Our speaker at Tuesday's branch meeting was Professor Sue Maguire, an expert in the field of youth unemployment. Sue's professional profile, research projects and publications can be found here. Sue kindly left her notes with me so that I could add them to the blog. You will find them under the new 'pages' sidebar on the righthand side of the page.
Sue's talk was brilliant, the discussion it sparked fascinating - but is there a more chilling phrase in the lexicon of Government-speak than Status Zero Generation?
There's an article on this topic in today's Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/hr-news/8868087/Crisis-looming-in-Britains-youth-unemployment-blackspots.html
ReplyDeleteSues talk was excellent, indicating the plight of our 16-17 year olds, and showing how previous measures to support them into work or education have been removed, and how the so-called new apprenticeships are going to adults already in employment.
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