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Originally Posted by idiosyncratic
I was interested to read this article
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education...pils-told.html
I don't think every school leaver should expect to be a lawyer, but with the forthcoming extension of education to age 18, it might be encouraging for many students to think a more realistic entry to decent jobs may be available, without thinking they have to amass a huge debt by going to Uni.
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It's something I and others on this forum have advocated for a while now .In my opinion apprenticeships and lots of them in a wide range of skills is what is needed and i think they teach a much better and wider ranging skill set than a degree .
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In my opinion, money spent giving young people hope that they may have a future, is far better than spending it on police forces to contain the frustration the youth currently feel because they think it isn't worth bothering
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Couldn't have put it better myself