The September Guarantee

Schools are encouraged to ensure that parents, carers and young people are made aware of the September Guarantee and the arrangements for accessing support, either from school or the Connexions service, during the summer.

The September Guarantee is an offer of a place in post-16 education or training to all young people completing compulsory education, by the end of September that same year. The guarantee was implemented nationally in 2007 to help more young people make the transition into further learning. Further information about the September Guarantee and an outline of the messages that schools might want to give parents is available online at

http://www.dfes.gov.uk/14-19/index.cfm?go=site.home&sid=42&pid=347&ctype=TEXT&ptype=Single