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Young People’s Perspective of Education & Training

Lewis Grist Young Person

Jessica Greenhough Young Advisor

Phabian Sanderson Young Advisor & Youth Work Apprentice

Lewis’s Story

What does staying on in Education / Training or employment mean to us?

• More opportunities • Better employment choices• Increased knowledge - gain more skills• Stability• Positive image• More respected within society• Empowering you to go further

What is it that providers need to do to encourage young people to stay on in

education?• Positive reinforcement• Encouragement• Structure – Better timetable (other commitments)• An end goal – qualifications • Achievements • Recognition • Treat with respect (different relationships)• Different learning techniques to cater for everyone

What worked and didn’t work for us?

• Being forced to do subjects that do not interest us

• Teachers more worried about the uniform than supporting you to get better grades.

• Inconsistency in staffing• More about what the establishment looks like

than what students are achieving• Not listening to student voices

Questions

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