We recently had 2 great speakers addressing our meetings.
In October, Professor Sue Maguire of Warwick University talked about employment among young people in the UK. She told us that over 1 million young people aged between 16 and 24 were currently NEET, (not in education, employment or training), which is 15% of this age group.
As the under 18s are not counted in national unemployment figures, a large proportion of these young people become invisible in the national statistics, and therefore its difficult to know what is happening to them, and to help them find work or training. Cuts to Local Authorities, for example funding to Connexions, make is harder for LAs to track and help them. These are worrying times for young people.
In November, Tim Morrely, Principle of Thomas Astley School, Broughton Astley, gave an excellent overview of education in Lutterworth and environs. There have been lots of changes to education recently. He explained how, as Local Authority input has being substantially cut, that the local schools have formed a close -knit community of umbrella schools, to collaborate and help each other, and provide the best educastion for all children of all abilities.
December meeting will be our annual Quiz, with mega quiz master David Fish and food at Red Admiral pub. Prizes and raffles!
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