New research examining the 'NEET' problem.

It was pure coincidence, but I asked a group of students today what assignment they were 'supposed' to be working on and they mentioned an essay on the NEET (young people 'Not in Education, Employment or Training') issue.

Then this evening I was playing catch up on some listen again radio coverage and the NEET issue just happens to have been discussed in three reports on the Today programme. They're only short (about 3 minutes each) and bear in mind the links won't work forever but right now you can listen to them from here, here and here.

There's also been new work published on the NEET issue. Called 'The Forgotten Half', it examines, from a dual centre right/centre left perspective how the 50% of young people who are not destined for university are expected to cope in the short and medium term. Whilst the report isn't aiming to be objective, do bear in mind that it's coming from a political think tank. That doesn't mean you can't use it in an assignment, but it is important you acknowledge any bias in the writing style.

The unashamedly left-wing Guardian acknowledged the new report today which would suggest it's unlikely to be too far from the centre left ground.

As always, if you need help with referencing anything in assignments, just ask.