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NCW is a one week celebration of careers guidance in education across the UK.  It provides a focus for careers guidance activities at an important stage in the academic calendar to help support young people to develop awareness and excitement about their future pathways....

It's official – National Apprenticeship Week 2025 will run from Monday 10th – Sunday 16th of February 2025. It's the biggest week in the apprenticeship calendar, and 2025 promises to be bigger and better than ever before so save the date!...

Directions are delighted to announce our re-accreditation of the Matrix Standard.  This full re-accredication takes place every 3 years with annual continuous improvement checks to ensure we continue to maintain our quality of service.  Particular strengths highlighted by the Assessor were: Clear leadership & direction Effective links...

Directions IAG Ltd were recently commissioned by the NHS to organise a Careers Expo which will take place on Monday 3rd July at ARU in Chelmsford.  This interactive and engaging event is aimed at year 10 students who may be interested in a career within...

In January 2023, the updated provider access legislation (PAL) comes into effect. It specifies schools must provide at least six encounters with approved providers of apprenticeships and technical education for all their students: Two encounters for pupils during the ‘first key phase’ (year 8 or 9) that...