Primary schools to be told to identify children at risk of future unemployment
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Key context: <p><strong>Exclusive:</strong> Neet crisis review to call for teachers to be asked to spot those at risk of leaving education jobless at 16</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/07/alan-milburn-dublin-quest-youth-jobs-ireland">What can Dublin teach us? Milburn goes on quest to learn</a></p></li></ul><p>Primary schools in England should be required to identify children at risk of leaving education at 16 without finding a job, a government review is to recommend.</p><p>Alan Milburn, who is leading a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/27/neets-could-hit-125m-by-early-2030s-milburn-review-young-people-employment-uk">review into Britain’s crisis in youth worklessness</a>, said he would call for sweeping changes in education policy alongside a shake-up of the benefits system to address the problem.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/07/english-primary-schools-to-be-told-to-identify-children-at-risk-of-future-unemployment">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Exclusive: Neet crisis review to call for teachers to be asked to spot those at risk of leaving education jobless at 16What can Dublin teach us? Milburn goes on quest to learnPrimary schools in England should be required to identify children at risk of leaving education at 16 without finding a job, a government review is to recommend.Alan Milburn, who is leading a review into Britain’s crisis in youth worklessness, said he would call for sweeping changes in education policy alongside a shake-up of the benefits system to address the problem. Continue reading...
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