Primary schools to be told to identify children at risk of future unemployment
A government review led by Alan Milburn will recommend that primary schools in England identify children at risk of becoming NEET, meaning not in employment, education or training, by the age of 16. The review highlights that over a million 16‑24‑year‑olds in the UK are currently NEET, a rate that has risen faster than in comparable countries. It also calls for coordinated reforms in education, health and welfare to address the upstream causes of youth worklessness.
- ▪The review proposes that primary schools should be tasked with spotting children who may become NEET as early as preschool age.
- ▪Britain’s NEET population has exceeded one million this year, representing about one in eight young people.
- ▪Milburn argues that welfare reforms must be paired with stronger education and job‑support programmes to prevent early disengagement.
- ▪Milburn cites an Irish study showing that children not ready for school at ages 4‑5 are nearly three times more likely to become NEET later.
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Alan Milburn said ministers needed to ‘make somebody responsible’ for identifying and supporting the children who risked becoming unemployed. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The GuardianView image in fullscreenAlan Milburn said ministers needed to ‘make somebody responsible’ for identifying and supporting the children who risked becoming unemployed. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The GuardianYouth unemploymentPrimary schools to be told to identify children at risk of future unemploymentExclusive: Neet crisis review to call for teachers to be asked to spot those at risk of leaving education jobless at 16 What can Dublin teach us? Milburn goes on quest to learn Richard Partington Senior economics correspondentFri 7 Aug 2026 02.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GooglePrimary schools in England…
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