Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of people working for the Enterprise Adviser Network who have previously worked in childcare settings.

Enterprise Advisers are volunteers from businesses who are matched with schools and colleges to help them with their careers plan and to increase opportunities for young people to learn about the world of work. We do not collect information on the number of people participating in the Enterprise Adviser Network who are currently, or have previously, worked in childcare settings. However, 8% of the Enterprise Adviser volunteers are from the education sector.

Since the launch of the Enterprise Adviser Network by The Careers & Enterprise Company in 2015, over 2,000 Enterprise Advisers have signed up to the network, and nearly 1,500 of these are already working with schools and colleges to support their careers and enterprise provision. Our careers strategy includes a commitment that by 2020, all secondary schools and colleges will have access to an Enterprise Adviser.