Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt is considering plans to increase the number of nurseries in schools as part of his manifesto pledge. He told the Sunday Times he has been persuaded that children from poorer backgrounds achieve better outcomes in school environments rather than at home or with childminders.
Young people not in full-time education are less likely to have a job than those aged 50 to 64, a report on youth unemployment by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has found. It says the situation is a "remarkable" turnaround from 1998, when young people were 25 per cent more likely to be in work than workers in the older age bracket, the Independent reports. The TUC is calling for more investment in employment schemes for young people with few qualifications.
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