NASUWT: Young people let down by educational vandalism
Responding to the publication of Ofsted’s Apprenticeships for Young People report, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union, said:
“It is ironic that this report highlights the value of high-quality work experience and vocational education at a time when the Coalition Government has chosen to take an axe to work experience and denigrated vocational education.
“This Government’s response to record levels of youth unemployment, caused by its flawed economic strategy, has been to decimate careers advice, abolish the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) and cut the number of apprenticeship opportunities.
“Young people are being let down by this Government’s vandalism of educational opportunities.
“Massive social and economic problems will develop if urgent action is not taken to invest in young people and equip them with the skills and opportunities to build a better future for themselves and the country.”
ENDS
Lena Davies
Journalist and acting press officer
Campaigns and Communications Team
NASUWT
0121 457 6250 / 07867 392 746
lena.davies@mail.nasuwt.org.uk
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