The review has been launched by the National Youth Agency (NYA) and is co-chaired by former children’s minister Tim Loughton MP and former shadow education secretary Kate Green.
Schools, young people and youth organisations are being surveyed and invited to submit evidence through the inquiry. Online hearings are also being staged.
The review coincides with the release of the government’s schools white paper, which reiterated the government's ‘levelling up’ ambitions around improving school attainment levels.
The pandemic’s impact on young people’s wellbeing and attainment is a key driver of the review.
NYA director for youth work Abbee McLatchie said that since the health crisis “there has been a greater sense of youth work and schools coming together”.
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