Thousands of teenagers are dropping out of school or college or failing to achieve a passing grade at a cost of more than £800 million to the public purse each year, councils reveal today.
Too many young people are being failed by a national ‘bums on seats’ approach to post-16 education that funds schools and colleges based on student numbers rather than enabling them to work together to provide the right course, the Local Government Association is warning. Latest figures show 178,100 16 to 18-year-olds failed to complete post-16…
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