Job prospects for young people are improving as firms try to fill skills gaps, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development suggests.
Research by the CIPD found a jump in the number of firms planning to hire more apprentices and school-leavers.
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11 Aug 2015
A new campaign to give young people the chance to go on work experience placements has been launched by the government.
More than 30 businesses are backing the drive, with the aim of encouraging scores of firms to create opportunities for youngsters to spend time in the world of work.
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13 Aug 2015
Thousands of apprenticeships in England should be reserved for young people coming out of care, a charity says.
Barnardo's is calling on ministers to reserve 20,000 apprenticeships for 16-18 year olds from the care system.
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18 Aug 2015
A teenager who supplied ecstasy to fellow pupils at Greenwood Academy has been jailed for three months.
Kieran Miller, 17, of Gateside, Irvine, pleaded guilty to possessing the class A drug with intent to supply it at the Dreghorn school between March 6 and 27 this year.
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Daily Record
18 Aug 2015
Violence and poor relationships with teachers puts English children 14th out of 15 countries surveyed for happiness at school as charity calls for action
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The Guardian
19 Aug 2015
Dozens of “career colleges” - giving teenagers a taste of the world of work from the age of 14 - are to be opened across the country.
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The Independent
19 Aug 2015
There are plenty of jobs to be had, but Britain's education system is failing to give young people the skills that businesses need
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The Telegraph
19 Aug 2015
One in 10 adults regret basing study choices on poor career advice while at school, according to a new YouGov poll
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19 Aug 2015
Young people who choose an apprenticeship after leaving school are three times more likely to experience job satisfaction than those who progress into work via university, according to new research.
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TES
19 Aug 2015
Since when did being a girl become such a worry? New research from Girlguiding suggests we should all be very, well, anxious about a plethora of anxieties afflicting our teenagers.
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Channel 4
25 Aug 2015
Teenagers are often presented as being self-obsessed. They are only really interested in their peers and what their peers think. It is something inherent in being that age.
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The Conversation
25 Aug 2015
How the internet drove teenagers from experimenting with drugs and alcohol to starving themselves.
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The News Hub
25 Aug 2015
Girls are attracted to engineering careers when they are 11-years-old, but are totally “switched off” just three years later.
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Mirror
27 Aug 2015
Shocking new figures reveal that almost HALF of all young people say they are bullied at school every day while a quarter admitted they felt suicidal.
Research from the Diana Award charity, shows that a staggering 45 per cent of young people said they are targeted daily by bullies.
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Mirror
01 Sep 2015
The study from the pro-free school charity the New Schools Network found that, in areas with failing secondary schools, young people aged between 16 and 18 were more likely to be unemployed than adults of all ages
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The Telegraph
01 Sep 2015
Thousands of young people across England are to be put directly in touch with local businesses to improve their careers advice as part of an ambitious new scheme.
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has today announced it will hold 250 career events to bring together thousands of pupils, businesses, schools, colleges and training providers to improve young people’s career prospects.
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TES
02 Sep 2015
Half of children have been bullied with most of the abuse taking place at school, a study has revealed.
A quarter of young people said they were picked on because of the way they look and 13 per cent think they were targeted because of their weight.
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The Telegraph
14 Sep 2015
Women's rights charities have said they are filling the "huge hole" left by Government in sex and relationship education by publishing their own free guide for schools.
The materials designed for secondary school teachers cover issues including sexual and violent abuse, harassment, consent, sexting and healthy relationships.
The End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW), which published the guide, said it was "critical" that schools knew how to address different forms of abuse that could be happening both outside and inside schools.
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AOL
14 Sep 2015
Almost 100 children suffering from mental health problems caused by abuse contacted Childline every week last year, new figures show.
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BT.com
14 Sep 2015
Almost a third of young people said they did not learn about sexual consent in sex education lessons, says a survey from the National Children's Bureau.
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BBC
08 Jan 2014