"Creative arts work offers excellent opportunities to engage with young people who are Neet," said editor Roger Morford. "For some young people, especially those not attending school, the arts projects they attend may be the only service that they actively engage with.
"These projects can play an important role in moving young people on to re-engage with other young people's services, as a pathway to education, employment or training or to other services in health and housing."
Creative arts projects also offer opportunities for young people to develop other skills. The practical focus of projects means there is no requirement for young people to have high levels of literacy and numeracy but project staff feel that these and other soft skills can be embedded and developed over the duration of the activities offered, the studies found.
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