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Primary schools to be told to identify children at risk of future unemployment
UK NewsPolitics•August 7, 2026 at 7:00 AMNational

Primary schools to be told to identify children at risk of future unemployment

By Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

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...

Exclusive: Neet crisis review to call for teachers to be asked to spot those at risk of leaving education jobless at 16

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.

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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