
Author: Rathbone
Pages: 4
Year: 2008
Source: Nuffield Review
The Engaging Youth Enquiry was set up in September 2007 to listen to the voices of 16-18 year olds classified as being Not in Education, Employment or Training - ‘NEET’. Despite a considerable investment of public money, the proportion of young people who are classified as ‘NEET’ has remained stubbornly high at around 10% of the age cohort - in 2008, this corresponds to some 200,000 young people in England and Wales.
Web link: http://www.nuffield14-19review.org.uk/files/documents202-1.p
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