The Abergavenny-based organisation, which carries out consultation work with the public sector on young people, published its latest research, The Lost Children of Wales, last week (YPN, 12-18 November, p5). Funded by education and training council Elwa and the Welsh Development Agency, the report showed that young Welsh people felt they were let down by services such as education, health and social services because they were not at the centre of the agenda.
The report looked at the views of around 250 16- to 19-year-olds. More than half felt they left school ill-equipped for the workplace. The report described the group, who were not overachievers in the classroom, nor sufficiently excluded to warrant special programmes, as the "Forgotten Others" - those who worked hard, but received average or below-average grades, and even lower expectations. These are the ones who are often ignored by teachers but who local employers rely on to fill low-paid jobs.
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