Nearly one tenth of our young people are NEETs

The dismal news that the UK currently has more NEETs than any other nation in the developed world bar the US has to be a wake-up call for those who care about our young people.  Almost one in ten of our young people is not in education, employment or training (hence the acronym NEET).

Coupled with the news that many British employers claim that school leavers and recent graduates lack the necessary skills in literacy and numeracy, whilst also finding punctuality a challenge, this must give us all pause for thought.

Whatever the reason for this state of affairs, one thing is clear: in spite of depressing unemployment figures, young people with good literacy and numeracy skills are in demand in the workplace.  Working on numeracy and literacy, as well as life skills such as punctuality and good manners, can give your child a head start.

Here are our tips:

Even if you don’t have a lot of time to spend on helping your child with their homework, just taking an interest shows them that education and learning are important.

Keeping on top of homework develops organisational skills they can one day use to good effect in the workplace.

Making sure their attendance at school is as near to perfect as possible gets them into the routine of daily, purposeful activity.

Encouraging your child to focus on short, medium and long-term goals will ensure they continually aim to develop their skills.

If you want to boost your child’s skills in the core subjects, contact us and find out how we can help. 

Not much is being done for NEETs: the more creative solutions have fallen to recessionary cuts.  If you are a NEET or you know a NEET who could do with a boost or help to focus on the future, all sorts of help and advice can be found on the Direct Gov website.

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