School age plans to be unveiled in England
LONDON - Plans to encourage young people to continue with school or training until they are 18 years old are to be detailed by the Britain government later.
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According tot the BBC, a Green Paper is expected to reveal if the government thinks pupils should be legally forced to stay in education.
Gordon Brown said every teenager would have „a right” to stay in training or school until they were 18 during his Budget speech on Wednesday. The age at which children must attend school was raised to 16 in 1972.
John Brennan, chief executive of the Association of Colleges, said the sector he represented supported the ambition of the government.
Meanwhile, Richard Lambert, CBI director-general, said: „The CBI supports moves to raise the age at which young people can leave education or training to address the lack of basic and employability skills amongst many young people entering the labour market.” Previously, the Department for Education and Skills said its plans would see the school leaving age raised in England by 2013.
Recent figures for England showed that 11% of 16 to 18-year-olds are still outside education, training or work. At present, 76% of this age group are in education or receiving training - which will mean that the remainder will either have to begin workplace training or return to further education. (RD)
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