Schools are ‘pipeline’ to joblessness for many people, says ex-Labour adviser

“Ban social media and reform education to tackle scandal of young people not in work or study, says Peter Hyman Schools have become a “pipeline” to worklessness for a large cohort of young people in the UK, according to an influential former Labour adviser who has called for urgent action to help a “lost generation”. Peter Hyman, a former adviser to Tony Blair and Keir Starmer, told the Guardian the government should ban social media and enact radical education reform to tackle the “national scandal” of young people who are not in education, employment or training (Neet). Continue reading...

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