also have a member of your governing board who takes a strategic interest in careers education and guidance, and encourages employer engagement.
This is also explained in the DfE's guidance under 'What the governing body is expected to do'.
Make sure you're clear on the statutory requirements for careers guidance.
Your role
You should:
Work closely with the relevant member of staff
Set up regular meetings with the careers leader so you can monitor what your school is doing.
Your job is to act as