Rachael Dumigan, What do you think about the governments proposal to raise the school leaving age to 18? Will it really give school leavers extra qualifications and a better chance in the workplace and if so do you think this will have a positive impact on older people's regard for school leavers at work?
Asked by sevenof8 on Nov 08 2007 3:41:08 PM and supported by 20 members
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No, I think there needs to be more consultation with young people about what they think and how it will affect them and how they will carry it out because for a lot of young people, staying at school until they are 18 doesn’t help, they don’t want to be in school and for the job they want to do there isn’t a need to stay in school. I’m not quite sure why they think this is a good idea because if you look at young people going on to university there isn’t jobs for graduates so I think they need to consult young people about it and listen to their opinions and ideas. An alternative would be to run more mentoring schemes in work places so young people can shadow somebody who has been doing the job all their life and learn from them – maybe this way there would be more respect across all age groups in society.