100,000 teenagers ‘off the radar’ Tens of thousands of teenagers have fallen off the radar with no information available on whether they are in education or training, a cross-party group of MPs has warned. Councils and the government must do more to identify youngsters that simply disappear from view, according to the Commons Public Accounts committee (PAC). In a new report, the influential committee said there was a duty on local authorities to track the actvitiy of 16 to 18-year-olds in their area. But some did not know whether or not these young people were in education and training. Figures suggested that nationally, 7% of young people’s activity was unknown, and in some areas this rose to 20%. “If the activity of young people is unknown to the local authorities where they live, they are unlikely to receive targeted help if they need it, for instance support from the Youth Contract,” the report said. The Department for Education (DfE) recognised it could do more and work with local councils to identify and share good practice on tracking young people’s activity, it added. The committee also called for the DfE to state what it would do if the careers advice offered by a school was found [...] sheffieldinnews/100000-teenagers-off-the-radar/
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 03:31:21 +0000
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