The Baker clause, which since 2018 has required schools to give their pupils access to information about technical education providers, has until now too often been ignored. This month, the skills and post-16 education act has finally made it legally enforceable and alongside royal assent, the DfE has also launched a consultation on new guidance for schools.
This guidance, intended to come into force in 2023, includes a prescriptive ladder of intervention designed to support them to implement the clause while also sanctioning those who routinely fail to meet their legal duty.
