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Disadvantaged young people struggling 'to get lives back on track’ post-pandemic

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

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Half of young people from low-income backgrounds say they don’t know how they’ll get their life “back on track”, following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Queen’s Speech 2021: Skills and Post-16 Education Bill ‘central to pandemic recovery’

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

| CYP Now

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has laid out plans to create new laws to improve post-16 education in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Budget 2021: Training providers praise jobs boost for under-25s

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

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Post-16 education leaders have praised investment in traineeships and apprenticeships for young people as part of the Chancellor’s Budget.

Council and college leaders call for 'radical shake-up' of SEND support in further education

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Thursday, December 3, 2020

| CYP Now

Council and college leaders are calling for a “radical shake up” of the support young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive in further education.

Apprenticeship system 'failing disadvantaged young people'

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

| CYP Now

Disadvantaged young people are being failed by the apprenticeship system, the Social Mobility Commission has warned.

Election 2019: Education leaders praise Labour's vow to reverse school cuts

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Thursday, November 21, 2019

| CYP Now

Education leaders have welcomed the Labour Party’s pledge to reverse cuts to the education system and offer free training to school leavers.

Government response on work experience 'disappointing'

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

| CYP Now

Calls to improve "patchy and inconsistent" work experience for young people have been met with "no concrete commitments" from government, according to a British Youth Council (BYC) committee.

Replace GCSEs with 'broad and relevant' baccalaureate, says MP

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Monday, February 11, 2019

| CYP Now

An influential Conservative MP has called for an overhaul of the school examination system so that pupils have a greater range of non-academic and vocational options by the age of 16.

Labour calls for 'radical overhaul' in apprenticeships

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Tuesday, January 15, 2019

| CYP Now

The government's skills policy needs a "radical overhaul", the shadow international trade minister has suggested.

Future of early years training standards group in doubt

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Thursday, September 27, 2018

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The future of an employee-led group established by government to develop early years training standards is in doubt after its lead member Busy Bees, the UK's largest nursery chain quit.

Progress stalls on closing GCSE disadvantage gap, study finds

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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

| CYP Now

Progress in narrowing the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers is stalling, with no progress at all recorded among the poorest children in recent years, analysis of government data has found.

Careers strategy 'will fail' most disadvantaged pupils

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Friday, February 2, 2018

| CYP Now

Government plans to improve employment advice will fail to offer help to the most disadvantaged and vulnerable young people, careers guidance experts have warned.

Former minister calls for incentives for schools to promote apprenticeships

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Tuesday, October 3, 2017

| CYP Now

Schools should be incentivised to promote apprenticeships as a positive career option for young people, a former education minister has said.

Disadvantaged pupils 'falling further behind', study finds

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Wednesday, August 2, 2017

| CYP Now

The attainment gap between the most disadvantaged pupils and their peers has worsened over the past decade, analysis of government data has revealed.

Rise in number of young people classed as 'long-term' Neets

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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

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The number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) for more than 12 months has increased by almost 100,000 over the last year, a rise of 12 per cent, a report has found.

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Disadvantaged young people struggling 'to get lives back on track’ post-pandemic

Queen’s Speech 2021: Skills and Post-16 Education Bill ‘central to pandemic recovery’

Budget 2021: Training providers praise jobs boost for under-25s

Council and college leaders call for 'radical shake-up' of SEND support in further education

Apprenticeship system 'failing disadvantaged young people'

Election 2019: Education leaders praise Labour's vow to reverse school cuts

Government response on work experience 'disappointing'

Replace GCSEs with 'broad and relevant' baccalaureate, says MP

Labour calls for 'radical overhaul' in apprenticeships

Future of early years training standards group in doubt

Progress stalls on closing GCSE disadvantage gap, study finds

Careers strategy 'will fail' most disadvantaged pupils

Former minister calls for incentives for schools to promote apprenticeships

Disadvantaged pupils 'falling further behind', study finds

Rise in number of young people classed as 'long-term' Neets

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