Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) are not a static, homogenous group. For most, being NEET is a temporary state as they move between different forms of participation and non-participation. This paper explores how the complexities of defining NEET, the re-structuring of the careers service and the nature of post-16…

The School Governor's One-Stop Shop (SGOSS) was established by the Department of Education and Employment in 1999. Its mission was to recruit volunteers from the business, industry and the public sector who had transferable management skills and experience in order to add value to the governing bodies of those inner-city schools facing the…

Deregulation of the LEA Careers Service followed by the establishment of the National Assembly for Wales in 1999 led, through consultation, to the establishment of a bi-lingual all-age career guidance service under the banner of Careers Wales. The article traces the history of career guidance in Wales from 1974, showing how it has taken a very…